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.

Forty-eight cells at the Wake County Detention Center are offline for renovation, pushing the jail past capacity and forcing temporary bunks while expansion plans move forward.

A bill introduced April 16 would let select special‑operations personnel carry concealed firearms nationwide and remove an annual requalification requirement.

Gov. Josh Shapiro pressed the head of Pennsylvania’s civil-rights agency to resign amid a review of the commission’s spending. The departures leave the PHRC short-handed and could slow discrimination cases.

Maryland took its Real Property Search tool offline after suspicious activity was detected on servers that host SDAT data. Officials say public records were involved and county offices can help.

Early voting in Irving runs April 20–28 with Election Day May 2; the mayor and three council seats are on the ballot.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned the scientific consensus on climate change at the IMF‑World Bank spring meetings and urged the World Bank to drop key climate targets. The move escalates a fight over how multilateral banks fund energy and resilience.

Representative Town Meeting approved the Plymouth Community Trust by‑law, limiting when town employees and police can assist ICE and restricting access to records and facilities. Supporters say it protects public‑safety trust; opponents warn of legal confusion.

At Detroit's Legacy Dinner, DGA chair Andy Beshear told Democrats to ditch jargon and speak plainly to voters, even urging 'hungry' over 'food insecure'.

The Guardian published screenshots tying obscene Slack messages to University of Michigan regent Jordan Acker just before a key Democratic convention; Acker’s lawyer calls the posts fabricated.

Syrian‑born investors courted lawmakers and invoked the Trump name as they pushed to repeal Caesar sanctions; the repeal was tucked into the FY2026 defense bill.

County staff warn HR1-driven benefit losses and delayed FEMA reimbursements could force layoffs and cost Sonoma County millions as supervisors prepare a $2.7B budget.

City Council leaders asked Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stage a ticker‑tape parade honoring the Artemis II astronauts after their return from a historic lunar flyby. The push references both the crew’s distance record and recent city permit decisions around July events.