Twenty years after North Carolina’s first lottery ticket, the poorest counties still spend far more per person on tickets than wealthier areas, renewing equity questions as education funds flow.

The Newsom administration declined to disclose how much CHP protection for Kamala Harris' book tour is costing California taxpayers, saying the numbers are security‑sensitive. The CHP confirmed it has records but refused to release receipts under a legal exemption.

Rob Bonta says the California DOJ secured a $1.64M settlement with Crossroads after alleged misuse of a state loan‑loss reserve program. Details remain scarce.

The 101st Airborne has opened a review after videos showed AH‑64 Apaches hovering near Kid Rock's Whites Creek estate during Saturday's No Kings rallies.

Five Austin councilmembers asked staff to study banning face coverings for officers in a March 13 memo that frames the step as a transparency and accountability move. Staff are due to report back by mid‑April.

Former instructors and records say ICE recruits at the Glynco academy were rushed through condensed training, prompting congressional scrutiny and agency denials.

A federal appeals panel paused the deportation of John Marcus Ramsay and remanded his case to the BIA, granting a stay while the agency weighs equitable tolling.

A Mexican national was found unresponsive at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on March 25 and later pronounced dead; Mexico has asked U.S. officials for answers and consular action.

A Noblesville High School freshman has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether schools may ban student flyers with political slogans. The petition challenges a Seventh Circuit ruling that sided with the district.

The Supreme Court declined to review the Chinook Indian Nation's recognition case, keeping in place lower‑court rulings and uncertainty over federal benefits. Tribal leaders say they’ll press Congress and administrative channels.

King County’s council voted to make possession and small-scale cultivation of psilocybin and ayahuasca a low law-enforcement priority while urging more research.

Mayor Mamdani has added undergraduate degrees to the city's long-running scholarship program for employees; applications are open March 30–April 27.

A Republican-backed bill would criminalize mailing abortion medication in Arizona, adding felony penalties for providers and misdemeanors for patients amid active court fights.