Cheyenne-area voters face Sixth Penny tax decisions on Aug. 18 ballot
Laramie County voters will consider Sixth Penny sales and use tax propositions on Aug. 18, with proposed funding including a $3 million Cheyenne Greenway project.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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Nashua moves FY2027 budget and related spending measures through city review
Nashua’s FY2027 proposed budget remains the city’s active budget document as municipal records also identify school construction funding, state grant acceptance, labor agreements and a development agreement among related measures.
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Harrisburg City Council approves 2026 budget, denies elected-official raises
Harrisburg City Council approved the city’s 2026 budget on Dec. 29, 2025, declining raises for elected officials and defunding several top positions amid conflict with the mayor’s administration.
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Olympia City Council weighs future of waste-removal service amid privatization debate
Olympia’s City Council held meetings July 28 and July 30 as a public debate continued over whether the city’s waste-removal service should remain public or be outsourced. Available records do not establish that the council has taken a final vote.
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Connecticut officials highlight election-security steps before Aug. 11 primary
Connecticut statewide officials outlined election-security and voter-confidence measures ahead of the Aug. 11 primary, including updated recount rules, tighter absentee-ballot procedures and cameras at ballot drop boxes.
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Missouri voters face constitutional amendments and congressional-map fight in Aug. 4 primary
Missouri’s Aug. 4 primary ballot includes four certified constitutional amendments, including proposals on conservation funding, initiative petitions, county assessors and state taxes.
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Bismarck seeks applicants for two advisory-board vacancies created by June election
The City of Bismarck is accepting applications for unexpired seats on the Historic Preservation Commission and Renaissance Zone Authority after board members were elected to the City Commission in June.
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias launches campaign for Chicago mayor
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced his campaign for Chicago mayor on Aug. 2, entering the citywide race with nearly $22 million in campaign cash reported in July.
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Fort Smith directors weigh proposed November 2026 vote on city government change
Fort Smith directors were scheduled to consider calling a Nov. 3, 2026, special election on replacing the city-administrator form of government with a mayor-council system. Available records do not confirm final adoption of the ordinance.
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Laramie County commissioners scheduled to meet Aug. 4 in Cheyenne
The Laramie County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Laramie County Government Complex in Cheyenne.
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Texas counties enter August election-administration window for Nov. 3 general election
Texas counties with 500,000 or fewer residents are scheduled to appoint election judges and specified ballot-board officials during their commissioners courts’ August terms, under the Secretary of State’s calendar for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
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Sacramento council candidate filing window set to close Aug. 7 for November election
Candidate filing for Sacramento’s Nov. 3, 2026 general election is scheduled to run through Aug. 7 in four City Council districts, though the city’s live Clerk records should be checked for current candidate status.
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Des Moines seeks public input on projected $12 million budget gap
Des Moines opened a public-feedback process in July as officials prepare FY2028 budget options in response to a projected $12 million gap tied to new state property-tax limits.
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Minneapolis schedules public voting-system tests before Aug. 11 state primary
Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services will conduct public tests of systems used to tabulate polling-place and absentee ballots before the Aug. 11 Minnesota State Primary.
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Charlotte schedules Aug. 10 hearing on bond orders tied to Nov. 3 referendum
Charlotte City Council is scheduled to hold an Aug. 10 public hearing on proposed bond orders connected to a Nov. 3, 2026, obligation-bond referendum.
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Annapolis adopts FY2027 budget and property-tax levy
The Annapolis City Council adopted Ordinance O-8-26 on June 22, establishing the city’s FY2027 operating and capital budgets, a capital-improvement program through FY2032, and the property-tax levy for the fiscal year that began July 1.
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Virginia Beach prepares for Aug. 4 primary as voting logistics remain in focus
Virginia Beach voters are approaching Virginia’s Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 primary election, with city notices and election-period deadlines highlighting the need to confirm individual voting details.
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Michigan voters face August primary deadlines as mail-ballot requests run 68.5% above 2022 levels
Michigan mail-ballot requests were 68.5% higher than at the same point in 2022 as statewide early in-person voting began July 25 ahead of the Aug. 4 primary.
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Montgomery weighs proposed $375 million Momentum 2040 bond initiative
Montgomery officials have outlined a proposed $375 million Momentum 2040 bond initiative, while the City Council’s final action on the measure remains unsettled.
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Aurora City Council approves $1,500 cap on donations from businesses doing city business
Aurora City Council approved a comprehensive ethics ordinance July 15, 2026, including a $1,500 cap on campaign donations from businesses or entities doing business with the city.
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Hawaii’s mail primary election enters final week before Aug. 8 voting deadline
Hawaii’s statewide mail primary is set for Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Voter service centers are operating statewide through Aug. 7 and will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day.
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Nevada officials announce permanent court block of federal election-order provisions
Nevada officials said a federal district court permanently barred enforcement of challenged presidential election-order provisions involving voter registration, election funding and ballot counting.