Alderman Rasheen Aldridge is moving to create a seven‑member nuisance property board with power to order closures after reporting on a downtown vape shop tied to repeated police calls.

Miami‑Dade is down to two private teams vying to replace its burned‑out incinerator, but commissioners balk at buying private land and paying long‑term royalties. A vote to open negotiations is set for next Wednesday.

A citizen-led petition to overturn Salt Lake County’s 14.65% property-tax increase fell short of the verified signatures needed. Organizers say they will pivot to budget recommendations ahead of the county’s review.

A fiscal‑2024 single audit warns the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore that lax bookkeeping and missing procurement rules may have left taxpayer money vulnerable.

Denver Public Schools' proposal to remove Kaiser Permanente from employee plans has teachers and union leaders demanding cost data and transparency ahead of a Feb. 19 board vote.

Gov. Bob Ferguson said the House cleared a bill that would make possession of police‑style badges by civilians a gross misdemeanor amid rising impersonation incidents.

A bipartisan Ohio bill would seed small grants to corner stores and small markets so they can stock fresh food in neighborhoods officials call food deserts. Sponsors say the pilot targets roughly 1.3 million Ohioans without nearby grocery access.

UNC will fold six area‑study centers into one umbrella with about $675,000 in funding, prompting faculty protests and a scramble among donors and stakeholders.

A Shelby County judge reset Dr. Marie Feagins' wrongful‑termination case on Feb. 12, 2026, even as she continues her bid for Shelby County mayor.

HB 1471 would let the FDLE director designate groups as terrorist organizations and bar them from state funding. Advocates warn the language could chill campus speech and trigger expulsions.

Controversy arises over ICE arresting a Mexican immigrant at a Manhattan courthouse, igniting debate about NYC's sanctuary laws and local-federal cooperation on immigration matters.

A Knoxville Republican filed a sworn complaint accusing Sen. Marsha Blackburn of using federal campaign money to help her gubernatorial bid and asks regulators to probe roughly $2.7M.

Judges in Columbus are rethinking municipal-court procedures after ICE agents detained a man at the Franklin County Municipal Court during a traffic hearing. The review follows the video of the encounter.