An anonymous complaint says a former DOGE engineer told colleagues he had copies of Numident and the Master Death File on a thumb drive; the SSA OIG has opened a probe.

A federal complaint says Brooke Cano was fired for union activity and gender discrimination and names Whitehall police and city leaders as defendants. The suit seeks money damages and civil‑rights relief.

The state will rebid family shelter contracts to about 3,200 units even as occupancy hovers near 50%, a move that has lawmakers and providers sparring over access and cost.

Two initiatives would ban trans girls from girls’ teams and restore a broad parents’‑rights law; Olympia has until March 12 to act or voters decide in November.

UC Irvine research and a Stockholm Prize challenge the idea that immigrants raise crime, but Southern California residents reacted with surprise and skepticism.

The Oklahoma House approved HB 3176 to create a state 'GAS Hub' to court federal research dollars and national lab status, advancing the measure amid budget concerns.

Local advocates want Seattle to add “family and relationship structure” to city nondiscrimination law after recent West Coast wins.

Senate Republicans advanced a constitutional referral to expand Arizona’s redistricting commission to nine members and impose a 5,000-person population cap, drawing tribal and civil‑rights warnings.

Oakland will collect roughly $860,000 from OUSD to cover the 2022 school-board election, resolving part of a long-running billing dispute as the district faces steep cuts.

Municipal elections on March 10 brought fresh faces to several Pinellas beach towns amid low turnout and local fights over parking and beach policies.

The VA activated External Provider Scheduling to let staff book community-care appointments directly, a move the agency says will shorten waits. Local impact will depend on how many providers opt in.

Commissioners voted 3-2 to hire First Liberty Institute to respond to a legal demand over the Ten Commandments monument on the courthouse lawn.

HB26‑1273 would limit rideshare platforms to keeping 20% of a rider's fare; drivers' groups back it while companies warn of higher prices and thinner service.