ICE arrests in Milan, Missouri, have left a meatpacking town shaken. Residents and leaders say enforcement is reaching into neighborhoods and risking labor disruptions.

Tyngsboro's May 5 Town Meeting will weigh a citizens’ petition to allow licensed firearms in municipal buildings; the Select Board declined to recommend it.

A DraftKings-linked super PAC funneled over $1M into Ohio GOP primaries, backing multiple legislative candidates and prompting questions about transparency and influence.

Queen Creek’s FY 2026–27 recommendation pares back growth assumptions and reshuffles spending to cover water and public‑safety priorities under slower permit activity. Council review is set for April 15.

An Iran‑linked energy shock and high public debt have left central banks and finance ministers with less room to fight the next downturn ahead of IMF‑World Bank meetings in Washington.

Steven Pinker has pushed policy change at Harvard through a faculty council and public essays. His clout and contested associations have left Cambridge divided over whether he’s the right person to lead reform.

A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Justice Department’s bid to force Massachusetts to hand over its full voter list, saying the demand lacked the factual basis the law requires. The ruling keeps sensitive voter data under state control.

A PJM filing ties a possible 1.3GW data center to the former J.M. Stuart site as residents push a 25MW ballot amendment.

State Sen. Kathleen Riebe withdrew from the Democratic primary for Utah’s newly redrawn 1st District and endorsed Ben McAdams, citing fundraising shortfalls.

Albany’s Senate package would push New York toward a 20 GW distributed solar goal, double the homeowner tax credit to $10,000 and set aside $250M for NY‑Sun.

The New York State Bar Association backed bills to give detained immigrants lawyers and urged more state funding to expand representation. The association cited large gaps in counsel.

Two low‑profile Democrats ran square into the city’s signature‑challenge machine — one survived, one was kicked off and is now appealing to the state’s high court.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani will headline a 'Union Now' labor rally at Terminal 5 in Manhattan on Sunday as unions push to rebuild worker power.