Palmdale District 5 candidate filing deadline is Friday
Candidates for Palmdale’s District 5 City Council seat have until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, to file nomination papers for the Nov. 3, 2026 election.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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Salinas approves roughly $320 million budget for two fiscal years
Salinas City Council approved an approximately $320 million budget for fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28, setting staffing and capital priorities.
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Hollywood Moves New Planning Applications to Accela Portal
Hollywood now requires new planning and related development applications to be filed through Accela, while existing BCLA cases stay in the older system.
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Lakewood advances city manager search to five finalists
Lakewood City Council has selected five finalists for city manager. Residents can meet them and offer feedback at an Aug. 6 forum at Belmar Park.
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Mesquite Budget Review Puts Roads, Public-Safety Pay in Focus
Mesquite’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget moved through a July 6 hearing, with road repairs and police-fire pay parity among the issues raised.
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McAllen Certifies District 5 Election, Advances Growth Actions
McAllen’s City Commission certified its District 5 special-election result while approving drainage, subdivision and zoning actions on May 13.
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Palm Bay Council Agenda Includes Charter, Parkway and Floodplain Items
Palm Bay City Council’s Aug. 6 agenda preview includes a charter referendum item, an approximately $430,000 Parkway contract and a floodplain update.
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Fulshear advances FY2027 budget proposal with $332M-plus capital plan
Fulshear’s proposed FY2027 budget includes more than $332 million in capital projects as the city weighs growth-related infrastructure needs.
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Hendersonville adopts FY2027 budget after $6,000 RTA amendment
Hendersonville approved its FY2027 budget and tax-rate ordinance May 26 after shifting $6,000 in central-services spending to RTA reserves.
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Palm Beach Gardens Approves Police Labor Deal With $1.6M Initial Impact
Palm Beach Gardens approved a police union memorandum covering compensation and retirement benefits, with an initial fiscal impact of about $1.6 million.
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Wylie Council Advances Proposed $100.5M Bond Package for November
Wylie City Council has reached consensus on a proposed $100.5 million bond package for public safety, downtown, parks and public works projects.
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Appeals court keeps Trump mail-voting order on hold in 23 states as administration seeks Supreme Court review
A federal appeals court declined to allow immediate implementation of the Trump administration’s mail-voting order in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The administration has since asked the Supreme Court to let the policy take effect before the November 2026 elections.
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Rhode Island orders $28 million in emergency aid as winter electricity prices rise
Gov. Dan McKee signed a July 24 executive order directing $28 million in emergency assistance intended to help protect Rhode Island households from increased winter electricity prices.
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Oklahoma City begins construction on $18.7 million Clara Luper Civil Rights Center
Oklahoma City announced July 23 that construction had begun on the 48,370-square-foot Clara Luper Civil Rights Center, funded by MAPS 4 and the OKC 2025 Bond.
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Connecticut opens seven-day early voting period ahead of Aug. 11 primary
Connecticut’s statewide early-voting period for the Aug. 11 primary runs from Aug. 3 through Aug. 9, with extended hours on Aug. 4 and Aug. 6.
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Charleston Design Review Board lists regular, initial-presentation agendas for Aug. 3
Charleston’s Design Review Board has two agenda documents listed for Aug. 3, 2026: a regular agenda and an initial-presentation agenda. Available records do not identify the individual projects or outcomes.
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Rhode Island law opens state courts to constitutional claims against federal officials
Rhode Island has enacted a law allowing residents to bring certain constitutional-rights lawsuits against federal officials in state court, with limits on immunity defenses.
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San Diego sets Aug. 5 ballot-order draw for November City Council election
The San Diego City Clerk will conduct a random drawing Aug. 5 to determine candidate name order for the November general municipal election ballot.
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Kansas deadline closes today for independent and judicial-retention candidates
Independent and judicial-retention candidates have until noon Central on Aug. 3 to file for Kansas’s Nov. 3 general-election ballot.
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Jackson council considers budget amendment after revenue gap, state-law warning
Jackson City Council scheduled consideration of a roughly $3.2 million budget adjustment as property-tax collections trailed projections and a memo set a July 31 deadline to revise the fiscal-year budget.
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Austin city manager presents proposed $6.6 billion budget for Council review
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax presented a proposed $6.6 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2026–27 on July 16. The plan remains under City Council review, with discussion and adoption decisions expected during the August budget cycle.
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Bridgeport City Council meeting set for Aug. 3 as early voting opens for Aug. 11 primary
Bridgeport City Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at City Hall, the opening day of early voting for Connecticut’s Aug. 11 primary election.