A new Charlotte nonprofit law firm launched to help people with felony convictions clear fines, recover licenses and regain the right to vote while pushing for policy change.

A Boston judge temporarily blocked an Interior Department memo that critics say routed wind and solar permitting through political sign‑offs, pausing months of delays. The ruling gives developers and clean‑energy groups a legal reprieve while the court decides the merits.

Florida issued a 90-day emergency order allowing winter-grade gasoline starting May 1 to try to ease pump pain — but experts warn of environmental tradeoffs and uncertain savings.

The Southern Poverty Law Center says the Justice Department is probing its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups; the SPLC vows to defend its work.

Speaker Dustin Burrows ordered a Texas House review of Roblox after a user‑made recreation of the Uvalde shooting surfaced. Lawmakers will study moderation, age checks and developer liability.

A new 104‑page Wisconsin Policy Forum review finds prisons are aging, corrections costs are rising and Black Wisconsinites remain disproportionately incarcerated.

A bipartisan bill in St. Paul reshapes DAIRI eligibility and channels millions into research, disease response and dairy relief. The package now heads to Gov. Walz.

Trump says the U.S. is weighing a currency-swap lifeline for the UAE as Gulf tensions squeeze dollar liquidity. Officials say no formal request has been filed yet.

The Supreme Court is weighing whether the FCC can issue major fines against wireless carriers without a jury trial after appellate courts split. The dispute traces to nearly $200 million in 2024 forfeitures tied to location-data sharing.

Advocates and lawmakers rallied on Albany’s Million Dollar Staircase to press for the Second Look, Earned Time and Marvin Mayfield Acts to reshape sentencing.

A bipartisan push to legalize adult-use cannabis has stalled in the Pennsylvania Senate as lawmakers argue over a sweeping "clean slate" expungement plan.

An Indianapolis Star investigation ties a prominent organizer to drones, a 3D‑printing shop and a private gathering — a mix that fractured the local protest network.

A newly signed Tennessee law hands campus leaders more power to discipline and remove professors, narrowing tenure safeguards at UT Knoxville.