Ohio’s top court unanimously upheld about $115M in 2020 charges tied to two OVEC coal plants, leaving audits and regulator findings intact.

The City Clerk began mailing absentee ballots on June 25 to voters with requests on file ahead of the Aug. 11 primary; in‑person voting at City Hall begins July 28.

Michigan lawmakers filed bills to ban "surveillance pricing" and would give the attorney general power to seek fines and injunctions for algorithmic price discrimination.

A bipartisan Senate bill would allow service members to sue the military for sexual assault and harassment, creating a new legal path that could yield tens of thousands of claims.

The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents approved a roughly 3% undergraduate tuition increase and a roughly $3.1 billion Ann Arbor budget as officials warn of flat state support. Expanded aid programs may shield many in‑state students.

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.