A PUCO-approved settlement will return roughly $275 million to FirstEnergy customers, credits and low-income programs begin appearing on February bills.

Mayor Mike Johnston ordered Denver police to detain ICE officers who use excessive force and promised local investigations and possible prosecutions.

A legislative audit found missing and delayed background screenings for Worcester County Public Schools staff and flagged procurement problems that were referred to prosecutors.

A proposed settlement bars state prosecutors from enforcing a 2025 Tennessee law that would have made sanctuary-supporting votes a felony and resolves a suit by seven Nashville councilmembers.

The city pushed an outside review of Police Chief Teresa Theetge to March 31 as outside counsel continues interviews, officials say the second extension adds no new cost.

House Bill 1301 would raise excise taxes on alcohol and marijuana to fund a new Colorado Mental Health Institute in Aurora and long‑term civil‑commitment beds.

Sen. Bernie Moreno introduced S.3746 to bar public-assistance recipients from sending remittances abroad and attach fines up to $100,000, a Senate objection left the bill in committee.

A district-level poll circulated by the Allred campaign puts Colin Allred well ahead of Rep. Julie Johnson as Texas’ March 3 primary approaches in Dallas.

A proposed Hawaii bill would treat private home listings as an unfair trade practice and expose agents to penalties. The move could reshape how many island homes are marketed.

Richmond County's manager moved county‑leased mobile‑home trailers to family property behind Rockingham Dragway, and commissioners say they weren't notified. The move renews questions about oversight of county assets.

A Denver family says an ICE detainee disappeared from the agency's online tracker during transfers, blocking commissary access and legal help before a deportation. Advocates blame transfers and a slow public tracker.

Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata filed a package that would create a city emergency relief fund, overhaul ZBA rules, and formally recognize Womens History Month.

At a Painesville forum, local officials warned that abolishing property taxes could hollow out school budgets and critical community services.