Mayor Mamdani launched New York City’s first Office of Deed Theft Prevention, named a director and paused the tax‑lien sale as the administration reviews title fraud risks.

A Detroit News analysis found 29% of Michigan’s state meal funding went to the 30 wealthiest districts, prompting renewed debate in Lansing over universal free meals. The finding has advocates and critics sparring over who should get state support.

Who pays to rename Cesar Chavez Street? Usually the applicant, but City Council can waive fees or absorb sign costs — and Austin staff will report back on May 26.

A $12.5M state grant built a new Alcona County center in tiny Lincoln — now board resignations, an ousted director and rising costs have put the project under scrutiny.

The Supreme Court allowed a wounded veteran to sue Fluor over the 2016 Bagram suicide bombing, vacating a lower-court bar on such state-law negligence claims. The 6–3 ruling narrows contractor immunity in war zones.

The Ohio Supreme Court found Whitehall’s recall petitions fell short of the charter’s 15% threshold and ordered the clerk to certify defects, pausing a May 28 vote. Petitioners have ten days to try to add signatures.

Sen. Bernie Sanders stumped with Abdul El‑Sayed at Mumford High, pushing a wealth tax and Medicare‑for‑All as Michigan’s Senate primary heats up.

A reintroduced federal bill would force delivery apps to show an all‑in total and ban personalized “surveillance pricing,” part of an unfolding FTC and congressional push.

Six Idaho transgender residents sued to block H.B. 752, saying the new law — which reaches private businesses and carries jail terms — will push them out of public life.

Six candidates are squaring off for two Sacramento County Board seats on June 2. The races will shape charter oversight and the county’s superintendent transition.

A sudden spike in jet fuel has sent the cost of running California’s massive aerial firefighting fleet skyrocketing, complicating a budget built on bond and greenhouse funds.

Bob Filner, a 10‑term congressman and former San Diego mayor, died April 20 at 82. His record blends veterans' advocacy with a scandal that ended his mayoralty.

Incumbent Carolina Chavez faces four challengers in a June 2 primary that pits housing and a local university push against calls for fiscal restraint and public‑safety fixes.