Oklahoma voters will decide on June 16, 2026 whether State Question 832 phases the minimum wage to $15 by 2029 and expands coverage. The ballot measure also ties future raises to inflation.

Mayor Michelle Wu convened Boston executives at Harvard’s Treehouse to crowdsource candidates and ideas for the city’s next economic chief. The search will pair public strategy with private outreach.

Jeanine Pirro refused to say whether she’d prosecute President Trump in a hypothetical shooting, a short exchange detailed in a New York Magazine profile. The moment has revived questions about politics and prosecution in Washington.

Councilor Jesse Brown says an IMPD officer shoved him during a downtown protest near Lucas Oil Stadium and that he has filed a formal complaint. Local politics and oversight questions are now in play.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians introduced a draft ordinance seeking an indefinite moratorium on data centers on the Qualla Boundary, citing humming noise, health and sacred-water concerns.

A crowded Democratic primary on May 5 will pick who faces Rep. Max Miller in Ohio’s 7th District. The field ranges from union leaders to a former county executive.

City Councilmembers will introduce charter amendments Monday proposing a mayoral‑removal mechanism, lower veto threshold and new ethics and whistleblower rules.

TVA nominee Lee Beaman is tied to a federal suit that names Rick Santorum and Zero Global Waste. The filings and reporting highlight alleged investments at the center of the case.

A state bill would require the MTA to notify riders within 24 hours of bed‑bug infestations on trains and buses. The measure cleared the Assembly and now sits in the Senate.

Wentzville compressed its 300+ page 2026 budget into a brief summary meant to highlight operating priorities and capital projects.

Lawmakers are set to consider SB0591, which would tighten which school threats must be reported — a move pitched as protecting students with disabilities and criticized as creating gaps.

State Sen. J.D. Ford and a crowded Democratic field are vying to unseat Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s May 5 primary. Registration closes April 6.

Edgewater is considering a charter amendment to ban treated wastewater from the drinking supply while state rules force cities to find alternatives.