A federal lawsuit alleges an incarcerated woman was induced against her will at Logan Correctional Center, raising questions about consent policies in Illinois prisons.

Bill Clinton spent nearly six hours under oath in Chappaqua denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and saying, “I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong.” Lawmakers signaled more subpoenas and possible release of depositions.

After the Board of Airport Commissioners trimmed a council seat and added a residency rule, City Council asked LAWA to compile the Van Nuys advisory bylaws and recommend fixes.

Kent secured state approval under HB 2015 to keep a 0.1% safety sales tax and pursue state grants to hire additional officers. The move clears a path for roughly 10 new hires and a fast‑moving application window.

A Tennessee bill would bar businesses from using shoppers' personal data to set individualized prices, with narrow exemptions for insurers and some banks.

Diya Vij is set to lead New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, a post that controls hundreds of millions in arts funding and programs across the five boroughs.

Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera will lead Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration after Commissioner Dannette Smith’s retirement amid staff complaints and an outside probe.

A federal judge found that arrests during a South Shore ICE sweep violated the Castañon Nava consent decree, identifying defective field warrants and ordering releases and reporting.

Citrus Heights is weighing 18 new rules for massage businesses — from criminal‑history disclosures to banning table showers — to curb illicit activity while therapists warn of overreach.

Cutoff day in Olympia left the 0.05 DUI proposal dead while bills on toxicology testing, face‑covering limits and supplemental budgets moved forward.

Nine years after Reagan Tokes' murder, her mother is backing a bill to require real‑time GPS tracking and faster 911 alerts for certain violent offenders in Ohio.

Proposed state rules would raise retail hemp fees from $150 to $20,000 and could force out small shops across Texas.

Rep. Mark Hiner unveiled HJR 7 to amend Ohio’s constitution and exempt owner‑occupied homes from property taxes, a change he says would deliver more than $10 billion in relief. The measure now heads to committee as officials weigh local budget impacts.