City‑parish officials say moving retirees into a Medicare Advantage plan is saving roughly $15M a year, tapping federal subsidies to ease budget strain. Experts warn network limits and prior authorization could complicate care.

State rules would let limited Big Island aquarium collecting resume with species quotas — even as lawmakers and communities push for a ban. Hearings are set for March 31–April 1.

Henry Ford College advanced five finalists for its presidential search and will hold public campus interviews the weeks of March 23 and March 30. Trustees will review community feedback before making a final pick.

A new UC Berkeley/LA Times poll shows two Republicans leading California’s gubernatorial field as Democrats split the vote and voter engagement lags. The top‑two system raises new stakes ahead of June.

At Rice University, Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that personal attacks on judges risk real‑world violence and “have got to stop,” remarks that landed amid a recent court clash with the White House.

A narrow 5-4 City Council vote left a $2.6M request for PFAS-free turnout gear in committee after tests found PFAS in suits the city bought. Firefighters and the union say they need verified replacements now.

Neighbors say the fight over a new Livonia police headquarters is about transparency and trust after voters rejected a $150M bond; council members say they’re probing a smaller plan.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett will visit Rhodes College on Wednesday for an RSVP-only campus appearance.

Sacramento moved a major 25‑year plan forward to reshape management of the Lower American River as officials race to adapt to earlier snowmelt and protect salmon. Funding, habitat work and heated local tradeoffs are now on the calendar.

Knox County commissioners will consider a plan to phase out the $36 wheel tax over several years, a move supporters say helps drivers while critics warn of lost revenue.

A Tennessee bill would end collaborative conferencing and let school boards refuse teacher meetings, prompting alarm among Memphis educators.

A coalition of food, farming and packaging groups sued to block California’s Truth in Recycling law, arguing the chasing‑arrows ban unlawfully limits packaging labels. The case asks a federal judge to pause enforcement while the courts decide.

Four of five civilian overseers of the Los Angeles Fire Department are leaving as the city reels from the Palisades fire; Mayor Bass has tapped four replacements. The independent watchdog has also recently vacated the post.