Montgomery confirms candidates for Sept. 1 District 3 special election
Montgomery has announced the final qualified candidate list for the Sept. 1 special election to fill the vacant City Council District 3 seat.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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Augusta posts 2026 election information as candidate qualification nears
Augusta-Richmond County’s official election materials set an Aug. 17-21, 2026 qualification window for candidates for mayor, State Court judge and the Augusta Commission.
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Lewiston opens nomination process for mayor, council and school-board seats
Lewiston began distributing nomination papers June 22 for a Nov. 3 municipal election that will include the mayor’s office, three City Council seats and four School Committee seats.
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Hawai‘i primary ballots are being processed ahead of the Aug. 8 election
Hawai‘i’s 2026 primary election is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8, and is being conducted by mail statewide. Honolulu ballot packages were set to begin mailing July 17, with further mailings allowed through Aug. 1 as necessary.
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Vermont independent candidates face Aug. 6 filing deadline before Aug. 11 primary
Independent candidates seeking Vermont statewide office or General Assembly seats must file by 5 p.m. Aug. 6, according to the state’s 2026 election calendar. Vermont’s statewide primary is scheduled for Aug. 11.
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Baton Rouge council to consider special election for 10-year police-tax renewal
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council is scheduled to consider ordering a Dec. 12, 2026, special election on a 10-year renewal of a 0.87-mill property-tax levy for the Police Department’s three-platoon system.
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Denver’s 2027 budget proposals center on housing, public safety and city services
Denver City Council members outlined an eight-part framework for the 2027 budget process, identifying housing, public safety, infrastructure, public health and basic city services among the central priorities.
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Buffalo’s general-obligation bond rating falls to A as comptroller cites fiscal pressure
S&P Global lowered Buffalo’s general-obligation bond rating from A+ to A on July 7, 2026, while changing the outlook from negative to stable.
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Austin advances $6.6 billion budget toward August adoption and tax-rate decision
Austin City Council has completed a public hearing on a proposed $6.6 billion fiscal 2026–27 budget and is scheduled to begin final adoption and consider a maximum property-tax rate Aug. 12.
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Puerto Rico governor declares water-use emergency and activates National Guard
Puerto Rico’s governor announced a water-use state of emergency July 31 and activated the National Guard as severe water shortages continued across the territory.
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Kentucky’s McConnell succession dispute reaches an August 3 deadline as Beshear weighs authority
Gov. Andy Beshear has asked Sen. Mitch McConnell for a public update while Kentucky confronts contested questions about a potential Senate vacancy, a special election and the governor’s authority under a 2021 state-law change.
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North Dakota governor announces Parks and Recreation director’s move to Corrections agency
Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s office said Parks and Recreation Director Cody Schulz is expected to move to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in August 2026 as its chief financial officer.
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Houston City Council adopts $7.5 billion FY2027 budget with new $5 monthly solid-waste fee
Houston City Council approved the city’s $7.5 billion FY2027 budget in a 15–1 vote on June 10, 2026. The plan took effect July 1 and includes a new $5 monthly solid-waste administrative fee.
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Nebraska governor directs further state spending reductions and compliance reviews
Gov. Jim Pillen announced a July 8 memorandum directing further reductions in Nebraska state spending and outlining processes intended to ensure agency compliance. The available announcement does not identify a statewide dollar target, agency-specific reductions or an implementation deadline.
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Salem City Council to consider data-center moratorium amid infrastructure concerns
Salem City Council is scheduled to consider a possible moratorium on data-center development at a special public meeting Aug. 3, following debate about water, electricity and infrastructure demands tied to a proposed southeast Salem project.
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Jersey City announces proposed legislation to ban data centers
Jersey City announced July 17, 2026, that it introduced proposed legislation that would prohibit data centers in the city. The available city notice does not show that the measure has been adopted or provide its text or a vote schedule.
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Montgomery sets Sept. 1 special election for vacant District 3 council seat
Montgomery City Council has set a Sept. 1, 2026, special election for the vacant District 3 seat. The city published its final list of qualified candidates July 24.
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Atlanta zoning cases advance toward August committee review and September council action
Atlanta applications submitted during the June 3-July 7 zoning cycle are scheduled for hearings in August, followed by Zoning Committee review on Aug. 24 and City Council consideration on Sept. 8.
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Ten candidates seek three Portland City Council seats after nomination deadline
Ten candidates are seeking three Portland City Council seats following the July 27 nomination-paper deadline, setting the field for the city’s November municipal election.
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Manchester expands Tuesday clerk hours ahead of Sept. 8 primary
Manchester’s City Clerk’s Office will stay open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays from Aug. 4 through Sept. 1 for voter registration and absentee-ballot requests before the Sept. 8 state primary.
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Bridgeport opens early voting and same-day registration ahead of Aug. 11 primary
Bridgeport voters can use early voting and same-day registration from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 3, 5, 7 and 9 before the city’s Aug. 11, 2026 primary.
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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.