More than 53,000 additional Texas students will be notified this week that they’ve been awarded state Education Freedom Accounts for 2026–27.

Moody's put Columbia's credit outlook to negative, citing federal policy risks as the university eyes multi‑hundred‑million dollar bond sales.

An emergency pardon at the State Capitol spared a longtime Minneapolis city worker from imminent deportation. The board's unanimous vote follows a Clemency Review Commission recommendation and weeks in ICE custody.

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Rep. Tom McClintock sent letters pressing Arlington to explain limits on cooperation with ICE and requested internal records. The move expands a months‑long clash over the county’s Trust Policy.

A roughly $130 million gap in Minnesota’s State Grant could shrink or eliminate aid for thousands of college students as lawmakers haggle over fixes ahead of the May deadline.

Lawmakers want state enterprises to invest idle reserves into a fund to pay for child-care subsidies — supporters call it creative, critics call it risky and possibly unconstitutional.

A surprise, unlisted dental appointment in Florida over the weekend revived questions about President Trump's health and White House transparency.

Mentor leaders say they will remove a volunteer zoning board member after a widely shared video showed her using a racial slur and pulling driveway markers. The city condemned the conduct and named the member.

The EEOC is preparing to sue The New York Times over a complaint alleging a white male employee was passed over for a promotion, the paper and other outlets report.

House Bill 3328 would pair state-run mediation for disaster insurance claims with a $12M Stronger Homes fund and retrofit incentives to speed repairs.

Rep. Jason Smith celebrated a $280 million FEMA Public Assistance package to reimburse Missouri hospitals for COVID‑19 costs, naming Sikeston and Cape Girardeau facilities. The awards aim to ease pandemic-era strains on rural providers.

Disciplinary orders and a past jail stay have shifted focus in Clark County's Family Court Department P race ahead of the June primary.

Bedford County holds a county primary on Tuesday, May 5. Polls are open 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; check your precinct and bring an accepted photo ID.