Senate Bill 1424 would require annual, non‑handling firearm-safety instruction for Arizona K‑12 students starting in 2027, drawing mixed reactions from advocates and parents.

A Salt Lake City man says ICE pressured him into a voluntary-departure form he didnt understand; his lawyers have asked a judge to undo the paperwork.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will name Gregory Anderson to lead DSNY, returning a veteran sanitation operative to oversee containerization, composting and operations.

Daytona Beach commissioners voted to send a charter amendment to the November ballot that would bar using treated wastewater as drinking water. The decision lands as a 2032 state deadline pushes cities to find new outlets for reclaimed water.

County leaders are asking the council to allow the 0.25% jail sales tax to cover operating costs as well as construction. A GMP and bond vote are scheduled in April.

Rep. Mike Clampitt, the Bryson City Republican who represented western North Carolina’s 119th district, died Wednesday after a lengthy fight with cancer.

Gov. Evers signed a law extending BadgerCare postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months. The change affects thousands of low‑income mothers across Wisconsin.

Shapiro’s budget would extend death and workers’ comp protections to state‑deployed firefighters, EMS and police, building on last year’s PTSD reforms.

Gov. Joe Lombardo thanked Wayne Allyn Root at a Las Vegas GOP dinner, calling him "an awesome spokesman" — an audio recording of the remark has surfaced.

San Mateo supervisors pulled support for a proposed 69‑bed Horizon recovery campus at 101 N. El Camino Real after neighbors raised safety and traffic concerns. A town hall is scheduled next Tuesday.

Utah will double the voluntary contribution on its black 'historical' license plate to $50 in 2027, redirecting proceeds to transportation, cultural programs and Olympic venue grants.

Dozens of home care workers staged a sit‑in at City Hall on March 18, pushing Mayor Mamdani and the Council to ban 24‑hour shifts and cap shifts at 12 hours.

A longtime McHenry County election judge collapsed and died Tuesday night while ballots were being counted at McCullom Lake Village Hall, county officials said.