Councilmembers asked staff to draft a $25 minimum-wage ordinance for frontline health-care workers even as state law phases in similar increases. The move could fill gaps or duplicate state rules.

ATF’s proposed rule would explicitly cover overnight hotel stops, refueling and other routine breaks as protected interstate transport for lawful gun owners. The agency is taking comments through Aug. 4.

Santa Monica–Malibu officials warn LAUSD's tightened outgoing‑permit rules could force appeals, disrupt students and shave millions from local classroom budgets.

The state would split the top violation category and raise minimum fines for health‑related pesticide breaches, with a public comment window and virtual hearings in July.

Tom Donovan, the Daley‑era patronage chief and longtime head of the Chicago Board of Trade, has died at 88. His passing has revived memories of the machine that shaped City Hall.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer told a D.C. crowd Somalis who "don't assimilate" should go back where they came from, drawing sharp rebukes from Minnesota leaders.

Councilor Mitch Green settled an overdue $7,328 property tax bill after county notices and reporting flagged the missed payment. The payment and his explanation arrive as he seeks reelection.

A federal judge rejected a legal bid to redraw DeSoto County’s supervisor districts into majority‑Black seats, saying plaintiffs failed to meet the Voting Rights Act standard. Civil‑rights groups called the decision disappointing and tied it to recent Supreme Court changes to Section 2.

The District reached an undisclosed settlement with Sam O'Hara after his brief detention while playing the 'Imperial March' during protests; claims against a guard member remain.

Vice President J.D. Vance pulled in $4.2 million at a private Palo Alto dinner hosted by Chamath Palihapitiya, bringing Valley money into the RNC fold. The event drew top tech executives and raises fresh questions about donor influence.

Mayor Paul Young reshuffled top City Hall roles June 26, naming new deputies in operations and finance and an interim city engineer as he pushes to speed projects. The Daily Memphian broke the update.

Nellis’ official social pages now identify as the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, a shift that lands amid congressional moves to formalize a Pentagon rebrand. The change reframes the base’s public identity around a warfare-center mission that spans multiple wings.

State records show Florida’s data‑center exemption has translated into millions in sales‑tax breaks under a DeSantis‑backed law, renewing debate over incentives and local control. SB 484 adds protections but leaves the tax carveouts intact for qualifying hyperscale projects.