UH is updating its time, place and manner rules to cap protest noise, ban tents and set distance limits — a move students and faculty say could curb campus speech.

Louisiana regulators approved Magnolia Water's rate-plan extension but attached a broad operational audit after residents reported steep bill hikes and poor service.

Sen. Lena Gonzalez introduced SB 423 to force the release of 911 audio and video from private immigration detention centers after a state DOJ report flagged poor care and deaths.

Mayor Mamdani unveiled cooling‑center expansions, worker outreach and stepped‑up inspections as the city prepares for an early heat surge. The package targets outdoor and low‑wage workers.

Columbia Energy Center’s emissions jumped sharply in 2025 as the plant’s retirement was delayed and it became a target for federal modernization funds, raising health and ratepayer alarms.

Martha Zoller, the long-time Georgia talk-radio host and political strategist, has died at 67. She had recently stepped back from her daily show after a stress-related heart attack.

A UCLA study finds unified financing could cut billions from California’s health bill — but federal waivers, ERISA and fraught political choices make implementation difficult.

South San ISD plans a November VATRE to shift 7 cents from debt service to operations, freeing $6–8M a year for raises and urgent repairs; an efficiency audit must be finished this summer.

The Social Security Fairness Act repealed WEP and GPO; SSA has issued retroactive payments and some retirees and spouses could see monthly checks rise by hundreds — sometimes $1,000 or more.

Mayor Justin Bibb is accepting applications through July 17 for seven seats on Cleveland’s Community Police Commission, the civilian oversight body with authority over police policy and discipline.

Missy Hughes suspended her Wisconsin governor bid and endorsed Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, narrowing the Democratic primary ahead of the Aug. 11 contest.

A Travis County lawsuit argues DFPS labels parents on a Central Registry without adequate hearings after newborns were removed; a 2022 audit flagged missed opportunities in local investigations.

The Direct Express card program is switching banks and issuing new Fifth Third–branded debit cards; payments and schedules won’t change but recipients should confirm mailing addresses.