Midterm campaigns collide with Flock camera debates

Flock’s automated license-plate readers have become a midterm flashpoint across several states: Pennsylvania’s governor and rival push for a statewide ban, Wisconsin candidates call for funding pauses and stronger privacy rules, Rhode Island and Michigan discuss halting or reviewing deployments, and Florida has moved to remove readers—while law-enforcement groups defend the technology as valuable. The debate centers on privacy, transparency and data use as national figures weigh in, reflecting a broader clash over surveillance in politics and policing.