A state-funded effort to deliver free solar and batteries to low‑income Californians has stalled, leaving installations unpaid and families waiting for promised backup power.

Haltom City expanded sex‑offender residency buffers to 2,000 feet, modernized food‑truck rules and updated youth recreation standards at Monday's council meeting.

Internal Army documents show a $4–$6 billion gap that has forced course cancellations, reduced flight hours and budget cuts across major units. Commanders warn of readiness impacts.

The Navy is preparing USS Makin Island for a possible Middle East deployment as other San Diego warships shift toward the region.

A Baton Rouge judge cleared Directive 257, allowing Louisiana to require PBMs to pay NADAC plus $9 per 30‑day fill — a win local pharmacists say could stabilize small drugstores.

Hundreds rallied at the State Capitol urging lawmakers to pass a winter eviction moratorium, statewide right to counsel and the Clean Hands Act to curb evictions.

Attorney General Dave Yost told Lucas County treasurers to base investments on risk and return, not politics, complicating a local push to avoid reinvesting a $5M Israel bond.

Tarrant County renewed a contract with a data vendor after officials acknowledged it had wrongly flagged more than 200 living voters as deceased. Officials say affected voters can check their status and cast provisional ballots while the county audits matches.

Senate Democrats will press 20 Congressional Review Act measures Wednesday to challenge CFPB rollbacks, spotlighting a May 2025 pullback of 67 guidance documents and election‑year stakes.

Polk State’s search committee recommended Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios “Stasi” Kamoutsas as the sole finalist to be the college’s next president. Trustees will consider the pick June 3 and Kamoutsas will visit campus that day.

A complaint filed with the FPPC alleges Flojaune Cofer underreported income on her Form 700. The agency has opened an investigation ahead of the June 2 primary.

An open seat in California's 40th Senate District has drawn high-profile and local contenders ahead of the June 2 primary.

Gaston County’s commissioners adopted the FY 2027 budget, holding the property tax at 59.9¢ while shifting big projects to enterprise funds and asking the state to OK a school sales tax. The package adds five positions and prioritizes repairs over new construction.