Axios: “Senior Democrats are increasingly convinced the party will land former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to run for Senate next year, a potential coup for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Why it matters: Both parties acknowledge their Senate success next year will largely rest upon their recruitment efforts this year. Zoom in: Cooper is unlikely to make a decision until…

USA Today: “The field of candidates in the upcoming race to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is growing. U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, a Republican who’s represented the Lexington area for a dozen years, announced he will be running for McConnell’s Senate seat next year. He launched his campaign April 22 with a video posted…

NY Times: “A bioswale was installed alongside Ms. Chalk’s driveway, native species were planted, and clay in her backyard was replaced with absorbent soil. During the next heavy downpour, Ms. Chalk looked outside. Storm water that previously had nowhere to go was seeping into the ground. She took photos and shared them with friends. “What…

HuffPo: “On Wednesday, 20-year-old U.S.-born citizen Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was arrested in Florida and charged with illegally entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” He was detained even after his mother presented his birth certificate and Social Security card in court, a harrowing indication that even citizens are not safe from the Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda. Although…

AP: “A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was in a car that was stopped just past the Georgia state…

Inside Higher Ed: “At least 10 Florida public universities have struck agreements with the federal government authorizing campus police to question and detain undocumented immigrants. Inside Higher Ed requested public records from all 12 State University System of Florida institutions related to their agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Based on the results, it is…

NY Times: “The Texas House of Representatives voted early Thursday morning to create one of the largest taxpayer-funded school voucher programs, a hard-fought victory for private school choice activists as they turn their attention to a nationwide voucher push. The measure still has some legislative hurdles to clear before Gov. Greg Abbott signs it into…

FL Phoenix: “A significant rollback for child labor laws in Florida received approval in its third and final committee stop in the House on Tuesday. The same bill would speed up a state preemption of local living-wage laws in nearly a dozen cities and counties. It added insult to injury to its critics via a…

WKMS: “Debate over a bill to deny certain immigrant children the right to an education was disrupted Monday as two Lutheran pastors knelt in front of a House committee room and recited the Lord’s Prayer. Others in the audience soon joined from their seats. The bill (HB793/SB836) by Sen. Bo Watson of Hixson and House…

NY Times: “Such is the disappointment of Matt Gaetz, the former congressman from Florida and President Trump’s original, now defunct pick for attorney general in his new administration. Having been deemed so morally suspect that even President “Access Hollywood” opted to abandon the fight for him, Mr. Gaetz might have reasonably hidden away for some soul-searching…