A student‑led petition asking a Nevada court to remove CCSD Trustee Lorena Biassotti topped 1,000 signatures and drew public criticism at Thursday’s board meeting.

The Honolulu Police Commission has hired a national search firm and opened an anonymous community survey to shape the recruitment profile for the next police chief. The survey is open through Feb. 28, 2026.

A congressional hearing in Fairfax put local leaders and economists on the record about how DOGE-driven federal job cuts could strip billions from the DMV and hit small businesses.

Columbus prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against STRS leaders Rudy Fichtenbaum and Wade Steen after a review found reliance on counsel made proving intent unlikely. A judge still must decide whether to remove them from the board.

Duval County Public Schools is reassessing its relocation strategy after Chase Properties backed out of a $17.2 million deal to buy DCPS's Southbank headquarters, forcing the district to also terminate a related contract with Dream Finders Homes.

A state audit found payroll padding and oversight failures at the Lincoln County E‑911 Trust Authority. The director was paid $34,329 in wages auditors say she did not earn.

Lawmakers have proposed a $130B fund to rebuild schools nationwide; Hawaii officials say federal grants and bonds could help chip away at a large repair backlog.

Missouri joins the "A Home for Every Child" initiative to reform child welfare, aiming to provide secure homes for children and reduce administrative burdens.

U.S. Attorney Leah Foley says about 850 habeas petitions have landed in Boston federal court since January 2025 — a roughly 12,000% jump from 2024 amid ICE enforcement surges. The spike has attorneys and judges racing to sort jurisdiction and due process questions.

Jacob Chansley refiled a $40 trillion lawsuit naming Donald Trump and again calls for a $40T coin and a new "republic" with Phoenix as its capital.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani nominated former EDNY prosecutor Nadia Shihata to run the Department of Investigation, promising 'zero tolerance' for self‑enrichment at City Hall.

Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond says settlements with Tyson and Cargill will put about $25M toward cleanup and long-term monitoring of the Illinois River watershed.

A federal judge struck down Louisiana’s 2024 PLUS Act, blocking a law that legalized paid claims consultants and capped fees. The ruling says federal VA rules and constitutional protections preempt the state statute.