Mayor Jerry Demings has reassembled a citizen panel to weigh how Orange County spends a surge in tourist-tax revenue. The task force begins meetings July 21.

The City Manager’s recommended FY2026‑27 budget balances citywide spending but warns of roughly $20M in revenue at risk; Council will weigh approval June 23.

A citizen petition in Payne County asks a judge to impanel a grand jury to review allegations against former DA Laura Thomas, naming local agencies and court entities.

Advocates say ICE retaliated against hunger‑striking detainees at Adelanto, alleging transfers, solitary confinement and restraints while DHS and GEO Group deny abuse. Lawmakers were handed a petition during a visit.

A punctuation fix in Arizona’s firefighter cancer law has run into last‑minute insurance opposition, raising stakes over whether adenocarcinoma counts as a standalone covered cancer. Lawmakers and unions say the tweak would prevent costly denials.

Ohio lawmakers approved a bill to add a three-step "success sequence" — graduate, work, marry — to required coursework in grades 6–12, prompting debate over schools teaching family timing.

North Miami Rep. Dotie Joseph launched a surprise Democratic bid for Florida governor, pitching affordability, worker pay and housing after a high-profile withdrawal. Her entry reshuffles the field.

A state bill on the governor’s desk would bar Phoenix and other Arizona cities from charging stores for abandoned cart retrieval, shifting a local cleanup tool to the state level.

Florida’s CFO says his office found $470M in alleged ‘excessive’ spending in Miami‑Dade’s 2025‑26 budget and recommends a 0.83‑mill cut to return money to homeowners.

A Berkeley Ph.D. candidate and founder of ISP‑Myanmar was detained in Kunming on suspicion of espionage, Chinese officials say. Details remain scarce as diplomats seek answers.

The new 30x30 Vision Council held its first meeting on May 7 and tapped Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert III to lead a 30-year planning effort across housing, transit and more.

City officials say parking receipts have rebounded enough to cover Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center bond payment this year, sparing the general fund for now.

A Farragut alderman running for mayor had his Gibbs High School contract not renewed in 2021 after multiple reprimands, public records show.