A proposed state surtax would charge 7% on income above $1M to generate roughly $1 billion for public schools, a pitch led by Democratic lawmakers and Patriotic Millionaires that faces steep GOP opposition.

Charter enrollment in Maryland has roughly doubled since 2010, and county leaders are sparring over how Blueprint and local dollars should be allocated. The fight is playing out from Baltimore to Cecil County.

A 3-3 city council deadlock in Clawson left its Flock Safety contract unrenewed and prompted two officers to threaten to quit amid privacy and policing concerns.

The Supreme Court on May 11, 2026, paused a lower-court order forcing Alabama to use a court-drawn map with two largely Black districts and remanded the case after Louisiana v. Callais, reopening the fight over 2026 primaries.

Councilman Ryan Dorsey has relaunched a bid to overturn the two-term, eight-year charter limits that roughly 72% of Baltimore voters approved in 2022.

Assemblymember Matt Haney’s AB 1720 would cap ticket resale markups at 10% and heads to an Assembly Appropriations hearing this Thursday.

Quiet settlements by American Airlines and Iberostar resolve long‑running Helms‑Burton suits brought by Cuban‑American heirs.

A county audit says policy gaps that helped Steve Stenger’s pay‑to‑play scheme persist, and the report heads to the County Council for discussion Tuesday.

The Colorado House ethics panel found probable cause to probe Aurora Rep. Mandy Lindsay over roughly $9,000 in caucus reimbursements; Lindsay says it was an oversight.

Mooresville approved a $99,900 settlement for former planning director Erika Martin as lawsuits and a judge’s order over town‑hall footage intensify scrutiny on town leaders.

Mayor Daniel Lurie signed legislation with the SF Police Officers Association this afternoon; SFGovTV streamed the event. Details on what was signed are still emerging.

Three retro arcade cabinets for "Operation Epic Furious" showed up at the D.C. War Memorial this week, promoted by a group calling itself The Secret Handshake. The creators say the game is a response to military-style footage and have an online version at epicfurious.com.

A Manhattan appellate panel vacated the city's disqualification of three NYPD sergeants, calling DCAS's cellphone ban ambiguous and remanding the case to a lower court.