The Westmoreland County sheriff’s office withdrew from ICE’s Jail Enforcement Model amid months of local pushback and legal questions.

Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal unveiled the Living Wage for All Act, a plan to phase the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour and end subminimum wages.

Gina Hinojosa put up billboards in Corpus Christi accusing Gov. Greg Abbott of steering no‑bid contracts as Abbott presses election‑security messaging ahead of November.

A federal appeals court ruled June 25 that parts of Daytona Beach’s 2019 panhandling ordinance violate the First Amendment, while allowing other provisions to be enforced.

Barbara Kreamer holds a narrow 189-vote lead over Matthew Brown in Harford County’s Democratic primary after mail-in ballots shifted the totals. The race remains undecided while officials finish the canvass.

State election officials began a statewide hand-count audit Thursday, randomly selecting ballot batches in all 159 counties to verify recent runoff results.

A California bill to let insurers use smartphone and in‑car telematics for rates has drawn sharp criticism from consumer and privacy groups over tracking, retention and equity risks.

A Sacramento grand jury found the Community Police Review Commission largely ineffective, saying City Hall and the police department left most recommendations unaddressed.

An internal poll paid for by a Weiser-backed super PAC puts Phil Weiser ahead of Michael Bennet 45%-36% with 19% undecided. With ballots due June 30, late returns could decide the primary.

Gov. Hochul granted a two‑year waiver to pause an hours‑based rule that threatened cuts to NYC childcare vouchers, buying the city until 2028 to fix funding and rules.

City Council deferred a plan to raise some downtown meter rates and extend paid hours after a flood of public comment. The proposal would affect about 1,600 meters and is projected to bring in roughly $1.2M a year.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Annie Elisa Minguez to run the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services after a brief budget flap over July payments to contractors. Minguez starts in July and inherits the task of smoothing city‑nonprofit relations.

A 51‑page petition claims a Hempstead district clerk smuggled and destroyed absentee ballots in the May trustee race, prompting a state review and staff suspensions.