A Duveneck aide and PTA leader filed April 20 to run for Palo Alto school board, challenging allies of trustee Rowena Chiu. Her campaign emphasizes student support and rail‑safety work.

The Los Angeles Police Commission unexpectedly reshuffled leaders on Tuesday: Teresa Sánchez‑Gordon stepped down as president and Rasha Gerges Shields was elevated to lead the board.

Assembly Democrats advanced AB 2230, which would bar armed or uniformed individuals within 100 feet of polling places and licensed childcare centers and make violations a felony.

U.S. District Judge April Perry dismissed Illinois' suit over a planned National Guard deployment, saying the dispute is no longer a live controversy for the court.

The Supreme Court declined to take up a wrongful‑death suit accusing Andrew Cuomo of causing COVID deaths in New York nursing homes, leaving lower‑court dismissals intact.

Cornyn's campaign accused Ken Paxton of cutting a 'sweetheart' plea in the Adam Hoffman case, a new flashpoint as the May 26, 2026 GOP runoff approaches. The move has prompted outcry from Cornyn's team and questions about prosecutorial discretion.

Former state controller Betty Yee suspended her campaign Monday, saying internal polling left no viable path forward as the June primary nears.

Certified March primary tallies in DuPage and suburban Cook show Juliana Stratton leading the Senate field, Pritzker unopposed for governor, and local measures passing in Naperville and Wood Dale. The results now shift attention to November and local implementation steps.

A federal appeals panel vacated the NLRB’s order that Starbucks' subpoenas were coercive and sent the case back for reconsideration under a new standard.

George Ariyoshi, Hawaii’s third governor and the first Japanese‑American elected governor in the U.S., has died at 100. He died at home surrounded by family; funeral plans are pending.

A 4‑3 Commonwealth Court ruling finds Pennsylvania’s Medicaid ban on abortion funding unconstitutional and recognizes reproductive autonomy under the state constitution. The decision could expand coverage for low‑income patients.

Fulton County's elections board accepted a May 1, 2025 lease and cleared Tiffany Henyard to remain on the May 19 ballot amid questions about her move from Illinois. The decision lets voters — not the board — decide her fate in District 5.

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal antitrust probe into the country’s largest beef processors, targeting how the Big Four buy cattle and set prices.