A Mamdani‑backed NY‑13 challenger is under scrutiny after her campaign offered ice‑cream tokens to early voters and raffled World Cup tickets for volunteers, prompting legal warnings.

A surge of petition challenges threatens to knock dozens of Chicago school‑board hopefuls off the November ballot.

Titusville will bid on tax‑lien and auction lots to create retention ponds, backed by a $40,000 council allocation and a new stormwater master plan.

A conservative talk-radio host's surprise endorsement of Sen. Jon Ossoff has Georgia politicos talking. The move adds a new wrinkle to a high-stakes Senate fight.

Lawmakers approved a hot‑work safety bill that creates a public violations database, raises training standards and increases penalties after the 2014 Back Bay blaze.

Emory Law students asked the Supreme Court to decide whether federal court employees are excluded from workplace civil‑rights protections, backing a former public defender who alleges harassment.

A DeKalb County ESPLOST paperwork error left Atlanta Public Schools and City Schools of Decatur underpaid by millions; county officials say they’ve alerted the state and will reconcile the funds.

Rights lawyers say asylum seekers flown from the U.S. to Sierra Leone risk being returned to countries they fled, despite earlier U.S. court protections. The transfers and a $1.5M grant to Freetown have prompted urgent legal challenges.

USDA and DHS guidance now lets dairy farms use the H‑2A seasonal program, but New York producers say they still need clear rules on stays, housing and returns.

Metro leaders are turning the July 18 Rep. John Lewis Way March into a voter‑registration push as they respond to redistricting that reshaped Tennessee’s congressional map.

Vice President J.D. Vance will speak at Roche Tissue Diagnostics in Oro Valley on June 22; registration is free but limited. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.; program starts at 11:30 a.m.

Italy's foreign minister canceled a U.S. visit after President Trump said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni 'begged' for a G7 photo. Meloni denied the claim and Rome pushed back.

Chester County will stop taking new data‑center applications for six months while staff study energy, water and environmental impacts.