A Long Beach advisory panel asked City Council to broaden the city’s Values Act protections, curb data-sharing with federal immigration authorities and use budgeted funds for legal defense.

Two descendants of Muscogee (Creek) Freedmen filed a federal suit on July 23, 2026 seeking citizenship cards the tribe’s high court ordered in 2025.

Trump expanded a voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge, enlisting governors, utilities and developers to promise households won't foot the bill as AI data centers grow.

State wildlife officers pulled DMV records on critics, raising privacy and legal questions about how the FWC monitors opponents.

A Pleasant Prairie absentee mailing mix-up sent the wrong ballot to at least two voters; the Wisconsin Elections Commission and USPS are reviewing the case ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.

The Pa. Supreme Court ruled that officials generally must get a warrant before entering posted private land, a win for Punxsutawney and Pitch Pine hunting clubs.

NARA plans to close its Chicago branch in the coming years, moving large federal collections out of the city and raising costs and delays for local researchers.

Milwaukee’s Licenses Committee signaled support for a proposal to open a new strip club called Venom in the former Cheetah Club building on North 35th Street.

FIRE and the First Amendment Coalition gave L.A. 30 days to rescind Council Rule 7 — which bans the n‑word and c‑word at public comment — or face a lawsuit.

Three educators are vying for the open Duval County School Board District 4 seat, with a write‑in candidate also in the mix.

Gwinnett County held hearings on a plan to keep the general‑fund rate at 6.95 mills; state law treats the figure as a tax increase because it sits above the rollback rate.

St. Louis County police are investigating Councilwoman Lisa Clancy after political signs were reported missing, including one photographed outside her home.

City leaders are weighing the first permit fee hike for Mardi Gras in decades to help cover rising safety and cleanup costs.