Senate Bill 419 would lower Ohio’s learner-permit age to 15 and require a year of supervised driving, splitting safety advocates, driving schools and lawmakers.

Chancellor Kamar Samuels' engagement‑tour report elevates fixing decades‑old bus contracts and expanding school mental‑health services as top priorities for the coming year. The plan draws directly on public feedback from a five‑borough listening tour.

Florida bars phones for K‑8 but allows high schoolers device use outside class. The state will pilot full‑day high‑school bans in six districts and requires a report by Dec. 1, 2026.

Two state audits found $47.2 million in fraudulent unemployment overpayments and a 22% improper‑payment rate; auditors say only a fraction has been recovered and reforms are underway.

DCCA is rolling out provisional licenses July 1 to let supervised associate clinicians bill insurers and speed the islands’ workforce growth. Applications are open but the online portal is temporarily down.

San Rafael approved a $208.2M budget that keeps police and fire funding intact but leaves projected gaps; staff are testing transfer‑tax and public‑safety ballot options.

Six companies won CalCompetes awards that the state says will bring $1.3B in private investment and create more than 2,000 jobs across California.

Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford pushed a federal plan on June 22 to force companies and agencies to report AI-driven layoffs to the Labor Department, aiming to create public data for local job training and protections.

A federal judge quashed DOJ subpoenas for Minnesota officials, calling the probe coercive and politically motivated.

A resurfaced 2020 deed‑fraud suit and family videos have injected new drama into the 59th Assembly primary in southeast Brooklyn.

AB 1990 would tighten sourcing, testing and advertising rules for compounded GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs in California, drawing sharp pushback from compounding pharmacies and patient advocates. The measure raises immediate questions about safety, access and cost.

A state auditor review finds Minnesota special districts held $5.4B in long‑term debt in 2023 as federal pandemic aid waned and state grants rose.

Suisun City Council will consider a proposed 10‑year trash franchise this Tuesday; an evaluation panel has recommended Recology and staff propose a $46.21 first‑year rate.