A new state law makes insurers file proposed rate increases with the Oklahoma Insurance Department before they take effect, giving regulators and the public time to review. The rule becomes effective Nov. 1, 2026.

Two full pages in the Jewish Herald‑Voice slam Joe Panzarella for accepting CAIR’s endorsement, turning the District C runoff into a flashpoint ahead of May 16.

Commissioners advanced a plan to add license‑plate readers while deferring AI cameras at the Cook County Jail amid heated privacy and oversight concerns.

Salem's May 19 ballot features a high‑dollar mayoral rematch and four city council contests that could flip control of City Hall. Polk County's commissioner race also figures into the mix.

Gov. Tina Kotek signed two laws in Portland to let Oregon replace federal Medicaid dollars for certain clinics and to broaden shield protections for reproductive and gender‑affirming care.

Gov. Jared Polis amended executive orders to free disaster emergency funds for several wildfires and flood recovery efforts across Colorado. The step memorializes an April declaration for the Schwachheim fire near Trinidad.

The Pa. Supreme Court ruled that cast vote records are public, but counties and experts warn privacy and technical gaps mean widespread releases won’t be simple. Officials are waiting on state guidance.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to Rome May 26–30 to meet Pope Leo XIV on May 28. The visit — funded by World Business Chicago — is billed as a conversation about voting, immigrant and workers’ rights.

Marion County is mailing supplemental ballots to about 180 voters after officials found that some mailed ballots left off local races and a school measure ahead of the May 19 primary.

The NAACP has filed a federal suit saying Tennessee’s new congressional map dismantles Memphis’ only majority‑Black district and violates constitutional protections. Plaintiffs are asking a judge to block the map ahead of this year’s elections.

State lawmakers demanded answers after locals reported sticker shock and limited access to $28 tickets during LA28’s first ticket drop.

Pandemic‑era videos showing Bobby LaPin apparently unclothed have resurfaced as he challenges Senate President Bill Ferguson. LaPin says they were meant to cheer people up and insists his campaign is serious.

A federal judge ordered the U.S. to return a Colombian woman deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo, citing likely legal violations and medical‑care concerns. The case underscores tensions around third‑country deportations.