State regulators are probing whether Tom Steyer’s campaign paid influencers without proper disclosure, from $10 posts to multi‑thousand‑dollar deals.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker was treated at a Springfield hospital after a minor complication from a May 1 outpatient urology procedure; officials say he’s fine and back at work.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling Chicago’s mobile mental‑health vans, using $5.2M in federal relief while long‑term funding hinges on a contested social‑media tax. Advocates praised the move but warned the weekday, daytime schedule still leaves gaps overnight.

Orion Township sued Oakland County this week, saying sudden increases in sheriff‑patrol charges were imposed without adequate accounting. Township leaders want detailed cost data before voters face new millages.

The Michigan House advanced a bill to count four mid‑March storm closures as instructional days for eligible districts, easing the need for make‑up time in dozens of northern counties.

Rochester State Senator Carla Nelson announced she will not seek re-election, opening her seat days before Minnesota's May 19–June 2 candidate filing window.

A state canvass found enough valid nominating signatures for Robert Lulgjuraj to remain on the August GOP primary ballot amid residency and forgery complaints.

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley invited the CEOs of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok and Snap to a June 23 oversight hearing focused on platform practices, AI safety and children's protections.

The FBI announced a $200,000 reward for Monica Witt, a former Air Force counterintelligence specialist indicted in 2019 for allegedly spying for Iran. Authorities say she remains at large.

Sholdon Daniels and Everett Jackson will meet in a May 26 Republican runoff for Texas’ 30th Congressional District. The winner will face Democrat Rev. Frederick Haynes III this fall.

Governors from California to Georgia are rolling out immediate affordability fixes — $11 CalRx insulin, gas‑tax pauses and child‑care plans — while Washington stalls.

Santa Clara County officials say they will sue after crews began work at a 25‑acre property near Gilroy that federal records link to a planned ICE detention facility. Community leaders and county counsel pledged a legal fight at a Thursday news conference.

UNLV graduate Kelli Kelly helped push A.B. 352 — a 2025 law that raises cottage‑food caps and creates a statewide framework for home producers. Her Fallon Food Hub work paired on‑the‑ground relief with policy change.