Lawmakers approved a bill to strip confusing 'sell by' labels and standardize date labels to 'Use by' and 'Best if Used by' to cut waste and lower grocery bills.

Illinois lawmakers used DACA’s 14th anniversary to press for citizenship pathways and warned a recent BIA ruling has weakened procedural protections for Dreamers.

Burbank folded roughly $170K into its FY 2026‑27 budget to keep 57 Flock ALPR cameras active; police praise the tool while residents demand independent audits.

Florida’s high court issued a reprimand for Kenneth Chesebro instead of suspending him, citing Georgia’s First Offender Act and prompting a sharp dissent from Justice Jorge Labarga.

Denver's voter service centers are opening in stages starting June 15; drop boxes are already accessible 24/7 and ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on June 30. Unaffiliated voters get two ballots but should return only one.

A planned rally with Hasan Piker and Melat Kiros was moved to the Colorado State Capitol after last‑minute venue cancellations, prompting a high‑profile withdrawal and political blame.

Sheriff Kelly Martinez will host a second community forum in Encinitas as San Diego advances a master plan to replace the aging Vista Detention Facility. County and state filings lay out demolition-and-rebuild scenarios and a timeline into 2027–28.

Pennsylvania's natural‑gas impact fees surged to $243.9M in 2025 after prices rose and more wells came online, sending larger payouts to counties and the Marcellus Legacy Fund.

University of Denver students tracked hundreds of immigration hearings at the Aurora ICE court and found missing paperwork, few bond hearings and no wins for relief. Their public dashboard lays out the data.

Three Democrats are competing to replace long‑time Sheriff R. Jay Fisher in a June 23 primary. The race centers on staffing, funding and whether to modernize the sheriff’s office.

Sacramento's City Council approved a new socially responsible investment policy and moved to divest roughly $5 million from Lockheed Martin.

Oceanside’s City Council has put a charter amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot to align prevailing‑wage rules with state law; supporters say it protects state grant eligibility.

Former Sac State DEI chief Mia Settles-Tidwell has sued President Luke Wood and the CSU board, alleging age, gender and race discrimination that forced her resignation.