The Minnesota Senate voted 41-25 to allow senators and staff to bring children onto the chamber floor, overturning a 168-year-old rule after a high-profile incident. Lawmakers now must write the procedures that will govern who can bring a child and when.

The 8th U.S. Circuit upheld a policy that bars bond hearings for many immigrants arrested in interior operations; civil‑rights groups are preparing appeals.

House Democrats attached a constitutional amendment to a special‑elections bill that would let voters loosen rules on congressional maps. The move faces steep Senate resistance and legal baggage.

HB1939 would cap DCS caseworkers at 12 active assessment cases and require 12‑month resolutions; backers praise safety gains while the fiscal note warns of big hiring costs.

Union leaders signed off on a tentative agreement that would deliver roughly 14% in raises over four years, setting up a ratification vote as the city faces a large budget gap.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Power AZ, a $15M program expanding LIHEAP eligibility to more working families; eligible households could receive up to $640.

Treasury has launched an 'AI Innovation Series' to explore easing rules on banks' use of AI, setting up a clash between industry aims and watchdog warnings.

A Senate budget item would make New Yorkers pay state tax on gains now excluded under federal law, prompting warnings from investors about the future of VC in the city.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered chaplains to stop showing rank on their uniforms and to wear faith emblems instead, a move he says will make them more approachable. Civil‑liberties groups have asked the Pentagon for documents and warned of First Amendment risks.

A bipartisan bill would create an AG-run advisory board and grant program to help investigate organized retail theft and gift-card fraud after a House committee vote.

Rep. Stephenie Scialabba's planned resignation will leave a House vacancy and could push Butler County into a costly special election.

Broomfield's council voted 7‑2 to limit RV street parking to 72 hours in any 14‑day period, a move that splits neighbors and advocates and pushes the city to plan safe‑parking options.

The city's SPOG contract boosts officer pay but preserves limits on subpoenas, civilian investigators and arbitration rules that critics say will blunt accountability.