Gov. Katie Hobbs launched a multimillion‑dollar ad buy that leans on her working‑class past and a handful of policy wins. Our fact‑check finds most claims are true but often need more context.

Documents show Portland kept $1.6M meant for the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission from 2020–2025, prompting audits and review as the commission winds down.

A Carson City judge on May 29 issued a preliminary injunction that bars Polymarket from offering event‑contract markets to Nevada residents as the state presses enforcement. The move deepens a national legal fight over whether prediction markets are regulated as derivatives or as gambling.

Mayor Keith James tapped Jade Greene as West Palm Beach’s LGBTQ+ liaison as Pride Month begins. Greene will lead outreach and connect residents with city services amid new state rules.

Early returns in California's redrawn 8th District are incomplete; ballots and provisional counts will shape who advances.

A federal judge granted a 14‑day restraining order stopping the Park Service from removing an “8647” flag at a round‑the‑clock protest outside the D.C. federal courthouse.

Job openings jumped to about 7.6 million in April even as hires cooled, a mixed labor‑market signal that could keep the Fed on hold. Markets will watch payrolls and inflation for clarity.

County Councilman Michael J. Houser will introduce the Tamir Rice Act on June 9 to ban the sale and display of realistic gun-shaped novelty lighters and levy civil fines. The measure has support from Tamir Rice’s mother and local advocates.

Early returns show Rep. Mark DeSaulnier leading in the redrawn 10th District while mail ballots are still being counted.

A March affidavit filed in county records says Mansfield school board president Dr. Jandel Crutchfield does not live at the Mansfield home she used as her campaign address, prompting questions about trustee residency rules. Records point to an Itasca property tied to the family as a possible primary homestead.

The New York Senate voted to pause sales of AI-powered chatbot toys for five years while state agencies study safety, privacy and developmental risks to children.

Rep. Tom Gann asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn regulators’ preapproval of roughly $1.3B in PSO projects he says would saddle residents with costs to power a new Inola smelter and data centers.

County commissioners gave owners 90 days to fix alleged mishandling of millions of cubic yards of coal ash or face a federal lawsuit. Officials say the ash sits along the Ohio River above local wellfields.