Federal complaints and FEC entries say Rep. Eric Swalwell employed a Brazilian au pair beyond her visa and used campaign funds to pay her, according to filings and news reviews.

A bill advancing in the Legislature would phase in returns of hundreds of Hawaii prisoners now held in mainland private prisons, but corrections officials warn of space and cost hurdles. Lawmakers and advocates remain split on timing and planning.

Newsom’s 2026–27 budget would make Medi‑Cal mobile crisis services optional in April 2027, shifting costs to counties and putting North Bay teams at risk.

An investigation finds the state bureau that licenses professional fiduciaries is thinly staffed and slow to punish misconduct, leaving some clients exposed. Public records show long delays and troubling case files.

Roger T. Benitez retired April 2, 2026. The San Diego judge whose rulings repeatedly upended state gun laws is leaving the bench and moving into mediation work.

Lower Merion’s Board of Commissioners says it won’t provide resources to ICE without a judicial warrant and that LMPD won’t enforce civil immigration orders after a late‑January detainment in Penn Wynne.

ICE arrests in Milan, Missouri, have left a meatpacking town shaken. Residents and leaders say enforcement is reaching into neighborhoods and risking labor disruptions.

Tyngsboro's May 5 Town Meeting will weigh a citizens’ petition to allow licensed firearms in municipal buildings; the Select Board declined to recommend it.

A DraftKings-linked super PAC funneled over $1M into Ohio GOP primaries, backing multiple legislative candidates and prompting questions about transparency and influence.

Queen Creek’s FY 2026–27 recommendation pares back growth assumptions and reshuffles spending to cover water and public‑safety priorities under slower permit activity. Council review is set for April 15.

An Iran‑linked energy shock and high public debt have left central banks and finance ministers with less room to fight the next downturn ahead of IMF‑World Bank meetings in Washington.

Steven Pinker has pushed policy change at Harvard through a faculty council and public essays. His clout and contested associations have left Cambridge divided over whether he’s the right person to lead reform.

A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Justice Department’s bid to force Massachusetts to hand over its full voter list, saying the demand lacked the factual basis the law requires. The ruling keeps sensitive voter data under state control.