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The Supreme Court heard Hunter v. United States this week, testing whether plea‑agreement waivers can block constitutional challenges to sentences.
Mayor Tim Lowery hosted FFSD Superintendent Dr. Howard Fields on the city podcast to explain Proposition S, a 48¢ levy the district says will fund safety, staffing and RECA record support.
The USPS will default mailing addresses to Sandy Springs across seven ZIP codes, a change city leaders say will fix tax and safety headaches.
D.C. collected $531,192 from 14 out-of-state drivers under the STEER Act, resolving dozens of unpaid citations with nine judgments and five settlements.
Fort Worth paused most new hiring after a memo from City Manager Jay Chapa warned of a projected budget shortfall. Police, fire and seasonal roles are exempt.
BEA’s second estimate trims Q4 2025 growth to 0.7%, with the October–November government shutdown blamed for a major drag on GDP.
The Ohio Supreme Court will weigh whether Forest Hills Local School District can keep an ICE‑response plan hidden after a lawsuit challenged redactions and a closed-door meeting.
Deed records show DHS paid $145 million for a massive Salt Lake City warehouse at 6020 W 300 S, renewing concern after national reporting on ICE warehouse purchases.
Senators advanced a bill to convey 124 acres of BLM land to Price, enabling a proposed 7,000-acre-foot reservoir; committee added reversionary protections before unanimous approval.
A federal judge found Indiana DHS unlawfully discriminated by reclassifying nonprofit recovery homes as commercial; Place of Grace was awarded $206,232.11.
Republican groups filed for summary judgment to bar so‑called “never residents” from North Carolina state ballots on March 11, 2026. The case heads to a four‑day bench trial April 20 in Wake County.
House lawmakers approved HB 4280 on Friday, nudging the ROADS Fund cap to $670M and adding new reporting rules for ODOT. The bill advances to the Senate.
At a Phoenix Business Journal panel Friday, lawmakers and corporate executives traded warnings and ideas for cutting health‑care and prescription costs in Arizona. The debate split along tax, regulatory and market lines.
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