NC driver license offices will revert to opening at 8 a.m. as federal funds run out, ending the current 7 a.m. start time provided under the American Rescue Plan Act.

President Trump called Escondido’s Royce Williams and said the 100‑year‑old will receive the Medal of Honor after a decades‑long campaign and a legal fix. The White House has not set a ceremony date.

Union leaders converged in Sacramento and told Gov. Gavin Newsom their 2028 backing depends on his AI policy, citing his veto of SB 7 and demanding enforceable worker protections.

A federal judge dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit by a former COPA investigator, tossing his federal retaliation claim while leaving state-law options uncertain.

More than 30 Texas contractors made the Navy’s expanded TITUS vendor list, opening the door to bids on massive federal task orders. The change raises both business prospects and oversight concerns.

Gov. Jared Polis posted photos welcoming Canada’s new consul general to Colorado and used the visit to highlight trade links that support thousands of local jobs.

The council’s budget committee advanced Bill 76 to create a public, searchable ‘open checkbook’ of city spending and sent a companion staff portal to the full council.

TEA named Levi Fuller to a new inspector-general role to centralize educator-misconduct enforcement and coordinate sanctions statewide.

Hawaii has answered a DOJ suit that seeks to block its climate lawsuit against oil companies, and a recent Michigan ruling could change the legal landscape. The courts are waiting on new briefing and schedules.

Colorado will pay $245,000 to settle a lawsuit after a corrections officer forced a Muslim man to shave his beard at intake, attorneys say.

A newly posted draft of Oklahoma’s social studies standards removes Bible references and disputed 2020‑election and COVID‑origin language and opens a public comment period through Feb. 18.

Oak Creek's National Night Out event has been honored by the National Association of Town Watch, reflecting the community's engagement and relationship-building efforts.

Senator Thom Tillis has questioned DHS over allegations of wrongful detention and excessive force in immigration operations and seeks answers ahead of a Judiciary Committee hearing.