County Executive Aisha Braveboy has tapped interim Shawn Joseph as Prince George’s permanent superintendent amid attendance and achievement challenges. The new hire locks in leadership as the district seeks to turn pockets of progress into systemwide gains.

The San Francisco Superior Court plans to end its decades‑long partnership with the Pretrial Diversion Project, citing financial transparency concerns. Advocates warn shifting services to probation could disrupt thousands of people awaiting trial.

Senate Bill 3365 would create interest-free loans for distressed hospitals, expand preeclampsia screening and add oversight for cottage-style nursing homes.

Reporting and ethics filings say Tom DiNapoli’s 2024 Israel trip — paid for by a Jewish group — raised conflict concerns as the state pension holds hundreds of millions in Israel bonds.

Woodland officials are weighing a one‑cent sales tax for the November ballot that staff say would raise about $16 million a year to fund roads and core services.

A new Illinois measure would raise compensation for people exonerated after wrongful convictions to $50,000 per year and count pretrial and juvenile detention toward awards.

Sen. Graciela Guzmán’s HB 4990 passed the Illinois Senate this week, adding definitions for digital harassment, clarifying confidentiality, and creating a civil enforcement option for survivors.

The state Senate unanimously passed SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, to give California agencies inspection and penalty powers over privately run immigration detention centers. The bill is part of a nine‑measure package now headed to the Assembly.

FPC filed a reply brief in Heeter v. James, pressing a constitutional challenge to New York’s 2022 body‑armor restrictions as summary‑judgment briefing runs through June.

Merrimack and Suffolk filed to pilot three‑year, reduced‑credit bachelor’s degrees — Merrimack at ~96 credits and Suffolk at 94. Public comment runs May 29–June 19 before a late‑June review.

Duke Energy asked regulators for a 38% boost to delivery charges that could add about $18 to a typical Ohio household's monthly bill.

A contract to sell two Frenchmen Street garden lots for $15,000 each has prompted eviction notices, a petition and a mayoral review. Neighbors are mobilizing to save the space.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing ChatGPT of causing harm to Floridians and children. The 83‑page complaint seeks penalties and limits on under‑13 data collection.