Honolulu voter-service centers open through Aug. 8 primary election
Honolulu County voter-service centers are operating through Hawaiʻi’s Aug. 8 primary election, with pop-up sites in Wahiawa and Kaneohe open Aug. 3 through Aug. 7.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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California releases statewide voter guide for public review ahead of Nov. 3 election
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber announced July 21 that the statewide voter information guide for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election is available for public review.
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Virginia primary set for Aug. 4 under revised election calendar
Virginia’s 2026 primary is scheduled for Aug. 4 after House Bill 29 moved it from June. Voters also face a July 24 regular-registration deadline, while new election measures set up later decisions on ranked-choice voting and a November marriage amendment.
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Colorado Springs City Council holds July 28 regular meeting; indexed record shows no minutes
Colorado Springs City Council held a regular meeting July 28 at 9 a.m. in Council Chambers, following a work session the previous day. The city’s indexed calendar did not show minutes or substantive outcomes for the regular meeting.
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Overland Park Arts and Heritage Center designated for early voting ahead of Aug. 4 Kansas primary
Johnson County voters can cast in-person early ballots at the Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave., ahead of Kansas’ Aug. 4, 2026, primary.
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Missoula’s FY2027 city budget process heads toward August adoption
Missoula departments began presenting FY2027 budget requests in June, beginning a city process that runs through planned adoption in August. Residents can review preliminary materials and submit questions or feedback online.
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Puerto Rico authorizes roughly $2 billion coastal luxury development amid environmental opposition
Puerto Rico’s government has authorized a roughly $2 billion luxury coastal development in the island’s southwest, prompting environmental activists to warn about possible pressure on resources and risks to wildlife.
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Bryan Caldwell reported winner of Gulfport Ward 2 City Council special election
Unofficial results reported after Gulfport’s June 9 Ward 2 City Council special election identified Bryan Caldwell as the winner of the vacant-seat contest.
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Carson City sends 2026-27 property-tax bills; first payment due Aug. 17
Carson City says its 2026-27 real-property-tax bills have been prepared and sent, with the first installment due Aug. 17, 2026.
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ACLU sues Huntington over $2.1 million Flock surveillance-camera agreement
The ACLU of West Virginia has filed a Cabell County court challenge to Huntington’s $2.1 million agreement with Flock Safety, alleging procedural defects in the contract award.
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New Jersey announces multistate settlement over 23andMe genetic-data breach claims
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced July 14, 2026, that the state is participating in a multistate settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andMe tied to a genetic-data breach. The available announcement information does not disclose the settlement amount, consumer eligibility rules or filing deadlines.
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Los Angeles council kills LAPD policy-control reform and pulls noncitizen-voting proposal
The Los Angeles City Council voted 8-6 to reject a proposed charter reform that would have expanded its authority over LAPD policy. A separate proposal on voting by longtime noncitizen residents was pulled from the November ballot for further discussion.
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Manchester clerk’s office adds late Tuesday hours before September primary
Manchester’s City Clerk’s Office will remain open until 8 p.m. on five Tuesdays from Aug. 4 through Sept. 1 for voter registration and absentee-ballot services ahead of the Sept. 8 state primary.
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Report says Indiana inspector general will end routine posting of investigation summaries
A July 29, 2026, report said the Indiana Office of Inspector General will no longer routinely publish investigation summaries, raising questions about public access to executive-branch oversight information.
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New Mexico selected as fourth state on 2028 Democratic presidential primary calendar
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced July 27 that the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee selected New Mexico as the fourth state on the 2028 primary calendar.
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Washington primary voters face Aug. 4 election and same-day registration deadline
Washington’s 2026 primary ends Aug. 4. Completed ballots must be deposited in an official drop box by 8 p.m., and voters registering or updating registration that day must do so in person.
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Colorado Springs council majority challenges planned exit from regional 911 authority
A majority of Colorado Springs City Council members criticized Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s handling of the city’s planned departure from the El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority, saying council members were excluded from the decision-making.
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Fort Wayne posts responses to more than 500 comments on proposed downtown homeless resource center
Fort Wayne has published staff responses to more than 500 public entries about the proposed Anchor Resource Center, with operating, security and property-review materials next headed to City Council.
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Worcester voters face Aug. 22 registration and Aug. 25 absentee-ballot deadlines
Worcester’s Election Commission has listed Aug. 22 as the 2026 voter-registration deadline and 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 as the deadline to apply for vote-by-mail or absentee voting ahead of the Sept. 1 state primary.
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Newark, Trust for Public Land begin construction on neighborhood park after six-year effort
Newark and the Trust for Public Land have begun construction on a neighborhood park following six years of preparation, with city agencies, a council office, a school and neighborhood organizations involved in the project’s development.
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Warwick City Council sets Aug. 17 meeting as school-construction reimbursement issue remains unresolved
Warwick’s City Council calendar lists Aug. 17 as the next regular meeting, following budget hearings and a first-passage measure allowing a temporary $5 million reduction in OPEB contributions.
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Madison-area absentee voters seek court order to cast replacement ballots before Wisconsin primary
Absentee voters have filed a Dane County Circuit Court lawsuit seeking permission to cast replacement ballots ahead of Wisconsin’s Aug. 11, 2026, fall partisan primary.