At a packed forum in Towson, seven candidates laid out sharply different plans on housing, safety and county government ahead of the June primary. Voters pressed for specifics and contrast emerged between experience and change.

Measure TC would force booking platforms to collect Los Angeles' hotel tax on the full price paid by guests, a change the city estimates could bring about $5 million a year.

The Massachusetts House advanced a roughly $63.3B FY27 budget and voted down Republican tax-cut amendments. The bill now heads to the Senate for its own plan and negotiations.

Two challengers have filed to challenge CCSD Trustee Irene Bustamante Adams in District F ahead of the June 9 primary. The race will test priorities on safety, curriculum and budget efficiency.

Councilmember Hugo Soto‑Martínez filed a proposal to ask voters this November to let the city authorize noncitizens to vote in local and school board elections.

The First Amendment Coalition and a local reporter sued the city, saying officials withheld body‑cam video, 911 logs and other records tied to two 2025 ICE operations.

The Downtown Commission voted to deny a request to mount three aluminum crosses on the Center for Christian Virtue’s Capitol Square roof. The decision halts the plan across from the Statehouse.

A fresh analysis commissioned by business groups warns Prop D could nudge up prices and squeeze low‑margin grocers, while backers say it will fund hundreds of millions for services. The fight now heads to the June 2 ballot.

More than two dozen news executives called on Israel to lift its ban on foreign reporters entering Gaza, saying independent reporting is essential after deadly attacks on journalists.

A divided Second Circuit on April 29 declined to rehear Donald Trump’s challenge to an $83.3M defamation award to E. Jean Carroll, keeping the judgment intact as appeals continue. The split ruling sets up potential Supreme Court review on presidential immunity and substitution issues.

The Oklahoma House passed SB933 on April 30, 2026, creating a pathway for some patients to seek individualized investigational treatments. The measure now heads back to the state Senate.

A complaint says Butler County Commissioner Cindy Carpenter behaved aggressively at a housing coalition meeting, the prosecutor found no criminal wrongdoing, but she was removed as the county's representative.

Michigan officials say more than 2.1 million outdated voter registrations have been canceled or flagged since 2019 as new rules and 2020 mailings widened list maintenance. Affected residents can check their status and re‑register.