At a Senate Committee hearing, a witness said firings and funding cuts to inspectors general weaken oversight and urged Congress to strengthen protections, boost resources, and require end-to-end transparency and subaward reporting; committee members also pressed concerns about presidential pardons for convicted fraudsters.

Task force aims to enhance equity and transparency in Colorado's education accountability system.

Maine House discusses concept drafts and recognizes Disability Rights Maine during session.

Committee recommends appointments and 3% salary increases for multiple University of Iowa positions.

John Mazzina, president of the Center for Economic Accountability, told the House Oversight Subcommittee that Michigans economic development travel and the Michigan Economic Development Foundations donor ties raise oversight and conflict-of-interest concerns, citing reporting and subsidy-tracker data.

On Feb. 12 the City Council adopted its general-orders calendar, approving a slate of land-use and finance items and advancing bills including subcontractor-penalty reforms (Intro 5a), a DSNY sidewalk-cleaning pilot (Intro 18a), and procurement-transparency measures (Intro 15-10a). Vote tallies for coupled items were announced on the floor.