A court decision over Friar’s Head golf club has left Riverhead with a multi‑million refund bill that town leaders say will affect the 2026 tax rate. Homeowners and board members are now scrambling over how to cover more than $7 million in obligations.

Cypress Christian School says it won’t join Texas’ new voucher program, telling families that accepting state money could threaten its ability to enforce what it calls "biblical rule." The move highlights tension over oversight in the TEFA rollout.

Minooka's village board approved an immediate ban on retail kratom sales, citing public‑health concerns. The move comes as other Illinois towns and counties restrict the product.

Annette Chambers‑Smith will leave the Ohio prison agency to join Gov. Mike DeWine’s office, Ed Banks will serve as interim director amid ongoing legal scrutiny.

Two former Hobart Township employees say they will file federal lawsuits alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and discrimination inside the trustee’s office.

Public records and NBISD’s online lists show hundreds of titles have been pulled or flagged under Texas’ SB13, and reporting suggests the public count may understate the total.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg put a one-year, $347,592 PowerSchool contract on the board agenda for hiring and evaluation tools even after the vendor’s December 2024 data breach. The deal would leave grades and attendance on Infinite Campus.

The Missouri attorney general sent 33 cease-and-desist letters Wednesday — 18 in St. Louis — after tests found heavy metals and mislabeled THC products at unlicensed shops.

A state panel found that Anne Arundel’s school board violated Maryland’s Open Meetings Act during fall 2025 redistricting deliberations, renewing local transparency concerns.

A new feasibility report found Granite could incorporate, but Sandy City has started annexations and state law sets a 2027 deadline. Residents now face a consequential choice.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled that many immigrants who entered without inspection can be detained without bond hearings, deepening a national split in federal courts.

FHFA director Bill Pulte referred New York AG Letitia James to U.S. attorneys in Miami and Chicago over alleged insurance‑application fraud, DOJ confirms. The move follows an earlier dismissal and new lines of inquiry.

Greensboro’s City Council unanimously voted to raise daily fines for neglected commercial properties from $10 to $250, a move aimed at forcing cleanups and pushing owners to repair or sell.