Columbus approved roughly $5.4M in council‑approved settlements in 2025, from policing cases to a fatal fire‑engine crash. The largest single payout was $1.8M.

Georgia’s HB 334 would force annual Medicaid reviews of sickle cell treatments and require RSV guidance at child‑care centers, a change advocates say could reach thousands.

Orange County commissioners asked staff to study zoning changes that would keep smoke and vape shops roughly 500–1,000 feet from schools after parents raised alarms. Legal limits from a 2025 state law could complicate any ordinance.

City Hall rolled out a MyCity portal to streamline child‑care permitting and paired it with an interactive map that lists roughly 10,000 programs citywide.

A federal probe and a clearinghouse pullback have paused NSLVE, leaving colleges without the national data they use to measure and boost student voting.

The UW Board of Regents voted unanimously to remove President Jay Rothman; Chris Patton will serve as acting executive‑in‑charge as the search for an interim leader begins. The board said the move followed its annual performance review.

David Trone has launched a comeback against Rep. April McClain‑Delaney and is airing ads that tout abortion support for West Virginians amid a cash‑heavy Maryland primary.

DOJ documents and Miami Herald reporting show Epstein pitched himself as an adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and accepted pieces of the Kaaba’s kiswa.

A four-bill package introduced by Pittsburgh-area lawmakers aims to shield domestic violence survivors from financial abuse and improve offender accountability.

Nithya Raman rolled out a homelessness plan centered on oversight, performance budgeting and street‑level care, pitching an alternative to the Inside Safe approach.

The U.K. Home Office denied Ye entry and Wireless Festival was canceled after sponsor withdrawals and political pressure. The decision leaves tens of thousands of ticket‑holders waiting on refunds.

A pared-down voucher transparency bill would force the education department to publish school-level scholarship data and build a comparison tool, but it omits tougher accountability measures.

Italian‑American groups and the sculptor’s estate have filed a federal suit seeking to restore the Columbus statue removed from City Hall in 2020 and to block related spending. The filing names city officials and federal agencies as defendants.