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.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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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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Fargo governance debate set for Aug. 4 on possible council system
The Cass County United Republican Committee will hold an Aug. 4 debate in Fargo on whether the city should move from its commission form of government to a council system.
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Raleigh schedules Aug. 18 hearings on two annexation petitions
Raleigh City Council will hold public hearings Aug. 18 on petitions involving properties on Mitchell Mill Road and Barrington Drive.
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Albany mayor sets Aug. 15 deadline for midyear budget update
Mayor Barbara Van Epps-Applyrs said Albany will provide the Common Council with a comprehensive midyear budget update by Aug. 15, 2026, as the administration addresses what it calls inherited fiscal challenges.
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Santa Fe docket lists joint city-county annexation resolution for Area 1B
Santa Fe’s legislative-services docket lists Resolution 2026-18, a joint City of Santa Fe–Santa Fe County measure regarding annexation of Area 1B.
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State extends Nashua demolition-program deadline to Aug. 31
The New Hampshire Executive Council approved an amendment giving Nashua until Aug. 31, 2026, to complete an InvestNH Municipal Demolition Program project. The agreement’s $232,610 price limitation remains unchanged.
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Henderson rejects blanket data-center moratorium and directs staff to rewrite rules
Henderson City Council declined to adopt a proposed 180-day pause on new data centers July 21 and instead directed staff to rewrite the city’s rules around individually negotiated development agreements.
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Yellowstone County commissioners appoint interim sheriff after Mike Linder retirement
Yellowstone County commissioners voted June 9 to appoint an interim sheriff after Sheriff Mike Linder’s retirement, setting a temporary leadership transition for the county law-enforcement agency.
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Montana PSC scheduled Helena listening sessions on NorthWestern Energy’s 20-year plan
The Montana Public Service Commission scheduled two in-person Helena sessions on NorthWestern Energy’s long-range integrated resource plan, with written comments due July 28, 2026.
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Missouri primary election set for Aug. 4, with four constitutional amendments on ballot
Missouri’s primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 4, with four constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot and city candidate information posted for St. Louis voters.
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Kansas City voters face five city-backed ballot measures on Aug. 4
Kansas City voters will decide five measures on Aug. 4 after the City Council voted to put questions involving infrastructure, housing, civic facilities and East Side development on the ballot.
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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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DOJ plans election monitors in Detroit for Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary
The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division plans to monitor Detroit’s Aug. 4, 2026 primary election, one of three Michigan locations named in the federal effort.
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Baltimore approves approximately $4.9 billion FY2027 city budget
Baltimore City Council approved the approximately $4.9 billion FY2027 budget in a reported unanimous 14-0 vote on June 24, 2026. Mayor Brandon M. Scott signed the measure June 25, and it took effect July 1.
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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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Augusta voters approve school budget that includes cuts
Augusta voters approved the school budget in a June 9 referendum. Reporting on the adopted spending plan says it includes cuts, though the available materials do not specify the budget total, vote margin or affected programs.