State crews installed what the Texas Facilities Commission calls the final panel, completing 82.2 miles of state-built border wall as debate over cost and airspace safety continues.

Advocates warn new verification checks and a 30‑day deadline could prevent many naturalized Hoosiers from voting in the May primary.

Schmitty’s in West Hollywood is closed after an ABC suspension runs April 16–25. Owner cites pandemic-era fees and says a short remodel will follow ahead of a late‑April reopening.

Leaders met Thursday as Rutherford County schools plan for a roughly $2 million drop in state funding; safety is being protected while repairs and expansions are deferred.

Trump removed all six presidential appointees to the Presidio Trust, emptying the board that manages the 1,500‑acre park. Local leaders vow to defend the site while the legal questions play out.

NAEP and national surveys reveal big gaps in students’ civic knowledge; educators and lawmakers are pushing for clearer standards, time and training.

The State Ethics Commission found Townsend’s water superintendent shared project plans with a local contractor before bids were opened and fined him $10,000.

High‑profile firings and mass resignations have left the FBI and DOJ short‑staffed, and agencies are speeding hiring and trimming training to restore capacity. The rush presents tradeoffs between experience and speed.

A Kappa Alpha Psi–hosted town hall at Georgia State put a crowded field of governor hopefuls in front of Atlanta voters Saturday. The nonpartisan forum focused on economy, education and public safety.

Jeremy Brown has been named the RNC's Georgia state director and will be based in Atlanta to build the party's field operation ahead of the 2026 cycle.

Fort Worth's council suspended DEI programs to protect roughly $277.1M in federal grants, replacing them with a small-business plan that drew protests and raised legal questions.

A Central Washington ranch is challenging a $267,540 wetlands penalty and asking for a jury, not an administrative board, to decide whether stockwater ponds count as protected wetlands.

A federal budget proposal would cut WIC’s fruit‑and‑vegetable cash‑value benefit, removing about $1.4 billion and reducing monthly allotments for millions of parents and young children. Nutrition groups warn the rollback would reverse a 2024 increase.