Deere agreed to deposit $99 million into a settlement fund and pledged expanded repair access as part of a proposed deal that resolves a 2022 class action. The company still faces a separate FTC enforcement case.

After an appellate ruling left Seneca Meadows open, activists and lawmakers are pushing changes to stop indefinite air‑permit extensions and speed DEC reviews.

Tacoma has paused hiring and promotions across general government roles through the end of 2026 as leaders work to reshape the next biennial budget.

Senate Bill 259 would require annual water‑use reports and new metering rules; it's headed to a House Energy Committee hearing Wednesday.

Hundreds rallied at the State House urging a statewide cap that would limit annual rent hikes to 5% or CPI as organizers advance a ballot push.

Lina Khan will direct Columbia Law’s new Center for Law and the Economy, bringing her FTC enforcement pedigree to campus work on antitrust, banking and tech policy.

Wentzville schools and the Missouri attorney general settled a lawsuit over allegations the board held closed‑door deliberations about a transgender bathroom policy. Court filings tie the dispute to two 2023 meetings and an agenda item on restroom use.

Two recent Florida bedside court hearings left laboring women facing court orders to have C‑sections they said they did not want. The cases have reignited legal, ethical and racial‑equity debates over who decides how babies are delivered.

A pro‑Crist committee, St. Pete Shines, reported roughly $1.2 million before Crist files for mayor — and a large share of those donors are from outside St. Petersburg.

Fulton County Chair Robb Pitts warned voters to confirm their registration on Georgia’s My Voter Page before the April 20 cutoff after reports of portal errors. The county lists email and phone support for anyone who needs help.

Federal prosecutors unveiled new evidence in the Cantrell‑Vappie case, adding fresh detail to allegations that city resources were misused.

ACLU, Cato and a conservative gun group filed briefs asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to revisit the state’s felon‑in‑possession law and allow case‑by‑case review.

A CAP state-by-state analysis finds expanded SNAP work rules could lead to about 2,500 avoidable deaths in Texas, raising alarms among San Antonio food providers.