MICHIGAN

FLORIDA

Tallahassee: State lawmakers are moving toward approving workers’ compensation benefits for firefighters, police officers and other first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

GEORGIA

Kennesaw: Some faculty members and students at Kennesaw State University say candidates for school president should be made public. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the search committee has withheld those names.

HAWAII

Honolulu: A Queen’s Medical Center nurse was awarded nearly $4 million after an image of a noose was taped to her locker and a racist note was left in her hospital mailbox. Ellen Harris was targeted after reporting suspected wrongdoing.

IDAHO

Boise: State officials have auctioned timber in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests in an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to reduce the severity of wildfires.

ILLINOIS

Chicago: The city has announced $33 million in security upgrades on the Chicago Transit Authority system. The project includes new and upgraded station lighting.

INDIANA

Bloomington: Fraternity chapters at Indiana University have been given new limitations on social activities involving alcohol after a three-month suspension ended last week, The Herald Times reports.

IOWA

Des Moines: An ex-insurance agent and ex-claims representative are charged with felonies following an investigation by the state insurance Fraud Bureau, KCCI-TV reports.

KANSAS

Lawrence: Founders of the Party of the Center have joined with the Denver-based Serve America Movement to promote political candidates taking centrist positions, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.

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Brooklyn: Michigan International Speedway is marking its 50th anniversary this year with events to celebrate the history of the two-mile track that hosts two top-level NASCAR races each year.

MINNESOTA

St. Paul: State lawmakers have rejected emergency funding to repair Minnesota’s troubled new computer system for license and vehicle registrations.

MISSISSIPPI

Jackson: City officials have been asked to take another look Tuesday after voting 4-3 to reject a permit for a gay pride pa-