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.

Claremont Unified’s board will consider a 30‑year, $77M bond on June 18 to pay for worn‑out roofs, HVAC, plumbing and a new turf at Claremont High.

A Fort Myers federal judge ordered the immediate release of Dmitrii Iastrebov after finding the government ignored a prior court mandate. The decision gives him 48 hours to be freed and criticizes the agency's reversal.

Senior DOJ officials ordered career prosecutors to halt a criminal Clean Water Act probe into the Justice family’s coal companies as civil litigation continues.

San Marino approved a $49.4M FY 2026‑27 budget that preserves library hours and leans on reserves and a pending one‑cent sales tax to cover a projected shortfall.

Colorado's high court said insurers may seek medical records and order exams in many denied‑benefits cases, narrowing a privacy rule applied in bad‑faith suits.

A statewide petition drive is collecting signatures to add a constitutional right to hunt and fish in Colorado. Backers call it heritage protection while opponents warn it could constrain wildlife policy.

Mayor Erin V. Joyce tapped Walpole Deputy Robert Kilroy Jr. as Braintree's next police chief, ending a months‑long leadership shuffle. Details about the transition are pending.

A Bronx public‑defender group has sued to stop a plan to resume on‑the‑spot drug testing in several NYC family courts, calling the policy coercive and unconstitutional.

Five Republicans are competing in a June 16 primary for the Moore-area SD‑24 seat; fundraising and an Oklahoma Farm Bureau endorsement have made the GOP contest competitive.