Mayor Indya Kincannon will unveil her 2026-27 budget at the new Urban Wilderness Gateway Park pavilion on Arbor Day, April 24, with shuttles and a lunchtime program.

Experts at an EdSource roundtable urged expanding preschool and deep P-3 interventions to curb rising special-education costs and staffing shortages. Research shows prevention can save money.

California AG Rob Bonta joined a multistate brief urging the Supreme Court to preserve state failure‑to‑warn claims in the Roundup litigation.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Columbus can immediately appeal a judge’s injunction that has blocked local magazine limits and a safe‑storage rule. The case returns to the appeals court.

Five candidates debated prosecuting federal immigration agents and the future of the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office at a packed Sabathani forum ahead of the August primary.

Novartis and AbbVie sued Washington after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed SB 5981, arguing the 340B transparency law will cause steep losses and legal conflict.

Cuyahoga County will stop using race‑ or sex‑based contracting goals on federally funded projects after a DOT rule paused DBE targets, local bridge and airport work is affected.

Sen. Ted Budd says FEMA announced $103 million in public-assistance grants for 50 projects to clear debris, repair schools and fix roads after Hurricanes Helene and Florence.

Ferguson signed a Washington operating budget that pairs aid for low‑income households with agency cuts and a $1 billion draw from reserves.

A federal judge found Pembroke Pines’ demand for officers’ private texts invalid under Florida law, undercutting threats of criminal penalties as the federal case moves forward.

A federal judge granted qualified immunity to Starr County prosecutors and the sheriff in Lizelle Gonzalez’s suit over her 2022 abortion arrest, but county claims survive. The case will now move into discovery.

Thurston and Pierce sheriffs say SB 5974 hands state officials the power to unseat decertified sheriffs, tightening qualifications and raising constitutional and budget questions for counties.

Columbus City Schools would let teachers decide when students can use AI on assignments, while setting limits, data protections and academic-integrity rules.