Council is asking voters to consider a plan that would set the mayor, law director and finance director at $100,000 and add CPI‑linked annual raises.

St. Charles County opens in-person absentee voting on June 23 ahead of the Aug. 4 primary, with local dates, hours, ID rules and ballot-tracking resources listed.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Cuban mining companies and GAESA-linked firms, escalating pressure on Havana and foreign investors.

At Missouri S&T, Gov. Kehoe and industry backers pitched data centers as jobs and research hubs while protesters warned of water and power risks. Local councils and recall fights show the issue is reshaping Missouri politics.

House Bill 35, known as Isaiah’s Law, adds driving without a valid license to Florida's habitual‑offender rules, effective July 1, creating new revocation and felony exposure for repeat offenders.

The State Board of Elections will rehear a complaint June 24 over Wake County counting three early ballots cast by voters who died before Election Day 2024.

The SEC has opened a review of continuation vehicles — manager‑led secondary funds — amid questions over valuations, conflicts and disclosures as secondaries swell.

Record tourism revenue pushed Pinellas’s visitor economy past $10 billion; county leaders reinvested more than $150 million in beach renourishment, events and a stadium package.

A Baltimore judge upheld regulators' decision allowing BGE to recover up to $120M for conduit upgrades through customer rates, a setback for the state's ratepayer advocate.

A post-forum confrontation outside Kitab Cafe between Abraham Aiyash and Justin Onwenu intensified a tense Democratic primary in Detroit's newly drawn 1st Senate District.

Early returns put incumbents Ashley Esposito and Kwame' Jamal Kenyatta-Bey ahead in Baltimore's school board primary as the board prepares for a new CEO and tough budget choices.

After a tense board meeting, Broward County paused a planned MagicSchool AI rollout and set a July review to vet vendor and district safeguards.

City council approved adding a 0.244‑acre "Triangle Parcel" to land for an 89,000‑sq‑ft Tepper/Live Nation music venue next to Bank of America Stadium after a tense vote.