"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will heal their land."

Erika Donalds, education advocate and wife of Florida Congressman Byron Donalds, outlining a vision to expand the role of private enterprise in Florida’s education system. Speaking at a campaign event as her husband runs for governor, Donalds promoted a model that would increase school choice, invite more private-sector participation and rethink how schools are evaluated. The proposal builds on Florida’s existing push toward charter and private school options, while signaling a broader embrace of market-driven approaches to education. (Miami Herald)

Colorado Republican state Rep. Larry Don Suckla, a rancher, at a committee hearing on the proposed Tamale Act, which would end the state’s prohibition on the sale of homemade food. The legislation would require vendors to take a food safety course while limiting them to selling five different items and grossing $150,000 in a calendar year and allowing local health departments to recoup the cost of investigations from producers. (Washington Post).

Wes Moore, Maryland’s governor, emphasizing his push to fast-track reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Moore made the remark as officials said the project is moving at an unusually rapid pace, with permitting completed in months instead of years and design work advancing quickly. The bridge, which collapsed in March 2024 after a cargo ship strike, once carried more than 30,000 vehicles daily and remains a critical link for the Port of Baltimore and the region’s transportation network. (Baltimore Sun)

Jennifer Homendy, the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, speaking at a press conference about the deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport that killed two pilots on Sunday night. An Air Canada jet landing at the airport collided with a fire truck that was responding to a separate incident. The two air traffic controllers in the tower at the time of the incident were doing the jobs of four people — a common practice on night shifts around the country, but one the NTSB has warned against many times, Homendy said. Homendy said it was too early to tell whether distraction played a role in the crash. [New York Times]