Rehoboth selectmen voted 4-1 to remove Fire Chief Mark Haskell after officials said he improperly intervened in a solar project next to his home.

More than a year after Mark Goeller's exit, Oklahoma still has no permanent state forester; the job resurfaced on the state careers page and remains open.

Oakland Unified has paused its search for a permanent superintendent while officials scramble to close a multi‑million dollar budget gap and answer county demands for clearer projections.

Incumbent John McCann holds a fundraising lead and law‑enforcement endorsements as Francisco Tamayo and Yair Gersten push competing plans on housing and homelessness.

Mayor Matt Mahan tied his Brigade and Causes past to platforms like Change.org and GoFundMe, a claim that runs into a chronological mismatch.

Seven Allston car wash workers filed a federal tort claim accusing ICE of warrantless, racially targeted arrests and harsh detention following a November raid.

Senators approved SB389 to require agent registration, training and background checks for NIL deals involving high‑school and college athletes, then sent the bill to the House.

Thirty ex-staffers say viral clips don’t tell the full story as Katie Porter tries to steady her governor bid ahead of the June primary.

SB 1221 would require Service Oklahoma to add mail-tracking and offer a $25 expedited delivery option for driver licenses, with implementation due by Jan. 1, 2027.

Scott Stringer says new court filings tie the 2021 allegations that sank his mayoral bid to operatives tied to Andrew Yang and Tusk Strategies. His lawyers want to add the firm and Bradley Tusk to a defamation suit.

An OIG audit finds COFA’s reports were often late or thin and urges staffing, data-access and records fixes to strengthen City Council oversight.

Sam Page asked the county to authorize $1.7 million from legacy funds to scale Save Lives Now outreach, saying recent shootings show the need for expanded services.

Bill Daley says former mayor Richard M. Daley suffered a third stroke earlier this month but has returned home and is undergoing rehab ahead of his 84th birthday.