Sen. Cory Booker stopped in Florissant to promote Stand and roll out the Keep Your Pay Act, a plan to make the first $75,000 of household income tax-free that analysts warn could cost trillions.

The Tennessee Senate passed a bill March 27 that would stop school districts from suing the state over accountability steps, intensifying debate over a possible Memphis takeover.

Wayne County says it overpaid two retired judges more than $1 million combined and the retirement board will decide whether to seek repayment or forgive the sums.

The Georgia Senate’s budget treats online credit hours as slightly cheaper, trimming about $123.5M from University System funding and prompting a Board of Regents emergency meeting. Lawmakers now must reconcile the change before the budget is finalized.

Wayne County’s “Our Hair, Our Health” resolution puts local leaders on record about harmful chemicals in products marketed to Black women and ties the push to recent research.

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a $276.6M Consumers Energy rate increase; the attorney general’s office says residential bills could rise about 8.9% starting May 1.

The Durham school board voted to send a roughly $252 million budget request to the county seeking pay bumps for classified staff and money for capital repairs.

Multiple reports show New York led the U.S. in federal FLSA suits last year, with lawyers pointing to local laws, enforcement and federal court dynamics. The trend is reshaping risk for employers statewide.

A Gaston County school board member’s Facebook post prompted calls for his resignation from local civil‑rights leaders and parents.

A Bloomberg Government investigation found only five lobbyist audits from 2019–2025. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has urged state leaders to fix the shortfall.

A new Illinois bill would let renters plug small 'balcony' solar kits into household outlets and limits landlord and HOA bans while keeping technical safeguards. Lawmakers say the change would widen access to clean energy for apartment residents.

El Paso Electric filed a general rate case with New Mexico regulators seeking to recover about $400M; the utility says the change could add roughly $1 a day to residential bills.

Illinois senators approved resolutions to swap Cesar Chávez Day for Farmworkers Day and to honor Dolores Huerta, moves tied to national reporting that has reshaped the debate.