Illinois distributed nearly $25M to 434 independent pharmacies under a new PBM‑fee fund, giving roughly $56,900 per eligible store to shore up rural and underserved pharmacies.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a tentative agreement with the Public Employees Federation; the union has posted a 2026–31 tentative agreement and will mail materials to members for a ratification vote.

A new law will fold Jean Lafitte’s independent levee board into the West Bank flood authority, shifting project control, appointments and liability ahead of an Aug. 1 takeover.

A Cole County judge tossed Megan Green's challenge to HB 495; Green's lawyer says she'll appeal as the city and police board remain locked in a budget-and-control fight.

Glossy campaign mailers are flooding Denver before the June 30 primary — but tracing who paid for them is tangled in pass‑through groups and slow filings.

White Sands folded the Test Center into the range command in a June ceremony, with leaders saying consolidation will streamline testing and keep operations running.

A D.C. disciplinary board recommended a six‑month suspension for a former federal prosecutor over edited Project Veritas videos that undercut J20 prosecutions. The recommendation now heads to the D.C. Court of Appeals.

Jay Jorgensen told senators he would not automatically recuse from cases involving the LDS Church, drawing scrutiny as Utah weighs confirmation of two new Supreme Court nominees.

D.C. children's legal groups say federal agents visited their offices seeking records without warrants; advocates call the visits intimidation and warn of a chilling effect.

Students and faculty pressed the Board of Regents over a proposed 3.8% tuition increase and budget cuts that could remove roughly 165 positions as regents prepare to vote.

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a public warning to Judge Stephanie Boyd after finding her court livestreams and on‑the‑record comments violated judicial canons.

President Trump said a U.S. strike killed Hector "Niño Guerrero" Guerrero Flores, the alleged leader of Tren de Aragua. He was already charged in Manhattan and sanctioned by Treasury.

Kurt Schmoke, UBalt president since 2014 and a former Baltimore mayor, will retire next year as the university grapples with steep enrollment declines and leadership turnover.