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Iowa Primary Voters Oust Three House Incumbents Ahead of November Contests★ Trump Taps Kentucky Businessman Nate Morris for Ambassador to Colombia★ At 24, Frank Velez Becomes Belleville’s First Latino Mayor and Youngest Ever Elected★ New Jersey Delays Flood Regulation Rollout One Year to Allow Revisions, Public Input★ Hartford Courthouse Protest Highlights Growing Friction Over ICE Enforcement in Connecticut★ Navy Veteran Bale Dalton Joins DCCC’s Red to Blue Program in Bid to Flip Florida’s 7th District★ Federal Inspectors Find Sanitation Failures and Use-of-Force Gaps at Louisiana ICE Detention Facility★ Utah Schools to Deploy Google Gemini AI Tools for 680,000 Students Starting This Fall★ Iowa Primary Voters Oust Three House Incumbents Ahead of November Contests★ Trump Taps Kentucky Businessman Nate Morris for Ambassador to Colombia★ At 24, Frank Velez Becomes Belleville’s First Latino Mayor and Youngest Ever Elected★ New Jersey Delays Flood Regulation Rollout One Year to Allow Revisions, Public Input★ Hartford Courthouse Protest Highlights Growing Friction Over ICE Enforcement in Connecticut★ Navy Veteran Bale Dalton Joins DCCC’s Red to Blue Program in Bid to Flip Florida’s 7th District★ Federal Inspectors Find Sanitation Failures and Use-of-Force Gaps at Louisiana ICE Detention Facility★ Utah Schools to Deploy Google Gemini AI Tools for 680,000 Students Starting This Fall★

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Iowa Primary Voters Oust Three House Incumbents Ahead of November Contests

Three sitting members of the Iowa House of Representatives — two Republicans and one Democrat — were defeated in their party primaries on June 2, setting up competitive fall races...

TOP STORIES

Trump Taps Kentucky Businessman Nate Morris for Ambassador to Colombia

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Lexington, Kentucky entrepreneur who briefly ran for a U.S. Senate seat is now in line for a top diplomatic post. President Donald Trump on Monday evening...

NATIONAL CONGRESS

At 24, Frank Velez Becomes Belleville’s First Latino Mayor and Youngest Ever Elected

Belleville, N.J. — Frank Velez made history on May 12 when voters in Belleville township elected him mayor, making the 24-year-old the youngest person and first Latino ever to hold...

NATIONAL NATIONAL

New Jersey Delays Flood Regulation Rollout One Year to Allow Revisions, Public Input

Why It Matters New Jersey homeowners, developers, and local governments will have an additional year to operate under existing flood standards after state environmental regulators announced a postponement of new,...

Hartford Courthouse Protest Highlights Growing Friction Over ICE Enforcement in Connecticut

Why It Matters Connecticut has emerged as a significant battleground in the ongoing conflict between state authority and federal immigration enforcement. With a new state law restricting ICE operations already...

NATIONAL CONGRESS

Navy Veteran Bale Dalton Joins DCCC’s Red to Blue Program in Bid to Flip Florida’s 7th District

A Democratic challenger aiming to unseat one of Florida’s Republican congressmen has received a national party endorsement that could help him compete in a district showing signs of movement toward...

NATIONAL NATIONAL

Federal Inspectors Find Sanitation Failures and Use-of-Force Gaps at Louisiana ICE Detention Facility

Why It Matters A federal inspection of a Louisiana immigration detention center has found a series of deficiencies — from spoiled food storage to unreported physical altercations involving officers —...

NATIONAL CONGRESS

Utah Schools to Deploy Google Gemini AI Tools for 680,000 Students Starting This Fall

Why It Matters Utah is placing artificial intelligence tools directly into the hands of public school teachers and students, making it one of the more ambitious state-level AI deployments in...

Maine Congressional Candidate Challenges LePage’s Residency With Florida Tax Records

Maine’s 2nd Congressional District primary race took a sharp turn Thursday when Democratic candidate Matt Dunlap held a press conference to release property documents suggesting that Ann LePage, wife of...

STATE COVERAGE BY REGION

NORTHEAST

N.J. Sherrill wants full pension funding, with retiree COLAs still on hold Mass. Mass. Supreme Court Limits Social Media Giant’s Legal Immunity Protection N.J. Israel Support Becomes Central Issue in New Jersey Congressional Candidate Debate N.J. New Jersey Report Calls for Data Center Oversight to Protect Residential Electricity Ratepayers N.J. New Jersey Public Worker Health Benefits Face Substantial Premium Increases, Reports Project Pa. U.S. Rents Post Largest Year-Over-Year Decline Since Before the Pandemic, Offering Relief in High-Supply Markets N.H. New Hampshire Republicans Push to Broaden ‘Right to Try’ Protections to Chronically Ill Patients NATIO 22-State Coalition Alleges Trump Administration Shared Broader Medicaid Data With ICE Than Court Permitted R.I. Rhode Island Senate Confirms Stefan Pryor as Commerce Secretary After Eight-Month Interim Period Maine Maine Governor Signs Regional Commitment to Evaluate Advanced Nuclear Energy Options

SOUTH

CONGR Kentucky Legislature Passes $31 Billion Executive Branch Budget Amid Partisan Debate Over Education and Medicaid Funding Ala. Alabama Senate Approves Minimum Police Staffing Requirements for Montgomery and Huntsville Ga. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship Scope and Executive Authority Miss. Supreme Court Justices Signal Favorable Ruling for Mississippi Death Row Inmate in Racial Bias Case Tex. Texas Legislature Explores Feasibility of Annexing Southeastern New Mexico Counties Fla. Florida Consumer Sentiment Index Falls to 78.1 in March, First Drop of 2026 Fla. Florida Governor Signs State-Level Voter Registration Citizenship Verification Law Ala. Alabama House Passes Overtime Pay Deduction Bill With Two-Month Grocery Tax Suspension Attached La. Louisiana House Passes Bill Making Parents Financially Liable for Children’s School Threats Ark. Arkansas Jail Health Care Survey Exposes Fragmented System, Rising Costs and Inmate Deaths

MIDWEST

Ohio States Push Bills to Restrict Immigrant Children’s School Access Iowa Pedestrian Fatalities Drop 11% in First Half of 2025, Marking Largest Recorded Decline in 15 Years Ohio Supreme Court Orders Lower Court Review of Colorado Conversion Therapy Law Under Stricter Free Speech Standard Kan. Kansas Legislature Establishes 11-Member Sports Authority to Manage $3 Billion Chiefs Stadium Project Neb. Nebraska Legislature Approves First Medical Cannabis Regulatory Bill Following 2024 Voter Mandate Mo. Missouri’s 6th District GOP Primary Opens With Competing Endorsements and Trump Loyalty Debate S.D. Gevo Doubles Down on North Dakota Ethanol Expansion After Shelving South Dakota Sustainable Fuel Plans Kan. TSA Workers Receive Four Weeks of Back Pay as Record-Long DHS Shutdown Continues Iowa Iowa House Approves English Proficiency Requirement for Commercial Driver’s License Applicants Ind. Indiana Enacts CDL Requirements Linking Commercial Driver Licenses to Valid Work Visa Status and English Proficiency

WEST

Idaho New Jersey Delays Flood Regulation Rollout One Year to Allow Revisions, Public Input Idaho Utah Schools to Deploy Google Gemini AI Tools for 680,000 Students Starting This Fall Idaho Maine Congressional Candidate Challenges LePage’s Residency With Florida Tax Records Idaho Massachusetts Has Spent Nearly Four Years and $0 in Federal EV Charging Funds With No Stations Built Idaho Shaw Tops California Superintendent Primary; November Runoff Opponent Unclear Idaho Alaska’s First Confirmed Mule Deer Kill Prompts Moose Disease Warning Idaho Utah Senate President Sets Strict Conditions for O’Leary Data Center, Demands 75% Land Cut Idaho Army Arctic Commander Tapped to Lead University of Alaska Fairbanks Idaho Florida School Choice Advocate Argues Flexibility and Accountability Must Go Hand in Hand Idaho Illinois Lawmakers Send Pritzker School Phone Ban and Graduation Flexibility Bills

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