Union‑backed legislation would remove private insurers from New York’s Medicaid home‑care payments and aim to reinvest billions into wages and services, setting up a showdown with health plans over costs.

Boston councilors signaled plans to ban kratom sales after an emotional hearing where family members and experts warned the product is dangerous and unregulated.

Florida’s unclaimed‑property program returned a record $88 million in February, with the Tampa–St. Petersburg area collecting about $23.8 million.

Baltimore County’s legislative delegation voted down a bill that would have let the county inspector general oversee public schools, leaving the oversight plan stalled in Annapolis. Backers say they’ll weigh next steps.

CMS chief Mehmet Oz warned ACA enrollment may be inflated and backed new verification rules, while the administration cites estimates of millions of improper enrollments.

A Sixth Circuit panel vacated an NLRB order to bargain with a union that lost a secret-ballot vote, challenging the agency's Cemex remedy. The decision could reshape when bargaining orders are available.

Florida’s top court refused to hear ARC Global’s venue challenge to Trump Media’s lawsuit, leaving an appeals‑court ruling intact and sending the fight back to Sarasota. The move keeps the dispute alive in the trial court.

Voters in Georgia’s 14th head to the polls March 10 to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene. Trump-backed Clay Fuller, Colton Moore and Democrat Shawn Harris are the top names to watch.

An Annapolis bill would let adults skip Maryland's 18‑month provisional license, a change supporters say would remove a hiring barrier for Baltimore vocational trainees.

Annette Ziegler announced March 9 she will not seek reelection in 2027, creating an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat and potential shifts in the court’s majority.

Earle Ford, a U.S. Army veteran running in Florida's 13th, called trickle‑down economics a 'hoax' as his campaign touts $500K+ in grassroots donations.

A UMD graduate student urged bombing 'large swaths' of Los Angeles and Miami in a video that has drawn condemnation and calls for review.

Lawmakers and advocates rallied in Albany to press for a $244M state package to restore benefits for excluded immigrants and shore up SNAP programs.