After a 33-6 vote, the Massachusetts Senate agreed to hand a narrow set of financial records to Auditor Diana DiZoglio, but legal fights and House resistance continue.

A family-owned taqueria's county contracts to feed homeless shelter sites overlap with board seats and vendor ties, prompting questions about procurement and oversight.

A new Education Department push to speed college mergers and relax owner liability could give private equity a clear path to buy struggling private colleges.

Grosse Pointe school board trustee Sean Cotton sued after a social-media post linked him to the KKK. The case will test Michigan’s updated hate-crimes law in court.

Dyersburg’s April jobless rate was 3.5% as state data show 89 of 95 Tennessee counties under 5% unemployment. The statewide, seasonally adjusted rate held at 3.6%.

Justice Anita Earls told voters in Charlotte the court should restore its 2022 ruling barring extreme partisan gerrymanders, saying the standard would protect voters no matter who controls the legislature.

A state waiver filed with the U.S. Department of Education would give Ohio new options to redesign, convert, contract out or close chronically low-performing schools.

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans a sweeping "Protecting Renters Ordinance"—a rental registry, junk‑fee ban and eviction protections—that will test City Council math this summer.

Former Gov. Roy Cooper brought his 'Make Stuff Cost Less' tour to Charlotte on Friday, pitching policies to lower grocery, health-care and utility bills as he runs for U.S. Senate.

A grassroots group says it’s gathered thousands of names to repeal Oregon’s new waterway access permit — a campaign that pits paddlers against a program funding inspections and launches. The July deadline is looming.

A Harford County judge said he’s willing to vacate the 2025 injunction that ousted Aaron Penman, but paused before deciding whether to reinstate him. Alison Imhoff will be added as a party.

Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon is retiring after about 30 years of state service, the agency said Friday.

House Bill 719 would reallocate 60 assistant DA positions statewide; New Orleans officials say the changes could cut about 10 state‑backed prosecutor slots in the city.