Early statewide polls give Gov. Josh Shapiro a double‑digit lead over Stacy Garrity; fundraising and turnout will shape the May primary and the November race.

City leaders are weighing cuts that could remove $6.6M from the police budget, squeezing patrols, recruit classes and technology investments.

A House-passed bill to ban automatic recurring campaign charges drew praise in a Senate committee and now heads to debate after reporting showed repeated charges to vulnerable donors.

Longtime St. Charles lawman Tom Neer has died. Visitation and funeral services are scheduled April 4 at Baue Funeral Home.

The ACLU and Legal Aid have asked a judge to hold Milwaukee County in contempt over alleged failures at the county jail while the county seeks to end a 2001 consent decree.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced the INSULIN Act this week to cap insulin copays at $35 for many with private insurance. The package also includes a 10-state pilot to help some uninsured patients access low-cost insulin.

PECO has asked regulators for a 12.5% electricity rate increase that could add about $20 to a typical monthly bill starting in 2027.

A judge has dismissed Alex Villanueva from a civil rights suit filed by an LASD secretary, narrowing the case as the county prepares for an April hearing.

A Rockland County man and the Firearms Policy Coalition sued in Manhattan federal court to overturn New York’s Times Square gun ban, arguing licensed carriers need self‑defense in public.

A Kuwaiti supertanker, the Al‑Salmi, was struck and burned off Dubai while fully laden, officials said. Kuwait blamed Iran and the hit amplified shipping and oil-market unrest.

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce plans an Oklahoma–Taiwan regional trade office after a chamber MOU, aiming to help local firms export and attract Taiwanese investment.

State lawmakers voted to rename the optional March 31 observance to Farm Workers Day and sent the bill to the governor. Sponsors said the change centers survivors and farmworkers.

Oral arguments are underway in New Orleans over whether McKinney must pay after police destroyed a retiree’s home during a 2020 SWAT standoff.