Senate Democrats will press 20 Congressional Review Act measures Wednesday to challenge CFPB rollbacks, spotlighting a May 2025 pullback of 67 guidance documents and election‑year stakes.

Polk State’s search committee recommended Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios “Stasi” Kamoutsas as the sole finalist to be the college’s next president. Trustees will consider the pick June 3 and Kamoutsas will visit campus that day.

A complaint filed with the FPPC alleges Flojaune Cofer underreported income on her Form 700. The agency has opened an investigation ahead of the June 2 primary.

An open seat in California's 40th Senate District has drawn high-profile and local contenders ahead of the June 2 primary.

Gaston County’s commissioners adopted the FY 2027 budget, holding the property tax at 59.9¢ while shifting big projects to enterprise funds and asking the state to OK a school sales tax. The package adds five positions and prioritizes repairs over new construction.

MSCS extended board attorney Justin Bailey's contract through February 2029 as officials prepare legal challenges to a new state oversight law.

Scottsdale officials are weighing a $375 million bond to beef up campus security, update technology and repair aging school buildings ahead of a possible November vote.

Former Half Moon Bay mayor Joaquin Jimenez is challenging incumbent Ray Mueller in San Mateo County’s District 3 race; coastside housing, water and the Corpus removal are front‑and‑center. The June 2 primary could settle the seat.

A new Education Scorecard finds Texas lagging in post‑COVID academic growth; a handful of districts rebounded while many middle‑poverty systems still trail. Experts urge targeted state support now that federal relief is gone.

Baltimore County introduced a measure to ban retail sales and possession of switchblades and metal knuckles, citing availability at gas stations and smoke shops. The proposal would add county-level penalties alongside state law.

CPS cut hundreds of custodial jobs last year and moved cleaning in‑house. Principals and custodians say later shifts, understaffing and new pest complaints have left buildings dirtier.

A bill in Sacramento would sharply expand property‑tax exemptions for the state’s most severely disabled veterans, with supporters calling it vital relief and critics warning of revenue losses. Legislators head to Appropriations next week.

Allegations that a longtime Oʻahu doctor secretly used his own sperm have resurfaced, exposing a gap in Hawaiʻi law and prompting calls for new remedies.