Scottsdale Council Race Leaves Two Seats for November
Scottsdale voters reelected Solange Whitehead in the July 21 primary, while two City Council seats remain undecided until the November 3 general election.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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West Allis Fire Merger Enters Implementation Phase
West Allis and Wauwatosa have begun implementing Milwaukee Metro Fire Rescue after approving a joint department agreement in February.
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Meriden prepares for Aug. 11 primary with early voting
Meriden voters can cast ballots early at City Hall before the Aug. 11, 2026, primary, which will also use new vote tabulators.
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Stonecrest council seeks probe after City Hall confrontation
Stonecrest’s City Council asked for outside help investigating a July City Hall confrontation and is considering whether to censure Mayor Jazzmin Cobble.
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Corvallis council sets Aug. 6 session on 2027 meeting calendar
Corvallis City Council scheduled an Aug. 6 work session to consider its 2027 meeting calendar, with housing and sheltering items also ahead.
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Santa Cruz Council Sets Aug. 11 Meeting on Housing, Water and Budget
Santa Cruz’s Aug. 11 council meeting is scheduled to address local-preference housing policy, coastal hazards, water plans and the FY2027 budget.
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Providence expands civilian access to police records
The Providence City Council unanimously approved broader records access for civilian police oversight, including direct access to body-camera video.
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Oxnard voters will decide Measure O renewal in November 2026
Oxnard voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to extend the city’s half-cent Measure O sales tax, which supports about $20 million in annual services.
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Little Rock Board Election Filing Period Closes
Little Rock’s 2026 filing period for city Board of Directors candidates ended Aug. 5, setting the next phase of the local election cycle.
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Fayetteville sets Aug. 10 hearing on data-center ordinance
Fayetteville City Council is set to hear a draft data-center ordinance Aug. 10 and could vote, amid debate over utility and environmental impacts.
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Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega says elections will end as U.N. chief warns of deeper crackdown
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on July 20 that the country would no longer hold elections. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned the proposal two days later, warning that measures to bar political opponents would deepen the erosion of civil and political rights.
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Santa Clarita City Council Candidate Filing Deadline Is Friday
The filing period for Santa Clarita City Council seats in Districts 2, 4 and 5 closes Friday ahead of the Nov. 3 municipal election.
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Norfolk Council to Consider 1% School Construction Tax Referendum
Norfolk City Council is scheduled to consider putting a 1% retail-sales-tax referendum before voters to fund school construction and renovations.
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European Commission proposes EU asset freezes and travel bans for migrant smugglers
The European Commission proposed an EU sanctions framework on July 9, 2026, targeting migrant smuggling, human trafficking and related organized crime.
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Senate Panel Votes 8-5 to Hold Anthony Fauci in Contempt
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-5 on August 6 to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt after he declined to answer questions at a July 29 hearing.
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Senate Panel Votes to Hold Anthony Fauci in Contempt Over Refusal to Answer COVID-19 Questions
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted August 6 to hold former NIAID director Anthony Fauci in contempt after he declined to answer questions at a July 29 hearing.
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Senate leaders reach funding deal as lawmakers race to avoid a lapse before August recess
Senate leaders reached a bipartisan funding agreement on Aug. 2, 2026, but the proposal still required Senate action and further legislative steps before it could avert a lapse in federal appropriations.
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Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega says elections will end on July 20 as U.N. chief warns of deeper repression
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced on July 20 that the country would no longer hold elections. Two days later, U.N. human-rights chief Volker Türk warned that the move and proposed restrictions on opponents would further erode civil and political rights.
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to makeup of Trump Religious Liberty Commission
A federal judge dismissed the Interfaith Alliance’s challenge to the composition of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, leaving the panel’s structure in place as its advisory recommendations move forward.
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States Ask Supreme Court to Keep Trump Mail-Voting Order Limits in Place Before 2026 Midterms
States challenging the Trump administration’s mail-voting order are asking the Supreme Court to leave lower-court limits on implementation in place while the legal dispute continues ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
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GAO says many federal programs still lack clear goals and useful performance data
A Government Accountability Office report says agencies often lack the goals and data needed to judge whether taxpayer-funded programs are achieving their intended results.
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Federal judge allows DHS to advance border-wall construction through Texas levee system
A federal judge ruled that DHS may proceed with border-wall construction through a Texas levee system, rejecting a challenge to the administration’s waiver authority.