Sen. Alex Padilla won more than $24.3M for 25 local projects, funding water cleanup, solar at Pasadena’s library, Long Beach crisis response and more.

A proposed Tennessee amendment would treat embryos and fetuses as homicide victims from fertilization, sparking debate over whether it could criminalize abortions and those who assist them.

USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program is being shortened, forcing Hawaii growers to accelerate certification work before an accelerated September deadline. Local mentors say the timeline risks slowing new organic supply.

Sen. Adam Schiff’s legal defense fund raised about $1.2 million through Dec. 31, 2025, and filings show hundreds of thousands already paid to outside counsel.

A guide has circled describing venues and logistics for a Trump rally near Chicago, but the campaign’s events page shows no confirmed stop yet.

A new city law gives the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health 48 hours to begin outreach after violent or traumatic incidents. The measure takes effect today.

Placer Union opened an outside review after parents alleged trustee Tom Duncan meddled in Del Oro girls basketball and a feeder club. The district says legal counsel is overseeing the probe.

Florida’s Board of Education added U.S. actions against Nicolás Maduro — from 2020 indictments to a January military operation — to high‑school anti‑communism standards that will reach classrooms this fall.

Djuna Perkins filed complaints with state watchdogs alleging Adam Deitch sent campaign emails to government accounts used by public employees. Deitch's campaign denies wrongdoing.

A Colorado House bill would enshrine OSHA’s general duty clause in state law, create a penalty fund and allow the attorney general and private parties to sue over unsafe workplaces.

Lawmakers are pressing a new adequacy‑based funding formula to steer more state dollars to struggling regional campuses, sparking pushback from the University of Illinois system.

A Minneapolis 16-year-old was detained by federal agents, flown to a Bethany-run shelter in Michigan and became unreachable for days, lawyers say.

City staff has asked council to post notice for a 4.5% water and 3.5% sewer rate increase and set a May 19, 2026 public hearing. The proposal cites rising raw-water and infrastructure costs.