Several Long Island Democrats are leaving Gov. Kathy Hochul off their campaign endorsement pages despite backing from party leaders. The silence reflects a growing suburban calculation around Hochul, Bruce Blakeman and Zohran Mamdani.

Louisiana’s debit-card surcharge ban took effect Saturday, giving shoppers new protections and retailers a new checkout rule to follow.

A Riverside County charter school is gone after officials flagged $16 million in founder-linked payments, religious-school ties and weak academics.