A statewide audit flagged 10 teacher‑prep programs as out of step with Ohio’s science‑of‑reading law while third‑grade reading proficiency slipped — and a December deadline now looms.

After the Supreme Court limited state bans on conversion therapy, California senators introduced SB 934, which would create malpractice remedies and extend filing windows for survivors.

Newly released emails show U.S. Marshals waived requirements to deputize Elon Musk's private security while he led DOGE. The records raise oversight and liability questions.

The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a complaint against retired Clinton County Judge John 'Tim' Rudduck, finding the state's anti-endorsement rule unconstitutional.

A state Senate committee will weigh SB 1305 on April 7 — a bill directing CDFW to study restoring California’s grizzly bear and laying out a roadmap for any eventual return.

A new AARP analysis and local reporting show about 2.1 million Ohio adults provide unpaid care, and advocates and lawmakers are pushing tax credits to ease steep costs.

Residents, students and teachers rallied outside Cary Hall as a town vote on proposed cuts that would remove about 65 positions and non‑renew 160 early‑career staff was postponed.

Lewis Rice has billed St. Louis County $889,448 in Lt. Col. Troy Doyle’s discrimination suit; with a $935,000 contract cap and trial set for August, more county funding could be required.

Harrisburg’s response to a wave of planned data centers includes a House bill to force developers to pay for grid upgrades, water reporting measures and fast‑track permits for self‑powered sites.

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi says his voter enrollment was switched to the Working Families Party without his consent and he’s accused perennial candidate Jonathan Rinaldi.

The SFPUC has proposed a two‑step rate package that would raise average water and sewer bills roughly 23% by July 1, 2027 to pay for aging pipes and treatment upgrades.

An overnight MPS access-system update delayed openings at several Milwaukee polling sites this morning; officials say only a small number of voters were affected.

An updated News & Observer database lists base annual pay for city and town employees across the Triangle, from small towns to Raleigh officials. It excludes overtime and school payrolls.