St. Johns County Utility Department in Florida received an Aa1 credit rating from Moody's, indicating strong financial management and stability, which could lead to cost-effective infrastructure funding.

Mecklenburg County declares February 2026 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, promoting the "Real Love Respects" theme and events like Wear Orange Day for education and solidarity.

Oklahoma House Bill 3075 proposes rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel and has passed the policy committee, moving toward the oversight committee.

The University of Cincinnati offers a variety of interdisciplinary honors seminars for Fall 2026, open to all undergraduates, including courses on dying, social justice for children, pinball design, decolonial game design, and more.

NC driver license offices will revert to opening at 8 a.m. as federal funds run out, ending the current 7 a.m. start time provided under the American Rescue Plan Act.

President Trump called Escondido’s Royce Williams and said the 100‑year‑old will receive the Medal of Honor after a decades‑long campaign and a legal fix. The White House has not set a ceremony date.

Union leaders converged in Sacramento and told Gov. Gavin Newsom their 2028 backing depends on his AI policy, citing his veto of SB 7 and demanding enforceable worker protections.

A federal judge dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit by a former COPA investigator, tossing his federal retaliation claim while leaving state-law options uncertain.

More than 30 Texas contractors made the Navy’s expanded TITUS vendor list, opening the door to bids on massive federal task orders. The change raises both business prospects and oversight concerns.

Gov. Jared Polis posted photos welcoming Canada’s new consul general to Colorado and used the visit to highlight trade links that support thousands of local jobs.

The council’s budget committee advanced Bill 76 to create a public, searchable ‘open checkbook’ of city spending and sent a companion staff portal to the full council.

TEA named Levi Fuller to a new inspector-general role to centralize educator-misconduct enforcement and coordinate sanctions statewide.

Hawaii has answered a DOJ suit that seeks to block its climate lawsuit against oil companies, and a recent Michigan ruling could change the legal landscape. The courts are waiting on new briefing and schedules.