Former state senator Annette Taddeo launched a bid for Florida CFO, pledging to take on insurance companies and make the office a watchdog for homeowners.

Districts and private schools are piloting AI for instruction and grading while state law provides broad guardrails but few classroom rules. Training, privacy and transparency are now front‑and‑center.

Washington's pitch to use AI models and tariff-backed price supports for critical minerals ran into G7 resistance and exposed a split in industry over price controls versus incentives.

Farmworkers rallied at the State House Monday to press a bill that would lift the agricultural minimum to $15 and add overtime protections. Farmers warned the changes could be costly.

Senate Republicans on the Armed Services Committee voted down two Elissa Slotkin amendments that would have barred Pentagon funds from seizing ballots or sending troops to polls. Democrats criticized the party-line votes amid recent federal demands for state voter data and seized election records.

ACLU and allies filed a FOIA lawsuit in San Francisco seeking DHS records about alleged retaliation against people who film immigration enforcement. The groups say agencies have refused to produce responsive documents.

Limeta sits just under 50% in Marin County’s District 5; remaining ballots and a manual tally will decide whether Novato’s school board president wins outright.

Rep. Brett Guthrie and GOP colleagues asked the FBI and White House science advisers to probe alleged foreign influence in anti‑data‑center campaigns. The request focuses national attention on local fights over siting and grid impacts.

The D.C. Board of Elections approved Lïa Lake Kuduk's request to appear under her chosen name on the June 16 Democratic primary ballot, creating a local precedent.

Aubrey Bettencourt, a third‑generation Hanford grower and former NRCS chief, has been nominated to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. Her confirmation would shape water allocations across the West.

A 90-minute "Concert for the First Amendment" at Town Hall features Bette Midler, Patti Smith and others while organizers mount counter-programming to a White House UFC spectacle.

At its June 8 meeting, Culver City filled dozens of advisory seats and approved budgets and a bond plan that could raise up to $48 million. The new appointees will advise on housing, mobility, arts and more.

At Turo HQ in San Francisco, Gov. Newsom and industry executives reviewed pilots that sped hiring, cut printing costs and used AI to process public comments faster.