Supervisor Bilal Mahmood will introduce a proposal to expand San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance so out‑of‑state abortion or gender‑care convictions can’t be used in local hiring. Supporters say it will keep discrimination from following people who relocate here.

Bay City will host a public meet-and-greet and interviews for four city manager finalists next Tuesday evening. The commission is taking community input as it evaluates candidates.

As early voting opens May 18, Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Vélez ramp up different turnout strategies ahead of the May 26 Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor. Both camps say turnout will decide the nominee.

Rep. Heather Keeler closed the 2026 session with $10M for Moorhead flood work and a package of regional grants for hospitals, water and shelters. The funds aim to speed local projects and protect communities.

IAH will dedicate Terminal E to the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee tomorrow, with city leaders and family on hand. The naming follows a unanimous council vote and years of work on airport projects.

Seven Democratic candidates answered voter questions at Nicolet High School in Glendale, testing messaging as the August primary approaches.

A Shelby County commissioner wants line‑item budgets for community grants, tightening oversight of a roughly $2.6M pool amid recent scrutiny.

A charter amendment on Tuesday's ballot would let Pittsburgh publish select legal notices online or in other 'successor' outlets if print papers disappear. Supporters call it a narrow fix; critics warn it could scatter notices.

Longwood commissioners will consider a plan that would more than double some water and wastewater charges over three years and add a CPI‑linked adjustment.

Council members and public‑safety experts are urging the NYPD to publish every shots‑fired alert and related reports so neighborhoods can see where guns are being fired, not just where people are hurt. The NYPD says its shooting‑victim statistics are the clearest measure, while auditors and researchers call for more data.

FEMA is awarding $86.4M to Henry Ford Health, Corewell Health and Detroit Public Schools to reimburse pandemic response costs. The grants come through FEMA's Public Assistance program.

AI‑generated recruitment images with obvious glitches were deleted by Baltimore election boards, raising questions about oversight and trust in official posts.

The Pentagon will put a one‑star officer in charge of Naval Warfare Center Crane by Oct. 1, 2026 — a move advocates say deepens Indiana’s role in hypersonics.