Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
A new Government Accountability Office review finds continuing weaknesses in fraud-risk controls across 20 federally funded programs administered by states and local governments.
An Associated Press investigation found more than 50 spouses and parents of active-duty U.S. service members detained since President Donald Trump began his second term.
Three presidential proclamations signed July 20 impose additional 50% duties on specified Canadian dairy, motor-vehicle and alcoholic-beverage imports beginning Aug. 19.
Monthly-filing political action committees and party committees must submit reports covering activity through July 31 by Aug. 20, the Federal Election Commission says.
The Congressional Budget Office says the federal deficit was $35 billion higher than during the same period last year, as outlays grew faster than revenues.
The First Circuit declined to lift an injunction against key parts of President Donald Trump’s mail-voting executive order as litigation continues ahead of the November 2026 midterms.
Hawaii’s Office of Elections has formally proclaimed the Aug. 8, 2026, mail primary, including statewide offices, legislative races, Office of Hawaiian Affairs seats and a vacancy contest in Senate District 19.
Georgia lawmakers ended the 2026 regular session without resolving how the state will comply with a law barring barcode-based official vote tabulation after July 1.
Florida’s redrawn congressional map remains in place for the 2026 elections after the Florida Supreme Court allowed it to be used while a challenge argues that it violates the state’s Fair Districts Amendment.
A July 23 Hartford briefing highlighted March legislation changing recount procedures, voter-data protections and election-dispute authority statewide.
Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes withdrew from Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on July 30, less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, after the state party reviewed allegations of inappropriate behavior.
Ozark residents raised questions about recycling, traffic, roads, the August election and new development during a July 11 community conversation with Mayor Don Currence.
Fountain County commissioners discussed an opportunity to buy the former Bureau of Motor Vehicles property in Veedersburg, but the approved record does not show a completed purchase, final price or confirmed future use.
Shelby City Council’s official 2026 calendar lists public meetings for Aug. 3 and Aug. 17 at 29 Mack Ave., with additional meetings scheduled through Dec. 21.
Paris has scheduled three FY 2026-27 budget steps while Happy Trailers marks a separate business-development milestone with a new headquarters.
Front Royal has imposed a temporary 90-day pause on new data-center applications while the Planning Commission develops possible zoning language for Town Council review.
The Town of Spooner has posted a proposed 2026 budget and a July 22 budget-related agenda. The next listed Town Board meeting is Aug. 13 at 6 p.m.
Howard County’s 2026 school-capacity and housing-allocation measures establish the county framework used to evaluate future residential development, with implications for projects and school planning in Fulton.
The City of Johnson City posted notice June 4 that its next regular council meeting will be held July 1, 2026, at noon at City Hall.
Fort Madison officials scheduled a review of proposed ordinances covering extraterritorial zoning and high-infrastructure-impact development, including property near 2201 S. Business 61 South.
Michigan State Police and federal agencies searched Muskegon Heights City Hall on July 23 as an investigation involving financial and drug crimes continued.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Alaska’s fiscal 2027 budget on June 24 after vetoing $89.5 million, while school funding remained intact, according to Alaska Public Media.
