Elections & Courts: The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for parts of Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions, while also pausing a lower-court block—leaving states and the USPS facing last-minute legal and practical hurdles as absentee voting nears. State Politics: Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Florida will be the first state to tighten TANF/Temporary Cash Assistance spending on items like tobacco, vaping, video games, theme park tickets, tattoos, and psychic readings. Voting Access: USPS is moving ahead with new mail-ballot verification steps that would require states to submit voter info tied to barcodes, though it depends on whether the Supreme Court lifts a lower-court injunction. Campaign & Governance: Florida’s District 11 Republican primary recount in Lake, Orange, and Sumter counties left Joe Strada ahead of Carey Baker by the same margin—setting up the November race. Education & Health: Florida is proposing to remove four vaccines for PreK-12 school entry (including Hepatitis B and chicken pox) and expand religious exemptions to moral/ethical beliefs, with parents able to opt out of having records in the state database. Economy & Jobs: Workers’ comp rates could drop an average 7.4% for 2027, driven by fewer lost-time claims. Local Life: A Margate family is mourning after a lightning strike killed a mother and her 2-year-old daughter. Business/Tech: Florida lawmakers and Washington lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting nonprofit tax-exempt status from being treated as federal financial assistance.