Two county commission seats and three school‑board posts will be decided in Marion County’s Aug. 18 primary after qualifying closed June 12. A handful of write‑ins and crowded GOP fields have reshaped the ballot.

Anderson County commissioners voted to pause new data‑center projects for two years while officials study zoning, utilities and local concerns.

City Council will decide whether to impose an 8 p.m. curfew for minors in the downtown fireworks zone, a move billed as a public-safety measure ahead of June 22. Supporters say it will limit unsupervised teen crowds; critics warn it could sweep up working or caregiving teens.

State Rep. Paula Stark was declared ineligible after state officials said her qualifying paperwork was incomplete, even as her campaign and county GOP insist she filed on time. The dispute could hand House District 47 to Democrats if unresolved.

A federal judge dismissed FreeState Justice's suit seeking to compel the EEOC to enforce transgender workplace protections, saying the court lacks jurisdiction. Advocates say they are weighing an appeal.

Utah’s 2025 law legalized small plug‑in "balcony solar" and set off a wave of similar bills nationwide. Standards bodies and makers are racing to certify safe U.S. products.

Talks to sell the Norwood Hospital parcel collapsed after the landlord raised its price. Lawmakers have filed a bill to let the state seize the site to reopen the hospital.

A push to bar No‑Party voters from some party primaries stalled in the Legislature, leaving unaffiliated Louisianans able to pick a major‑party ballot this cycle. Lawmakers say they may try again in 2027.

Saint Paul’s HRA voted to let Ramsey County use part of the HRA levy for small-business support, freeing a tentative $1.5–$2M countywide and roughly $1M for the city.

Lawmakers advanced ADU rules, fast‑track approvals and incentive grants as Pennsylvania grapples with a statewide housing shortfall.

Dennis will bar daily parking passes at several beaches on July 4, set checkpoints and boost police presence to curb unruly holiday crowds.

Trustees approved an agreement to pay for a U.S. Census special count that officials say could lift Oswego’s official population above 40,000 and add roughly $1.5M a year.

Gun-rights groups and Michigan residents sued to block the state's pistol license-and-registration system, calling it an unconstitutional "permission slip."