The Nashville Community Review Board's new report says MNPD undercounts routine displays and soft‑hand tactics — and finds Black and Hispanic residents bear the brunt. The board wants those events added to the public dashboard.

South Fulton raised its annual sanitation fee to $275, adding about $3.50 per month. Updated sanitation bills will be mailed in June and are due Aug. 1, 2026.

A county payroll review found roughly 300 Volusia EMS employees were mispaid; 55 were overpaid and now face repayment demands while hundreds were underpaid.

The Maryland House advanced a bell‑to‑bell phone policy this week that would require districts to store students’ devices during the school day, setting up a clash with local leaders.

A Michigan senator has filed a bill requiring scheduled written, vision and road tests for drivers 75 and older after a deadly October 2024 crash reignited calls for change.

Mayor Brandon Johnson joined city officials to unveil a snowplow named 'Abolish ICE' after a record-turnout naming contest. The pick has amplified an ongoing local debate over federal immigration enforcement.

A lawsuit filed March 16 argues Scott Black would exceed Nevada’s 12‑year local term limit if he serves as mayor and asks judges to keep him off the June ballot.

Maryland's top court ruled March 24 that climate suits by Baltimore, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County are preempted by federal law and fail under state tort doctrines.

Lorain’s finance committee forwarded a budget with a roughly $2.4 million shortfall to a March 30 special vote. Officials are weighing staffing moves and possible sewer and water rate hikes.

Nearly two years after the July 18, 2024 ransomware attack, Columbus still hasn't published the full after-action report, leaving questions about what was taken and how officials responded.

Lawmakers authorized a state audit of federally backed fusion centers amid concerns about surveillance, oversight and federal spending.

The Oklahoma House passed HB1675 on March 25, 2026, requiring youth camps to file site-specific emergency plans, keep two alert systems and train staff. The bill now heads to the Senate after lawmakers cited last summer's deadly Texas floods.

New FEC filings show the RNC started 2026 with roughly seven times the cash on hand of the DNC, a gap that boosts GOP ad buying and field capacity heading into the midterms.