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

Secretary Rubio's State Department has reworked the Foreign Service exam and recast A‑100 to emphasize U.S. history, logical reasoning and an 'America First' curriculum.

A $12.5M state patch for federal SNAP administrative cuts is being split evenly across counties, leaving Cuyahoga facing a roughly $7.5M shortfall and possible layoffs.

Tacoma’s City Council approved Hyun Kim’s contract and set his salary at $358,363.20 — higher than Washington’s governor and near the top of the city’s posted pay range.

A D.C. judge ruled the American Bar Association can press claims that the White House ran a policy to punish law firms, keeping a major test of presidential power alive. The decision preserves the ABA's bid to block enforcement of the orders.

A legislative panel wants to move power over lawyer discipline in North Carolina from bar‑run panels to elected officials, a shift critics say would politicize oversight.

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five bills that would have limited transgender youths’ access to care and sports, saying the measures were "Not approved" and defending LGBTQ Wisconsinites.

The Justice Department told the D.C. Circuit it wants to shrink the CFPB to roughly 556 workers, prompting sharp warnings from judges, unions and consumer advocates.

NCAE plans a May 1 march in downtown Raleigh to demand more school funding and reversals of recent legislative policies. The timing coincides with a Wake County teacher workday.

A five-year forecast presented to Plano council shows rising costs for stations and firefighter staffing, and staff say a property-tax increase may be needed to protect reserves.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and other Democrats have centered child care in the 2026 primary, from a 7% cost cap to proposals for expanded subsidies and universal pre‑K.

Photos and message logs published by tabloids appear to show Bryon Noem cross‑dressing and chatting with adult performers; Kristi Noem says the family is "devastated" and security experts warn of potential exposure.

CLEAT says Arlington is requiring injured officers to use personal sick and vacation time for medical appointments tied to on‑the‑job injuries.