A Kitsap County man says counselors at a state‑placed treatment program pushed Christian teachings and hurled anti‑gay slurs while his treatment was court‑ordered. He’s asking a federal judge to stop the practice and seek damages.

Indiana officials outlined a plan to use new Workforce Pell rules so low‑income residents can use Pell Grants for short, in‑demand credentials; Ivy Tech and Vincennes will pilot.

The City Controller released a searchable Top 100 dashboard that ranks L.A. addresses by housing violations and gives renters a new way to check habitability records.

Three neighbors in Roswell's gated Ellard community filed ethics complaints alleging Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson improperly involved law enforcement in private HOA disputes.

Council Vice President Olivia Clark plans to shift $10M from Portland's new police oversight fund to restore cuts to police and fire programs as the city finalizes next year’s budget.

Incumbent Lucy Adame-Clark and Cynthia Castro head to a May 26 runoff in a race focused on records access and an ethics complaint over a paid magazine profile. Turnout will be decisive in the low-profile contest.

An Atlanta federal judge denied interim relief to hundreds of applicants caught in the administration’s pause on immigration cases. The court will revisit the hold in 60 days.

Portland’s Public Works budget proposal pairs rate increases for utilities, trash and parking with targeted service reductions as city leaders try to close a budget gap. The changes would add roughly $10 to a typical monthly combined water, sewer and stormwater bill and nudge downtown meter prices higher.

The Pentagon halted a planned nine‑month rotation of Fort Hood’s 2nd Armored Brigade to Poland, stopping more than 4,000 troops and equipment amid a posture review and budget pressures.

Rep. George Whitesides brought YouTube scambusters to Capitol Hill to press H.R. 6681, a bill that would create a White House office to coordinate anti‑scam work. Victims and creators urged faster federal action.

Spanberger vetoed HB 1263/SB 378, blocking a plan to expand collective bargaining to most public workers and prompting angry union statements and mixed reactions from local leaders.

Metro Legal says Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall is not covered by Tennessee’s new 287(g) ICE mandate because he lacks POST certification.

ISBE stepped in Thursday to halt planned closures of two LEARN campuses in North Chicago, keeping LEARN 6 and LEARN 10 open while contract talks continue.