Mayor Mamdani toured Housing Court on April 13 and said he saw families on the brink of eviction, pledging to work with judges to address delays and unsafe conditions.

Lawmakers passed a bill to block uncoordinated relocations of homeless Tennesseans without written consent from the receiving city; Gov. Bill Lee now has the measure.

City Council committees will examine how jailed New Yorkers register and vote at Rikers tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., with bills on ballot‑curing and jail voter reporting on the agenda.

County leaders are weighing whether to create a local medical examiner’s office or join a regional service after death investigations and autopsy spending climbed. Officials say the move could speed answers for families and cut outsourcing costs.

A new analysis says a $15 minimum wage would boost pay for hundreds of thousands of Ohio workers, but other models put the total nearer 1 million. The difference is how researchers count beneficiaries.

Dallas County officials have set a procedural step toward issuing up to $350 million in certificates of obligation, including $60 million for land for a new jail. The move would avoid a voter referendum and repay the debt through property taxes.

A DoorDash driver delivered McDonald’s to the Oval Office and left with a $100 tip as President Trump touted his 'no tax on tips' law.

Philadelphia approved a 10‑year concession with Ancestry to digitize roughly 20 million archival records; the city retains copies and libraries will offer free access.

MassLive's searchable Newton payroll shows eight city employees earned more than $300K in 2025 — seven were police officers and the top earner took home $354,772.

Sen. Jacky Rosen toured the Nevada National Security Site on April 13, 2026, and warned that explosive nuclear testing should not return, urging reliance on new diagnostics instead.

The FCC has warned several New York property owners after tracing unlicensed FM signals to buildings in Manhattan and Queens. Owners have 10 business days to show broadcasts have stopped or face steep penalties.

Top Democrats unveiled HB1532, the Utility RELIEF Act, promising roughly $150 in annual savings through temporary cuts to the EmPOWER surcharge and new data‑center rules.

Federal prosecutors have ordered Reddit to appear before a secret D.C. grand jury to identify an anti‑ICE commenter; civil‑liberties groups warn it could chill anonymous speech.