The closed-door debate comes as early voting opens this weekend in the newly redrawn District 23 race.

Roughly 3,600 Mecklenburg County households had no air conditioning in 2023, fueling a push for a citywide cooling mandate.

A fifth-grader was disciplined over a Montessori fruit knife, but his mother's lawsuit collapsed after judges found fabricated case law in her lawyer's brief.

Rob Bonta says Idaho's rule targeting transgender students is unconstitutional, leaning on California's decade-old inclusive facility policies.

Adelaide Lee Elementary teaches in Spanish and English while John Marshall's new center lets teens fly drones and earn college credit.

The $129 million campus fulfills a promise made in 1998, but SFUSD's citywide lottery means living nearby is no guarantee of a seat.

Three council members want a construction freeze on data centers, saying nearly 50 facilities already crowd the far West Side.

Federal RESTART grants will fund paid work-day-one jobs for ex-offenders at RecycleForce and beyond, reaching seven Indiana counties.

Houston added 39,700 jobs in a year, yet its jobless rate now tops both Texas and the nation.

Frost-hit apple and cherry growers can now borrow up to $500,000 at 3.75% interest, but wildfires are piling on new pressure.

State auditors say Enbridge's rate hike request should be cut nearly in half, but critics still call it a burden on seniors.

Col. Yolanda Gore leaves Fort Meade after two years, but her planned successor was swapped out without explanation the morning of the ceremony.

Newly unionized PAs on Chicago Fire and Chicago Med say NBCUniversal slashed their hours right after they organized.