Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduced the Home Team Act on Thursday, giving cities a year to buy pro teams at fair market value before relocation. The measure is pitched as a way to keep the Chicago Bears in town and curb costly public-subsidy deals.

State Sen. Tony Strickland asked Senate Budget Chair John Laird to allocate $400M for Prop 36, setting up a budget showdown over who pays to implement tougher theft and drug penalties. The state has only earmarked about $100M so far.

Louise Yeung says climate measures — from heat pumps to better transit — can also ease New Yorkers' bills. The city is collecting public input through next Wednesday.

Gov. Josh Stein asked lawmakers for $792 million more to aid Hurricane Helene recovery, pitching new and reallocated money for housing, infrastructure and emergency communications.

Austin will join the nationwide No Kings mobilization Saturday with a rally at Auditorium Shores from 1–4pm. Organizers say thousands of actions are planned across the country.

Georgia lawmakers approved HB 1112 to round cash purchases to the nearest five cents; the bill now goes to Gov. Brian Kemp as penny production winds down.

Cincinnati has named 12 volunteer members to what leaders call Ohio’s first LGBTQIA+ advisory commission. The panel will advise City Council on safety, services and policy.

El Paso County will vote March 30 on a resolution to rename César Chávez Day to Farmworkers Appreciation Day after recent reporting prompted local reassessments.

A bill that passed a House committee would lift Colorado’s 2 a.m. cutoff for entertainment districts and let local governments set bar hours. The move pits nightlife interests against safety advocates.

The Montgomery County Board of Education will vote March 26 on a plan to relocate Wootton High to Gaithersburg’s Crown Farm campus, prompting protests and legal threats. The superintendent’s recommendation would also repurpose Wootton’s Rockville building as a holding site for renovations.

Phoenix City Council voted to start removing César Chávez’s name from city sites and to rename the March 31 holiday “Farmworkers Day,” directing staff to run a public renaming process.

At an NRCC dinner in Washington, Trump promised larger GOP majorities even as gas prices, a weak jobs report and public unease over Iran complicate the picture. Localized losses and travel chaos give Democrats openings.

Dan Newlin’s ambassadorial nomination was returned to the White House under Senate rules, leaving the Colombia post vacant and uncertainty over a renomination.