The U.S. Wildland Fire Service has named nine geographic-area chiefs, tapping senior federal fire managers from California to the Great Basin. Most appointees are career agency fire managers.

Sen. Bob Archuleta introduced SB 1407 to exempt military retirement and survivor benefits from California taxable income, proposing to lift the $20,000 cap signed into law last year.

The Minnesota National Guard says more than 250 personnel are serving in the CENTCOM region as strikes on Iran escalate; CENTCOM has confirmed U.S. casualties. Local units from Duluth, Marshall and Stillwater are among those deployed.

State Rep. Karen Whitsett said on March 2 she won't seek re-election and will not run for public office again, calling it a spiritual decision. Her 4th District seat is now open and local campaigns are already active.

For the first time, six women — including Mayor Shelley Berkley — now lead the seven-member Las Vegas City Council as the city kicks off Women’s History Month.

SBCCOG presented a South Bay plan to LA County that aims to clarify which services cities run and what the county will manage.

Florida’s attorney general says he may sue Jacksonville after investigators found two binders of firearm logbooks that recorded personal details of people who carried guns into city buildings.

Six Democrats are vying to replace James Talarico in Austin27s House District 50 in a primary that will be decided Tuesday. The field mixes labor-backed organizers, Capitol staffers and local attorneys.

Pro‑Football LLC will pay $1 million to the District to settle claims that the team misled D.C. residents about a workplace investigation.

David Miller, a former federal prosecutor and cryptocurrency lawyer, will lead the CFTC’s enforcement division effective March 2 as the agency widens oversight of digital‑asset and prediction markets.

Texas will stop SNAP benefits from buying candy and sweetened drinks starting April 1, 2026. Here’s what shoppers and retailers need to know.

Scott Stringer told CBS New York that raising taxes may be on the table as the city weighs how to close multi‑billion‑dollar budget gaps. He urged straight talk about trade‑offs.

State senators have advanced bills to speed magistrate hearings, expand counsel and require risk assessments after a federal ruling and new local research.