A package of eight bills in Annapolis would let workers skip political meetings and change firefighter overtime rules.

A House committee blocked HB7 after a crowded, contentious hearing, keeping a 2020 law that lets companies pursue easements for carbon‑capture projects in place.

The president’s order directs agencies to police transfers, eligibility and NIL collectives and warns universities they could lose federal grants for noncompliance.

Ex‑NYC mayor Bill de Blasio attended a Progressive International summit in Bogotá that included groups U.S. officials and reporters have linked to Neville Roy Singham’s network. The trip has reignited scrutiny over foreign funding and nonprofit ties.

The Interior Department said it will merge BOEM and BSEE into a Marine Minerals Administration to speed offshore permitting; advocates warn the move echoes the old MMS and could raise safety concerns.

Senators Van Hollen and Alsobrooks and Rep. Sarah Elfreth pressed the FAA to speed changes at BWI, citing noise, soot and health costs.

A video showing federal agents detaining a woman after a courthouse appearance set off a City‑County Building press event and renewed questions about ICE activity near Cook County courthouses.

A campaign led by former Coronado mayor Richard Bailey has launched a petition to repeal Balboa Park’s paid parking, aiming for the November 2026 ballot after a contentious January rollout. Organizers say roughly 82,000 valid signatures would qualify the measure for voters.

Miami commissioners are expected to approve roughly $150,000 to lawyers who sued the city over an election delay after courts blocked the ordinance. The payment closes a costly legal chapter.

Supreme Court spokeswoman says Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at a March Philadelphia event; he returned to the bench the next week.

A City Council bill would cap daily social media for New Yorkers under 17 at one hour, allow parental waivers and create fines and private enforcement rights.

Reps. Mike Levin and Sara Jacobs toured Otay Mesa and called conditions prisonlike, renewing fights over access and oversight at the county’s largest ICE site.

Koi Nation says it is moving tribal offices onto its 68‑acre Shiloh vineyard site near Windsor even after a federal notice reversed the land‑into‑trust decision. The move — trailers on the property and an active appeal in the Ninth Circuit — leaves the project tied up in legal uncertainty.