A Yale report says Gazprom and Rosneft helped fund the transport and re‑education of roughly 2,158 Ukrainian children; U.S. lawmakers are pushing for new sanctions.

DeKalb leaders debated narrowing who sits on city boards and moving some committees to ad‑hoc status; council asked staff to return with a formal proposal.

A Council bill would let members appoint up to half of each community board, shifting appointment power from borough presidents to council members.

Xcel Energy filed a tariff asking very large data centers to sign long contracts and pay for the generation and transmission they require. The Colorado PUC will review the plan and take public comment.

Stockbridge has named Orrin S. Hamilton, a 30‑year metro‑Atlanta veteran who led Austell PD, as the city's first Black police chief.

SB26‑087 passed a narrowly divided House and now heads to the governor; the bill would let eligible Colorado lawmakers take unpaid, job‑protected leave during sessions.

Maitland will break ground April 7 on a new 20,000‑sq‑ft, nearly $16M library at Quinn Strong Park. The two‑story building will replace the city’s 1907 library and expand public programming space.

Alfonso Carmona is leaving CPS for a suburban superintendent role as board members and community groups press for more Latino leadership amid budget strains.

A League-backed coalition is gathering signatures to put ranked-choice voting on Sacramento’s ballot; supporters say it will deliver majority winners, while critics warn of strategic fallout. Petition drives and city filings are already underway.

A North Country entrepreneur says the state promised faster reviews to mentor‑program applicants — and that promise never came. He and other participants have sued the Office of Cannabis Management.

A federal judge has ended a decade-long consent judgment supervising special education in New Orleans, saying state and district met the settlement's standards. Advocates say safeguards should remain.

Fresh polls show Chuck Schumer's New York approval slipping into the high 30s, raising new questions about his 2028 reelection and potential primary pressure.

A local guide to Butler County’s May 5 primary: statewide tickets, county races, a major levy and where to vote.