House Republicans in Lansing filed HB5653–5657 to let legal gun owners carry concealed without a CPL, setting up a fight with Gov. Whitmer and gun‑safety advocates.

Republican lawmakers want to stretch Wisconsin’s classroom phone rules into a full‑day bell‑to‑bell ban, splitting educators over safety and local control. The proposal would take effect in stages if passed.

A new D.C. bill would require DYRS to publish daily population and incident data and force the mayor to deliver a 120‑day plan to ease overcrowding at the Youth Services Center.

Early returns from Tuesday's primary tightened the at-large race and left incumbents holding ground across Raleigh's council contests.

A Salt Lake travel agency says clients in Amman were told to shelter in place after a U.S. 'DEPART NOW' advisory and a cascade of flight cancellations. The company is working to rebook and arrange departures.

Chief Justice Nels Peterson warned that decades of Georgia decisions have left post‑conviction rules "a mess," and he asked the General Assembly to rewrite how ineffective‑counsel claims are handled.

AB 1537 would bar California peace officers from moonlighting for federal immigration enforcement and could put noncompliant officers on the path to decertification.

Early returns show Christine Kushner and Mona Singh leading Wake County’s crowded Democratic at‑large primary as the commission grows to nine members.

Auditor Diana DiZoglio and transparency advocates urged a State House committee to subject the governor’s office and Legislature to the state's public records law.

The state board approved a points-based A–F accountability model that raises emphasis on literacy and academic proficiency and adds new success indicators at key grade levels.

The DOJ is reviving a federal 925(c) pathway that could let some people with past nonviolent convictions petition the Attorney General to restore federal gun rights. One Detroit man says he’ll apply.

Albany Democrats are advancing a multi‑bill package to broaden who can give vaccines, require COVID‑19 coverage and set state vaccine standards as immigration talks continue.

Chelmsford will outfit officers with body cameras starting July 1 after winning a $122,769 state grant to buy equipment and storage. Officials say the move aims to boost transparency.