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West Valley City has adopted a tentative FY2026-27 budget framework that includes a proposed property-tax-rate increase and set an Aug. 11 public hearing before final action.
Senate leaders reached a funding agreement Aug. 2 that is intended to avert another federal government shutdown, with a Senate vote expected before the August recess.
Maryland lawmakers are scheduled to meet in Annapolis Aug. 3-5 to consider constitutional language that could exempt congressional districts from certain redistricting criteria and potentially allow maps to be revisited for 2028.
The Washington State Arts Commission board is scheduled to meet virtually on Aug. 4, 2026, according to an official ArtsWA board meeting packet.
The Casper City Council voted 7-2 on July 7, 2026, to pause approval of new horse-racing simulcasting operations for six months while the city researches the industry and considers potential zoning requirements.
West Virginia reported $5.693 billion in fiscal 2026 General Revenue Fund collections, $370 million above the state’s initial estimate. Gov. Patrick Morrisey identified roads, infrastructure, the Hope Scholarship and tax relief among the administration’s priorities.
Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County filed suit June 8 against the Department of Homeland Security and ICE over a proposed warehouse conversion into a large immigration detention facility in Salt Lake City.
Spokane-area voters face Washington’s August 4 primary, which will narrow qualifying local and county contests under the state’s top-two system.
Candidate filing has closed for Fairbanks-area municipal contests, leaving an Aug. 5 withdrawal deadline before ballots are finalized for the scheduled Oct. 6 election.
Springfield has posted FY2027 proposed-budget documents, a budget calendar, hearing notice, amended summary and department presentations. The available record outlines the February appropriation schedule but does not, by itself, establish final enactment or the total budget amount.
Boston City Council referred a $5 million appropriation docket for feasibility and schematic-design work at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Roxbury.
Jersey City’s proposed 2026 budget would total $886.5 million and include a 15.5% municipal tax-rate increase. The council also unanimously approved actions related to a $105 million state loan and estimated tax billing.
The City and County of Honolulu’s official calendar lists a regular Kahaluʻu Neighborhood Board meeting for 6 p.m. Aug. 12. Meeting materials are slated to be available 48 hours beforehand.
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.
The City of Buffalo has scheduled its Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day flag-raising ceremony at Buffalo City Hall for Aug. 6, 2026.
Hawaii’s 2026 primary voting period began July 27, with mail voting underway and voter service centers open through Election Day on Aug. 8.
Tennessee’s temporary state grocery-tax suspension began Aug. 1 and is scheduled to remain in effect through Oct. 31 for eligible grocery purchases statewide.
Maricopa County says mediated negotiations produced an agreement between its Board of Supervisors and Recorder’s Office on operations for the 2026 primary election.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx has chosen fellow Marine veteran George Markert as his lieutenant-governor running mate for Colorado’s 2026 general-election contest.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon’s office highlighted public accuracy testing of voting equipment ahead of the state’s Aug. 11, 2026 primary election.
Gov. Dan McKee’s Executive Order 26-05 directs $28 million from RGGI auction reserves toward direct electric-rate relief for all Rhode Island residential electric customers.
The Anchorage Assembly censured George Martinez on July 21, while a separate proposal to begin removal proceedings was postponed until the Aug. 4 meeting.
