A former Assembly aide says she was assaulted in 2003 and is now backing a civil suit that accuses the Assembly of protecting powerful insiders. Her affidavit and recent filings have pushed the case back into the spotlight.

The State Land Board’s stewardship plan would ban new energy leasing near active lesser prairie‑chicken leks and roll out habitat assessments and grazing incentives. Ranchers say the proposal overlooks years of private stewardship.

OpenSecrets and federal contracting data show GEO, CoreCivic, CSI and other firms won multibillion‑dollar ICE work as flights, transfers and monitoring surged. The awards have provoked fresh scrutiny and local pushback.

Oklahoma voters will decide on June 16, 2026 whether State Question 832 phases the minimum wage to $15 by 2029 and expands coverage. The ballot measure also ties future raises to inflation.

Mayor Michelle Wu convened Boston executives at Harvard’s Treehouse to crowdsource candidates and ideas for the city’s next economic chief. The search will pair public strategy with private outreach.

Jeanine Pirro refused to say whether she’d prosecute President Trump in a hypothetical shooting, a short exchange detailed in a New York Magazine profile. The moment has revived questions about politics and prosecution in Washington.

Councilor Jesse Brown says an IMPD officer shoved him during a downtown protest near Lucas Oil Stadium and that he has filed a formal complaint. Local politics and oversight questions are now in play.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians introduced a draft ordinance seeking an indefinite moratorium on data centers on the Qualla Boundary, citing humming noise, health and sacred-water concerns.

A crowded Democratic primary on May 5 will pick who faces Rep. Max Miller in Ohio’s 7th District. The field ranges from union leaders to a former county executive.

City Councilmembers will introduce charter amendments Monday proposing a mayoral‑removal mechanism, lower veto threshold and new ethics and whistleblower rules.

TVA nominee Lee Beaman is tied to a federal suit that names Rick Santorum and Zero Global Waste. The filings and reporting highlight alleged investments at the center of the case.

A state bill would require the MTA to notify riders within 24 hours of bed‑bug infestations on trains and buses. The measure cleared the Assembly and now sits in the Senate.

Wentzville compressed its 300+ page 2026 budget into a brief summary meant to highlight operating priorities and capital projects.