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.

State lawmakers filed at least 18 bills to regulate AI, focusing on chatbots, deepfakes and health‑care uses that could affect children and consumers.

Mayor Mary Sheffield tapped Ali Abazeed — Dearborn’s founding public‑health director — as Detroit’s new chief public health officer. The hire brings a neighborhood‑first approach into city hall.

On April 7 Glendale‑River Hills voters will decide a four‑year, $5 million‑per‑year referendum that officials say is needed to preserve programs and staff.

IPS voted to transfer Raymond Brandes (School 65) to Dynamic Minds Academy for $1, giving the autism‑focused charter a shot at a second campus while the district lists another building for sale and shifts land to IndyParks.

A forensic audit says Greenburgh left millions uncollected and commingled funds meant for a courthouse, raising new questions for long‑time Supervisor Paul Feiner. Town records show the board hired an outside firm last fall to dig into 2020–2023 books.

Centrists convened in Charleston to make the case for a middle‑of‑the‑road 2028 nominee and to blunt AOC's national momentum, prompting immediate progressive pushback.

New reporting finds the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i billed taxpayers up to $166 per PCR test and has launched an outside review amid scrutiny.

A narrow committee vote sent a Colorado second‑look bill forward that would let some long‑term prisoners ask judges to reopen sentences after 20 years, but prosecutors warn victims could lose finality.

Joe Nguyễn left his role at the Washington Department of Commerce to become president and CEO of the Seattle Metro Chamber, pledging to focus on jobs, affordability and small‑business readiness.

Scott Air Force Base suspended its Trusted Traveler program and now requires REAL ID, vehicle registration and background checks for visitors amid the Middle East conflict.

A former staffer’s federal complaint says smutty cartoons and a 'balloon penis' were part of a lewd culture at the comptroller’s Manhattan office; the case settled in 2024.