Bank of America withdrew from Chicago’s plan to sell roughly $1 billion in vehicle fines, stalling a controversial budget move and leaving questions for people who owe tickets.

The House passed the Common Cents Act, advancing Long Beach Rep. Robert Garcia’s plan to end penny production. The bill would stop minting pennies and allow cash rounding to the nearest nickel.

AB 1201, the ReUNITY Act, would narrow automatic bans on reunification services for some parents with violent felonies and requires individualized court review. The bill advanced out of Senate Judiciary and moves to Appropriations.

State regulators approved an average 22% cut to New York workers’ comp rates, a change officials say will save employers more than $1 billion and return funds to policyholders.

DETR’s June snapshot shows Nevada added 2.3% more jobs than a year ago while the unemployment rate held at 5.1%. Reno posted modest annual gains even as month‑to‑month shifts appeared.

Big‑dollar gifts from Elon Musk, Jerry Jones and other wealthy backers have left Greg Abbott with a sprawling fundraising edge while Gina Hinojosa leans on small‑donor energy.

James Talarico challenged Ken Paxton to three televised debates; Paxton's campaign says he will debate but dates and hosts are not yet set.

A ProPublica investigation found states are routing billions into private‑school programs with limited oversight. Local cases in Florida and Arizona show how quickly taxpayer dollars can follow.

Keller ISD and Grapevine‑Colleyville are among 151 Texas agencies fighting the attorney general to block release of invoices and fee details, records show.

IAFF Local 440 says it has declared an impasse with the City of Fort Worth, warning budget-driven staffing cuts tied to a $49.3M gap could slow response times. City leaders say hard choices are needed as officials prepare next month’s budget.

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan said modestly higher interest rates may be needed if inflation stays elevated, pushing markets to rethink the Fed's timing ahead of July's meeting. New CPI and PPI data complicate the decision for policymakers.

Forty‑nine New York justices applied to stay on the bench past 70, and a watchdog group's 24‑page filing objects to four of them.

Oakland’s first audit of the vacant‑property tax finds it raising roughly $6M a year but urges clearer goals, annual reporting and tighter oversight.