A report says F.B.I. field managers were told to stop investigating alleged assaults by immigration agents; DOJ and DHS have publicly denied a change. Local killings in Houston and Maine have sharpened scrutiny.

State auditors found nonresident recipients and hundreds of missing compliance forms in Cleveland’s grocery gift-card distributions; council leaders say they will tighten rules.

State gives NCCU a more than $110 million boost as Chancellor Karrie Dixon lays out plans to scale enrollment and pursue R2 research status after audit fixes.

Baltimore’s economic-development agency has finished building a new C‑suite, naming Tricia Kerney‑Willis and other senior hires to push projects such as the Superblock.

Tim Murphy, a Republican known for mental‑health legislation and a 2017 resignation, has died at 73. Colleagues and local officials offered condolences after his death was reported Sunday.

AB 2047 would force 3‑D printers sold in California to block gun‑part files; Hollywood prop makers and privacy advocates warn of false positives and surveillance risks.

The City Council signed off on a settlement to resolve Capt. Brian Pratt’s whistleblower suit; council records show up to $400,000 was authorized.

Oakland’s denial of Aspire Golden State Prep’s renewal and the State Board’s decision to take no action have put AB 1505 and the Dashboard squarely in the spotlight.

A two-part package from Supervisor Connie Chan would let small businesses form tenants unions and give workers first rights to buy local shops to keep mom-and-pops in San Francisco corridors.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court set aside a 1990 conviction, ordered a new trial and used the opinion to excoriate recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

CMS has begun rulemaking to raise Medicare outpatient reimbursements for Hawai‘i hospitals, a change senators estimate will bring roughly $17 million a year to the state.

A statewide amendment on Aug. 4 would require Jackson County to elect its assessor and meet state training rules, even though local voters approved the change last year.

Nevada agreed to a $250,000 settlement after a recommended colonoscopy wasn't performed for an incarcerated man who was later diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. The Board of Examiners approved the payout this week.