A rushed board vote and a missed county deadline mean Oakland Unified's parcel tax renewal won't reach voters until 2028.

A new city ordinance would force employers to fund 40 hours of hands-on training instead of computer modules for unarmed guards.

Eastern NC and Asheville customers face a smaller hike than first proposed, but the AG's office still says it's too much.

Plain City's unanimous vote comes even though zero developers have filed to build there yet.

Three incumbents face two challengers as candidates race to file before the Aug. 17 deadline for four at-large trustee seats.

Melissa Conyears-Ervin says the South and West Side investment fund never attracted outside capital and should fund layoff prevention instead.

Oracle joins Meta and OpenAI in backing Abbott's audit rules as Texas pauses new grid hookups statewide.

The caucus is urging unity as Democrats brace for a tight fall fight against Republican Mike Rogers.

A state audit found California blew past inspection deadlines at more than three-quarters of nursing homes reviewed, leaving oversight gaps for vulnerable residents.

A state lawmaker wants to force Bastrop's council to meet in city limits after officials debated an $830K budget gap two hours from home.

City commissioners approved the fee hikes 3-0, with two members absent, as part of a wider budget package raising fire, water and garbage rates too.

Critics call it self-dealing: Paxton's company leased a hospital-grounds cell tower for years while he sat on that hospital's board.

County Council's unanimous new rule forces developers to hire locally or pay into a community fund — or risk losing future incentives.