Fountain Valley voted to join Orange County’s WISE agreement, locking in phased disposal‑fee increases that raise residential bills beginning July 1.

Eric Adams received Albanian citizenship by presidential decree about 100 days after leaving City Hall, even as legal and campaign questions around his circle persist.

Reporting shows State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda repeatedly missed housing‑court dates and filed faulty paperwork, at times costing clients their homes and prompting ethics questions.

President Trump has nominated Columbus attorney Ben Flowers to the Sixth Circuit, putting an Ohio litigator in line to replace Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton pending Senate approval. The nomination spotlights a lawyer with recent Supreme Court experience and deep ties to state government.

A 5‑mill operating levy and a village bond could both appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, forcing residents to weigh school funding against a new fire station and Village Hall renovations.

An $82,239 request from Loudon County’s E-911 board has split Lenoir City leaders, who face an April 27 council debate and warnings about response delays.

Dodge County says a month-long probe found no record of Sunny Naqvi being booked in its jail and disputes claims she spent 30+ hours in ICE custody. Federal and family accounts still conflict.

Council advanced more than $5 million in homelessness contracts and moved to let the Denver Dream Center run programs at the former Globeville Recreation Center.

Two rival bills in Columbus would either ban or tightly regulate NIL deals for Ohio middle and high school athletes. Lawmakers will weigh testimony and OHSAA data as hearings continue.

New SNAP rules tied to H.R.1 could cost Texas roughly $709 million in penalties and push total 2027 costs to about $826 million, officials said.

A senior probation investigator says she was fired after reporting an alleged relationship between the department’s new commissioner and a top aide; she’s suing for about $200,000.

The IRS is using AI chatbots and machine learning to screen returns this filing season; experts warn AI‑prepared filings still need human review.

State lawmakers pushed an eight‑year moratorium on transit SPLOST referendums that could keep Cobb and Gwinnett from seeking new local transit funding until 2032.