May 27, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – May 26, 2026

May 27, 2026 by George Bounacos

Ball State University's Fine Arts Building on the Old Quad in Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University's Fine Arts Building in Muncie, Indiana, where the school paid $225,000 this week to settle the firing of a health director over a Charlie Kirk Facebook post. (Public domain image by RA Pierce)

Suzanne Swierc collected $225,000 from Ball State on Tuesday for being fired over a Charlie Kirk post, the third American in six days paid six figures after government retaliation for speech in the wake of his murder. Across four red states this year, government employers buckled to the loudest voices and have paid more than … Read more