Westlake approved a five‑year, up‑to‑$1.7M Axon contract to replace body and cruiser cameras and add a drone that can be dispatched to high‑priority calls.

Gov. Tony Evers' plan to exempt cash tips and overtime from Wisconsin income tax drew praise from Milwaukee food‑service workers at 3rd Street Market Hall. They say every dollar helps.

WMAR-2 News rolled out an interactive candidate guide on May 11, 2026, mapping Maryland’s primary ballot and linking to official filings and voter lookup tools. It lists the filings and flags a one‑on‑one Democratic primary and a crowded GOP field.

North Carolina lawmakers asked President Trump to make U.S. tobacco exports a priority during his May summit in Beijing, citing the crop’s outsized role in the state economy.

President Trump has tapped Michael Martin, the Eastern District of Michigan’s criminal-division chief, for a U.S. district judgeship; the nomination now heads to the Senate.

A Mount Adams homeowner says city crews removed vegetation from his hillside without permission, leaving it unstable and prompting a federal lawsuit.

Franklin's FY27 proposal keeps property taxes flat while marshaling $458M for roads and a downtown city hall. The plan adds staff and modest fee increases.

A bid to fast‑track a charter amendment restoring the inspector general’s records access failed 13-1 Monday, sending the proposal back to committee amid ongoing legal disputes.

A proposed state surtax would charge 7% on income above $1M to generate roughly $1 billion for public schools, a pitch led by Democratic lawmakers and Patriotic Millionaires that faces steep GOP opposition.

Charter enrollment in Maryland has roughly doubled since 2010, and county leaders are sparring over how Blueprint and local dollars should be allocated. The fight is playing out from Baltimore to Cecil County.

A 3-3 city council deadlock in Clawson left its Flock Safety contract unrenewed and prompted two officers to threaten to quit amid privacy and policing concerns.

The Supreme Court on May 11, 2026, paused a lower-court order forcing Alabama to use a court-drawn map with two largely Black districts and remanded the case after Louisiana v. Callais, reopening the fight over 2026 primaries.

Councilman Ryan Dorsey has relaunched a bid to overturn the two-term, eight-year charter limits that roughly 72% of Baltimore voters approved in 2022.