The FDA authorized Colorado’s plan to import select prescription drugs from Canada, clearing a key regulatory hurdle. The state projects roughly $46.2M in savings over three years.

A new City Council measure would stop 311 from forwarding certain repeat anonymous, non‑emergency complaints about so‑called "harassed" properties, drawing praise from landlords and concern from tenant advocates. The bill is now in committee.

Baltimore City Public Schools agreed to pay $5.2M and adopt a state‑backed funding formula for 30 charter schools, settling years of disputes and locking in new charges for central services.

Michigan’s attorney general has opened a court‑authorized probe into a BP near Detroit Metro Airport after investigators recorded $5.24/gallon sales and dozens of complaints.

Chunming Wang, who invested more than $100M in Oahu real estate, is fighting deportation after federal officials cited alien‑smuggling and Communist Party ties.

Former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau will speak at Queens University on Oct. 27 at the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center. Tickets go on sale in August.

Eatonville council considers a transparency push asking HostDime for details on water, power use, noise and appearance as a new data center rises along I‑4.

The Education Department approved Indiana’s waiver to merge about $50M from five federal grants into one flexible pot — a move officials say will cut red tape and critics say could hurt disadvantaged students.

Rep. Tim Moore says roughly $22M in FEMA aid will reimburse debris removal and infrastructure repairs across NC‑14, with the largest single award going to Burke County.

After a Monroe County judge sided with Showers West tenants, Bloomington’s RDC has filed appeals and voted to send two lease disputes to mediation on June 29.

County Executive Sam Page tapped a police captain as acting director of the Buzz Westfall Justice Center as the jail faces staffing shortages and multimillion-dollar repairs.

Lawmakers set up a dedicated Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund for the Amite River Basin, funneling sand severance revenues into local restoration and flood‑risk projects. Officials say the modest pot could unlock federal matches for basin‑scale work.

Ballard's campaign says it submitted 35,167 petition signatures to county clerks as it races June 30 and July 15 deadlines. Verification now determines whether he makes the November ballot.