Oak Ridge's council voted unanimously to oppose congressional lines that would remove Anderson and Roane counties from the 3rd District, citing threats to energy investments and federal projects.

The state Senate advanced a set of bills to speed emergency care for neglected pets, ban non‑therapeutic debarking and raise penalties for abandonment and cruelty. The package mixes civil remedies and criminal changes.

A DeKalb Superior Court judge has blocked two State Election Board rules — a win for county elections staff that limits the board’s reach over local administration. The order invalidates poll‑watcher and daily‑reporting mandates and follows years of legal fights.

DHHL will hold a series of beneficiary meetings statewide this summer to discuss plans to study geothermal resources that officials say could cut power bills. The proposal has drawn both support and strong opposition from beneficiaries.

Federal agents served search warrants Wednesday at the Portsmouth office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas; a nearby cannabis storefront was also searched and officials have not released details.

San Elizario's council unanimously approved resolutions urging local agencies to deny water, permits and emergency support to planned ICE warehouses in Socorro. The move joins regional resistance to a national detention push.

A federal judge refused to dismiss St. Philip Neri’s suit over the Holy Cross landmark designation, keeping the preservation fight alive and the case moving forward.

UC Davis Health’s trauma recovery center was left out of this year’s state grants after Prop. 36 cut into the Prop. 47 savings that fund victim services. Advocates want $34M in bridge money to keep clinics open.

Lakeland approved a 10-year stormwater fee plan to fund nearly $70M in fixes, but Lake Bonny neighbors say phased hikes won’t prevent the next flood.

Unofficial Lake County returns show just 5.05% turnout on May 5, tilting local primaries and sinking school income-tax measures by narrow margins. Democratic voters outpaced Republicans by a wide margin.

Two Boston councilors called Mayor Wu's proposed $724,000 cut to Veterans Services “unconscionable” and say they will move to restore the funding. The dispute puts small veterans programs up against the mayor’s big-ticket priorities.

Jupiter's council advanced a plan to form a town‑run fire‑rescue department, setting public hearings and funding options the town says will lower costs.

A union‑backed urban planner is challenging Assemblyman Howard Watts in a Las Vegas primary over housing, labor and campaign cash.