The App Drivers Union won state certification to represent roughly 70,000 Massachusetts drivers, setting up state-supervised bargaining with Uber, Lyft and others. The process will be overseen by the Department of Labor Relations.

OHA is evaluating a possible purchase of KITV and KIKU and will consider funding confidential due diligence at its May 28 board meeting. The move follows industry sales and a push for outside advisory help.

A Hawai‘i County committee advanced Bill 158 to create an appointed county manager who would assume many mayoral duties, setting up a likely fall vote. Supporters cite continuity; critics warn of diminished voter control.

At a Fresno rally, Xavier Becerra said he'd scrap the current high‑speed rail plan and push a new on‑time, on‑budget approach, jolting the June 2 primary race. The vow sharpened focus on the Valley's role in the project.

Portland told Multnomah County’s vector team to vacate its Columbia Boulevard site, triggering relocation estimates in the millions and budget worries as mosquito season approaches.

DoD pauses reviews for 54 Texas wind projects, leaving developers and counties facing tighter timelines, higher costs and a looming tax‑credit deadline.

Council Member Julie Won introduced a bill to create an AI oversight office at DCWP to investigate algorithmic harms and recommend enforcement after a state audit flagged weak enforcement.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says parents shouldn’t be cut out after she voted for H.R. 2616, the House measure critics call the 'Don’t Say Trans' bill; critics warn it could force schools to out transgender students.

A Walter Reed checkup framed as routine has reignited questions about the president’s health as he nears his 80th birthday. Sparse disclosures and past tests have kept doctors and reporters watching closely.

The Detroit district’s proposed $1.1B budget funds pay raises and adds counselors and attendance supports, but leaders warn settlement dollars ending will create fiscal uncertainty.

Muscogee Nation voters will decide four constitutional amendments Saturday, with a contentious special‑justice proposal leading the ballot. The Supreme Court refused to pause the vote.

The state budget moves the New York reparations commission’s final report to 2029 and adds statutory protections for commissioners as hearings continue statewide.

Gov. Jeff Landry approved industrial tax exemptions for Folgers’ New Orleans plants that city officials had rejected, restoring breaks tied to major equipment investments. The decision revives a fight over lost local revenue and legal fallout.