Maricopa County and recorder agree on plan for administering 2026 primary election
Maricopa County says mediated negotiations produced an agreement between its Board of Supervisors and Recorder’s Office on operations for the 2026 primary election.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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Fairbanks city election candidate filing period closes after four-day window
Fairbanks’ candidate filing period for the Oct. 6, 2026, municipal election ran July 26-29. The city has linked to an unofficial list of filings.
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Wisconsin heads into Aug. 11 partisan primary amid ballot-replacement dispute
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has asked the Wisconsin Elections Commission to allow some voters who already returned absentee ballots for the 2026 primary to cast replacement ballots.
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Augusta council archive posts July 16 business meeting agenda and packet
Augusta’s official City Council archive lists a July 16, 2026 business meeting and provides agenda and packet materials, creating a public record for reviewing the council’s work after the city’s June election.
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Boise gives mayor emergency authority to restrict potable-water use during droughts
Boise City Council approved an ordinance July 1 allowing the mayor to limit lawn watering and other potable-water uses during a drought emergency.
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Jacksonville mayor begins public review of proposed 2026-27 budget with August town halls
Mayor Donna Deegan presented Jacksonville’s proposed 2026-27 budget to City Council on July 20. The city says another round of budget town halls begins Aug. 5 as the proposal moves through council review.
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New Haven asks federal court to dismiss lawsuit challenging its Welcoming City policies
New Haven says it has asked a federal court to dismiss a Trump administration lawsuit targeting the city’s Welcoming City executive order and public-safety policies.
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Denver advances proposed overhaul of city budget process for November ballot
Denver City Council passed measures that would put a proposed charter amendment on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot and establish new procedures for budget changes and public engagement.
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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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Louisiana congressional candidates face a new Aug. 5-7 qualification window after House-race cancellations
Candidates seeking Louisiana’s U.S. House seats must qualify Aug. 5-7 for the Nov. 3 open-primary ballot under a new process enacted after the state canceled previously scheduled House contests.
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Eugene council adopts framework for 2027–29 budget decisions amid structural gap
Eugene City Council has approved revised budget principles, a service framework and a strategic-plan framework to guide development of the city’s 2027–29 biennial budget.
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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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Wyoming’s new statewide laws take effect, including literacy, health-care pricing and workforce measures
More than 70 laws enacted during Wyoming’s 2026 budget session took effect July 1, including statewide requirements affecting K-12 literacy instruction, hospital procedure-price publication, property-tax policy and public-service recruitment incentives.
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Washington’s June revenue forecast deepens the projected shortfall for the next two-year budget
Washington’s June 26 revenue forecast lowered projected economic revenue by nearly $1 billion from February, adding to the expected challenge of building the state’s 2027–29 budget.
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Vermont primary election is scheduled for Aug. 11, with statewide nominations at stake
Vermont’s primary election is scheduled for Aug. 11, 2026, setting up party nominations before the Nov. 3 general election. Vermont Public has announced debate and interview programming for candidates in major statewide contests.
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Texas election officials enter the formal preparation window for the November 3 general election
Texas counties are entering election-administration appointment periods ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, including an Aug. 1 to Oct. 1 recommended window for early-voting ballot-board appointments in smaller counties.
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Tennessee’s three-month grocery-tax suspension begins statewide
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.
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South Dakota Republican governor race heads to early August runoff
Gov. Larry Rhoden and an unnamed challenger advanced to a statewide Republican gubernatorial runoff after no candidate reached South Dakota’s 35% nomination threshold in the primary.
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Republicans begin South Carolina special primary campaign to replace Lindsey Graham
South Carolina’s one-week Republican filing period for a special primary to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham closed July 28, 2026, with multiple Republicans competing or positioning themselves for the statewide contest.
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McKee signs Rhode Island’s balanced $15.2 billion fiscal 2027 budget
Gov. Dan McKee has signed Rhode Island’s fiscal 2027 budget, a balanced $15.2 billion plan described by state officials as including economic relief, added education and hospital support, government reforms and no broad-based tax or fee increases.
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Sandra Aguilera becomes acting secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of General Services
Sandra Aguilera became acting secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of General Services on Aug. 1, following Reggie McNeil’s departure from the post on July 31.
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Ohio’s Aug. 4 possible special election nears as final early-voting window opens
Ohio’s 2026 voting schedule lists a possible special election on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The final scheduled early-voting hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, with Election Day polling set for 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.