City Hall is poised to renew Securus’s Rikers phone and tablet contract even as reporting shows the company trained AI on jail calls and DOI documented improper recordings.

A bipartisan Ohio Senate bill would expand the civil time window for many sexual‑assault claims from one year to five, with sponsors saying survivors need more time to seek redress. The measure is awaiting committee action.

Reynolds teachers delivered a petition to Gov. Tina Kotek asking to tap the state’s Education Stability Fund as the district faces a $20M shortfall and 158 staff cuts.

The Interior Department finalized the rollback of the Biden‑era Public Lands Rule, removing a path for conservation leases and clearing the way for more drilling, logging and grazing. Conservation groups vow legal fights while industry praises the move.

A school-board vote tonight could restore police on a Seattle campus, reviving a bitter debate over safety, equity and who responds to campus incidents.

Rep. Andy Biggs dropped two TV spots attacking Gov. Katie Hobbs. Our fact‑check finds real complaints and important missing context on gas, housing and a Mexico City trip.

Maj. Terrence Benn will serve as acting police chief starting June 1 as Howard County grapples with fallout from recent deadly incidents and calls for reform.

House Oversight Chair James Comer has asked OpenAI’s Sam Altman for audit‑committee files and conflict‑of‑interest policies after new disclosures raised questions about private investments.

Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht said Monday he is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent, blaming what he called the party’s 'acquiescence to Jew-hatred.' The change keeps him on the bench but signals new tensions.

State officials broke ground Tuesday on new, smaller DYS housing in Grafton and Bedford to replace the Cuyahoga Hills complex.

A helicopter touched down at Roesner Park for the park director's daughter's prom, drawing citations and a city legal review.

Steve Hilton unveiled a Sacramento plan to remake California’s energy regulators, tying deregulation to promises of lower electricity bills and cheaper gas. The move pits his 'Califordable' pitch against Sacramento’s regulatory and political realities.

Union leaders handed more than 225,000 petition signatures to the City Clerk to try to put a half‑cent sales tax for LAFD staffing, stations and equipment before voters on Nov. 3.