President Trump said Iran agreed to allow 20 more oil‑carrying ships through the Strait of Hormuz starting March 30; Pakistan’s foreign minister posted a similar claim, but verification is limited.

State education officials say they will place a fiscal monitor over NOLA‑PS after alleged accounting errors and an estimated $13 million underreporting dented budgets. The monitor will include an independent CPA review.

The state’s Office of Independent Investigations will assume responsibility for fatal police‑involved cases in Pierce County on May 1; OII staff will hold local meetings this week to explain the change.

Hundreds gathered at the Utah State Capitol for Trans Day of Visibility, marching with a massive transgender flag and protesting bills that would restrict trans rights.

On Palm Sunday thousands of Christians gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol, waving palms and protesting Trump-era policies from health care to immigration and Iran.

Rep. Maxwell Frost introduced the PRO Manufactured Home Communities Act in Orlando to boost resident ownership and blunt private equity rent hikes.

Families and advocates filed suit after the city denied another FOIL request for Ground Zero toxin records, following discovery of boxes and a long‑sought memo.

Pasco County leaders moved to create a dedicated taxing unit to protect funding for roughly $500M in parks projects. The proposal spotlights a $90M Villages of Pasadena Hills 'super park.'

An impostor used Gale Brewer’s identity to secure a $32,980 loan from NYCERS, part of a wider pattern of account takeovers and bogus loans investigators say exposed security gaps.

Comptroller Mark Levine says the city's bond-sale hiccups were driven by national market stress — inflation and war-linked rate moves — not the mayor's budget.

A No Kings march at Church Park in Memphis began peacefully but ended after police used pepper spray and made arrests, according to local reporting.

Five current and former Long Beach employees settled a 2021 lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination that kept Black workers in lower‑paying roles; terms were undisclosed.

After Measure W fell short, trustees are exploring school facility improvement districts — smaller, neighborhood bonds and 10‑year financing to pay for urgent repairs.