Rep. Angie Nixon filed bills to create a First‑Time Homebuyer Assistance trust funded by a documentary‑stamp levy to pay down closing and down‑payment costs for first‑time buyers. The proposals are being tracked as lawmakers consider how to expand help across Florida.

Na'Cole Thompson won Leander's special election and will finish the mayoral term through May 2027. The mayor‑elect says she will focus on traffic, parks and public safety amid rapid growth.

An arbitrator issued a one‑year award that gives Henderson police a 3.5% raise, retroactive pay and retention bonuses while bigger bargaining fights continue.

Lawmakers shelved HB26-1036 after a contentious hearing and a 7-4 committee vote, pausing a push to let local voters tax long-empty homes to fund housing. The measure drew sharp divides between resort towns and real estate interests.

Rep. Borders joined a White House event supporting coal with truck driver Blackford. President Trump signed an order for the Department of War to use coal power, showcasing support for the coal industry despite environmental debates.

Cobb County DA Sonya Allen sued the county, saying officials suspended her pension and withheld a supplemental payment after she took office in 2025.

Lawmakers advanced a package to force notice-and-cure periods for website ADA claims and give courts new tools to flag repetitive, fee-driven suits against small businesses.

A student‑led petition asking a Nevada court to remove CCSD Trustee Lorena Biassotti topped 1,000 signatures and drew public criticism at Thursday’s board meeting.

The Honolulu Police Commission has hired a national search firm and opened an anonymous community survey to shape the recruitment profile for the next police chief. The survey is open through Feb. 28, 2026.

A congressional hearing in Fairfax put local leaders and economists on the record about how DOGE-driven federal job cuts could strip billions from the DMV and hit small businesses.

Columbus prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against STRS leaders Rudy Fichtenbaum and Wade Steen after a review found reliance on counsel made proving intent unlikely. A judge still must decide whether to remove them from the board.

Duval County Public Schools is reassessing its relocation strategy after Chase Properties backed out of a $17.2 million deal to buy DCPS's Southbank headquarters, forcing the district to also terminate a related contract with Dream Finders Homes.

A state audit found payroll padding and oversight failures at the Lincoln County E‑911 Trust Authority. The director was paid $34,329 in wages auditors say she did not earn.