Columbus City Council is set to consider a $750,000 settlement with a retired police sergeant who sued over alleged discrimination, the deal would restore his rank if approved.

The Woodlands board will weigh a 25‑year cell‑tower management deal, permit‑fee changes and a multi‑million dollar parks renovation at Thursday's meeting.

Veterans and military family members staged a sit‑in in the Cannon House rotunda on Monday to protest the war in Iran; photos show Capitol Police detaining demonstrators and hands zip‑tied.

Orlando City Council voted to replace the MWBE program with a Small & Local Business Enterprise Preference, saying the move preserves eligibility for federal grants. City documents and local coverage show the shift is tied to recent federal DEI-related directives.

President Trump used the Defense Production Act to order DOE to expand coal, oil, gas, LNG and grid projects. The White House says funds are available, but legal fights and market limits could slow pump relief.

Sen. Mark Warner and his wife said they were "heartbroken beyond words" after their daughter Madison, 36, died following a decades-long struggle with juvenile diabetes.

City Council’s Jan. 20 ordinance banning smoking, vaping and tobacco in parks, buildings and city vehicles took effect April 20. The city says signage and education will accompany the rollout.

At a Perry roundtable, lawmakers said they might limit local vetoes over nuclear and data‑center projects as electricity demand surges. The convening put residents and industry face‑to‑face.

Nearly 500 leaders will read the Bible aloud in Washington this week — President Trump joins with a prerecorded Oval Office reading while critics call the lineup partisan.

A Duveneck aide and PTA leader filed April 20 to run for Palo Alto school board, challenging allies of trustee Rowena Chiu. Her campaign emphasizes student support and rail‑safety work.

The Los Angeles Police Commission unexpectedly reshuffled leaders on Tuesday: Teresa Sánchez‑Gordon stepped down as president and Rasha Gerges Shields was elevated to lead the board.

Assembly Democrats advanced AB 2230, which would bar armed or uniformed individuals within 100 feet of polling places and licensed childcare centers and make violations a felony.

U.S. District Judge April Perry dismissed Illinois' suit over a planned National Guard deployment, saying the dispute is no longer a live controversy for the court.