HB819 would exempt acute‑care hospitals from Tennessee's certificate‑of‑need rules, promising faster access but prompting warnings about consolidation and rural risk.

DOJ documents show West Palm physician Bruce Moskowitz treated Jeffrey Epstein, arranged care for women in his circle and advised on Trump‑era VA policy.

A Florida drone startup backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump is merging with Aureus Greenway to list on Nasdaq as the Pentagon scales drone purchases.

Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale, Kentucky, has been identified as the seventh U.S. service member to die after being wounded during Iran’s opening strikes. The Army says he will be posthumously promoted.

Legislative leaders asked a federal court to intervene in a class action challenging HB 805, setting up a legal fight over prison access to gender‑affirming care.

A Tax Foundation ranking finds Louisiana’s combined state and local sales tax averages 10.11%, the highest in the nation after a 2025 state-rate increase. The number reflects heavy local levies across parishes.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will unveil a major life‑sciences investment in Bradley Monday; the administration has released few details but says more information will follow.

The New York Fed's February consumer survey shows one‑year inflation expectations near 3%, but the survey closed before a recent oil‑price shock tied to the Iran conflict.

A disclosure fight over a Qatar World Cup trafficking lawsuit has stalled Fulton County's $150M North Fulton sewage contract and forced a temporary extension for the operator.

Parma Heights says a fake-invoice email scam cost the city roughly $225,000. Officials have installed multifactor authentication and amended a cybersecurity contract.

Republican lawmakers unveiled the 'Holly Act,' a proposal to limit charitable bail for violent offenders, raise bond payments for repeat no‑shows and give the attorney general new appeal powers.

Gov. Josh Stein rolled out a short-term "critical needs" budget Monday to address urgent funding gaps as the state remains without a full two-year budget. The proposal aims to shore up Medicaid, recovery and frontline staffing.

An Eleventh Circuit panel will hear arguments over Florida’s HB3 this week, testing whether a ban on kids’ social accounts and age-verification rules violate the First Amendment.