Abbott told regulators to make data centers pay for interconnection and infrastructure to protect Texans from higher electric and water costs.

Federal lawmakers have filed legislation to rename the Logan Heights post office for Armando Rodriguez, a local educator, amid a broader reassessment of César Chávez’s legacy. The move follows recent local votes to rethink Chávez monuments and names.

Sen. Carolyn Comitta circulated a memo this spring to restrict retail nitrous‑oxide sales after reporting found flavored and high‑volume canisters being sold in smoke shops across the Philadelphia region.

Albany approved a bill setting a new floor for pharmacy reimbursements. Backers say it protects local drugstores; critics warn higher costs could follow.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto reintroduced the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act to protect interstate travel for abortion care. The bill would bar states from penalizing travel and create new civil remedies.

Two Nashville charter campuses will end fifth grade next school year after steep enrollment declines and falling test scores.

Several hundred union members and community leaders rallied in Mineola urging Nassau County to make Juneteenth a paid holiday; County Executive Bruce Blakeman says the decision belongs at the bargaining table.

The Louisiana Judiciary Commission has accused Judge Steven Tureau of misconduct tied to a 2023 Gonzales bar scuffle and has scheduled a September hearing.

San Diego supervisors approved the county’s first BHSA Integrated Plan, a three-year roadmap to steer funding toward mental health care, substance use treatment and housing.

A sweeping rewrite of custody law would replace parental‑rights language with mandatory parenting plans, igniting a fight over equal parenting and judicial discretion.

A former South Fulton detective says city leaders tipped off suspects and dismantled a corruption unit. He's now suing in federal court.

Rep. Chris Rabb is pushing to redraw Philadelphia’s decades-old ward map and press party leaders to modernize how the city chooses power, timing his move with recent primary wins.

Hays County delayed a vote on a proposal to pause approvals for large, water‑intensive data centers as drought tightens local supplies and leaders press the state for authority.