Penn Hills School Board approved a 1‑mill (3.1%) increase for 2026‑27 to shore up reserves; median homeowners face about a $64 rise in school property tax.

Absentee voting for Minnesota's Aug. 11 primary opened in late June. Maple Grove voters can request mail ballots or vote early in person.

Mayor Brandon Johnson called the Supreme Court’s decision a protection for immigrant families, saying no child should doubt they belong in Chicago. The ruling preserves long‑standing birthright citizenship protections and drew rapid praise from Illinois leaders.

Gina Hinojosa accepted an invitation to debate Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 15 in Fort Worth. The hour‑long televised event will be broadcast statewide in English and Spanish.

Trump's 2025 disclosure lists more than $1.4B from family-linked crypto projects, including memecoin sales and large token holdings. The numbers raise fresh oversight questions.

The Ohio Supreme Court heard State v. Morrell on June 30, 2026, over whether serious‑youthful‑offender juvenile adjudications can count as prior convictions and force mandatory prison time.

Karen Clark, Minnesota’s first openly lesbian legislator and a longtime champion of marriage equality and environmental justice, died on Tuesday at 80 after a brief illness.

A federal complaint says an IU doctoral student was removed from a university workshop and later denied travel funding after displaying a 'Free Palestine' Zoom profile. CAIR filed suit alleging First Amendment and contract violations.

Mayor Karen Bass’ nominees — Crystal Lee and Joone Kim‑Lopez — were unanimously confirmed by the City Council to lead LA’s engineering and sanitation bureaus as the city ramps up major infrastructure work.

The Chicago Police Department posted a bundle of 2025 reform reports; the independent monitor’s IMR‑13 gives a more nuanced compliance picture.

The Marissa Murrow Act takes effect July 1, adding a $50 Event Bartender License and mandatory in‑person training for servers at many Oklahoma event venues.

Cambridge is weighing whether to expand universal preschool to 3‑year‑olds and whether wealthier families should pay more to cover the cost. Officials are studying sliding‑scale options.

A $600,000 median‑landscaping push in Titusville has left many plants dead within months, prompting a council member and residents to demand answers about planning and upkeep.