A JLARC audit found L&I’s wage‑complaint backlog left many farmworker claims unresolved past the 60‑day legal deadline; new 2026 laws and added investigators aim to speed fixes.

DHS has advanced a rule to replace open‑ended F, J and I visa stays with fixed end dates, potentially reshaping how millions maintain status and prompting wide objections from universities and press groups.

DEED reports Minnesota added 13,200 payroll jobs in June, led by education and health even as finance and trade shed roles. The state unemployment rate sits at 4.4%.

Three business groups sued to overturn HB 4027, arguing the law’s employer–employee assessment to fund BOLI is an unconstitutional revenue measure under Measure 25.

New U.S. Census figures show Oregon relied on income taxes for roughly 71% of state tax revenue in 2025 — the highest share in the country and a risk for budget volatility.

Republicans have launched targeted ads in Jewish outlets that single out Mayor Mamdani and urge some readers to consider switching party registration.

Raleigh Police consolidated its headquarters and Downtown District at 111 W Hargett Street; the ACORNS unit moved to Six Forks Road as part of the reshuffle.

Nashville pastors and abolitionists condemned Gov. Bill Lee for not pausing executions after a botched lethal-injection attempt.

Deputy Mayor Joe Bushnell presented a stakeholder report as Tacoma reopens a debate over raising the city minimum wage to $20 an hour.

An unredacted investigative memo points to a Minneapolis finance official as the likely decisionmaker behind nearly $3 million withheld from a retiree health trust. The district restored the funds while auditors and police probe how internal controls failed.

Two razor-thin Democratic primaries in Manhattan and Queens were called after hand recounts and campaign filings produced narrow winners. The results hinge on a handful of ballots.

Georgia raised the Path2College 529 account cap to $550,000 and waived the state administrative fee, expanding how much families can hold for a single beneficiary while trimming plan costs.

Mayor Joe Hogsett vetoed Proposal 192, blocking a planned $100/$240 vehicle registration increase and sending the measure back to the City‑County Council. The veto sets up a test of whether supporters can muster a 17‑vote override.