The order directs state agencies to push federal officials toward Foreign Terrorist Organization designations, a step only the U.S. State Department can actually take.

State regulators say Robin Harvey should have resigned before running for office, but her budget vote still counts.

Five council members, including all five Latino members, voted no on a Justice Department grant tied to immigration enforcement terms.

State overseers credit Mayor Mamdani for honest bookkeeping, but warn New York City skipped a rainy day deposit even as tax revenue hit records.

Nearly 10,000 New Yorkers wait for organs while Albany's disability protection bill stalls again in committee.

Felix Commonwealth Virtual School opened on Lasell University's campus, mixing online coursework with in-person hub days for up to 200 students.

Megan Green's committee took cash from a corporation and an unregistered LLC. It's her second Missouri Ethics Commission penalty.

Nearly 300 lower-income Hawaiʻi families were turned away from private school scholarships last year — and the governor still hasn't decided.

A new California law could tax big employers over workers on Medi-Cal — but critics warn it may backfire on the very people it aims to help.

The plan targets bosses who skip overtime, breaks and on-time pay, but critics warn the enforcement office is already stretched thin.

Commerce halts all new data center permits while officials study power, water and air-quality impacts on the industrial city.

Xiong topped Dylan Ray Helmenstine with 57% of the primary vote and now faces GOP incumbent John Leiber in November.

A $213.16 million spending plan would fund 32 new hires and a jail expansion — even as new tax exemptions cut into growth revenue.