A 75-year-old Bean Center employee says Knox County reassigned her from a control-room job to detainee supervision without training, then ignored her medical needs; she is seeking damages.

AB 2129 would push Cal Fire salaries within 15% of 20 local departments, but Assembly estimates peg the cost at $373M–$609M — forcing a clash between recruitment needs and budget limits. Lawmakers and the governor face a tough choice.

The Michigan AFL‑CIO has formally endorsed Jocelyn Benson for governor, adding a major union network to her campaign ahead of the Aug. 4 primary.

Phase II of the county jail renovation adds 45 beds and dedicated substance‑abuse and mental‑health units as officials mark near completion.

Letitia James hailed Shopify’s move to bar vape sales after a multistate push that began last November. The platform shift could reshape online vape commerce and payment risk.

Senators grilled insurers and regulators after the state saw a roughly 79% jump in homeowner premiums over six years; TDI also issued an AI bulletin and published county‑level data. The session gathered industry, consumer advocates and new regulatory guidance as officials weigh next steps.

Huntington Beach adopted a $592M 2026‑27 budget that leans on reserves to plug a roughly $15M structural gap while freezing some vacant posts.

House members on Capitol Hill welcomed Taiwan’s parliamentary speaker Han Kuo-Yu in a bipartisan reception as the White House weighs a $14 billion arms package for Taipei.

An IWPR analysis found Oklahoma’s abortion restrictions cost the state more than $1.8 billion a year, shrinking wages and the labor force.

An Oakland immigration attorney says TSA told him he was placed on a watchlist after a 45‑minute SFO screening; his legal team has filed a FOIA to press for answers. Advocates are watching closely.

A GOP lawmaker unveiled a megaprojects-style plan aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in Illinois by changing PILOT rules and moving referendums to November.

CENTCOM says a June 19 strike killed senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al‑‘Ulaywi; Sen. Ted Budd praised the operation on X.

After 19 public-input meetings, St. Paul’s City Council heard a reworked tree preservation ordinance that would require builders to protect boulevard trees and could require restitution.