Austin state Rep. Gina Hinojosa won the Democratic primary and will challenge Gov. Greg Abbott in November. Her campaign ran on schools, health care and anti-corruption themes.

A Senate committee recommended the Women’s Safety and Protection Act, a bill that would redefine sex in Tennessee law and affect schools, shelters and prisons.

Lawmakers advanced SB229 to combine sick and vacation time into PTO and rework 401(k) matches; unions warn long‑serving state employees could lose earned hours. The bill also shifts maternity and insurance rules to other measures.

The Israeli Consulate in Midtown Atlanta says it has tightened security and is coordinating with Atlanta police after U.S.- and Israeli-led strikes on Iran. Officials call the steps precautionary.

Janisse Quiñones will leave LADWP on March 27, 2026 to return to Puerto Rico to lead grid modernization. The mayor’s office called it a coordinated transition.

New York’s bid to keep DST year‑round would only take effect if Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont pass identical laws and Congress changes federal rules.

A new bill would exempt invited campus speakers from Utah’s 2024 anti‑DEI restrictions after campuses’ strict compliance prompted cancellations and center changes.

DFL lawmakers in St. Paul rolled out bills this week to ban so‑called 'surveillance pricing' — limiting retailers' use of shoppers' data and biometric tech to set individualized prices.

A federal class-action in Los Angeles says ICE is deporting noncitizen survivors pursuing U and T visas. Plaintiffs want a judge to pause a 2025 guidance they say stripped protections.

A Denver judge refused to bar Eileen Laubacher from the Democratic assembly process, keeping a high‑stakes primary fight with Rep. Lauren Boebert alive.

Incumbent Glenda McDonald and community activists Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris and Joshua Lamere have filed campaign committees, launching Highland Park’s 2026 mayoral contest. The filings set the stage for an August primary and a November general election.

ICE has posted a federal notice seeking roughly 17,800 T10 Tasers in a five‑year, $220M procurement — a step that has lawmakers and safety advocates raising red flags.

At a Lansing hearing, Matt DePerno urged GOP lawmakers to review state spending on the tabulator tampering prosecution and questioned the attorney general’s motives.