Pennsylvania public school districts and area career and technical schools have until August 7 to apply for facility grants of up to $5 million per eligible project.
Oregon has not cut OHP benefits, but officials are weighing options that could affect dental care, therapy, behavioral-health treatment, prescriptions and provider payments.
Oklahoma is one of five states continuing to explore a federal nuclear campus that could include reactors, fuel-cycle work and radioactive-waste activities. No site, award or construction commitment exists.
Ohio districts had to adopt new attendance policies by Aug. 1, changing when families are notified, what supports schools offer and how absences are counted.
Six below-market state loans will fund water, sewer, stormwater, street and lead-service-line projects in four North Dakota communities.
A proposed settlement would reduce Duke Energy Carolinas’ rate request, but customers could still pay more beginning January 1, 2027, if the North Carolina Utilities Commission approves it.
New York insurers must amend pending auto-rate filings by Aug. 31 to account for projected savings from 2026 reforms, but the deadline does not guarantee an immediate premium cut for every driver.
A federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s effort to compel New Mexico’s unredacted voter file, but a July 23 appeal keeps the dispute active before the November 3, 2026, election.
New Jersey’s FAIR Act targets a narrow form of algorithmic rent coordination, but it will not immediately lower rents or create a statewide rent cap.
Candidates and political organizations using nomination papers have until 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, to submit signed papers to local Supervisors of the Checklist. Certification and state filing follow in August and September.
About 93,000 people living in Nevada are more than 360 days delinquent on federal student loans, owing more than $2 billion. Here is what default can mean and which federal options may help.
Nebraska’s 5 p.m. Monday, August 3, deadline affects certain general-election candidates, judicial retention filings, partisan petitions, financial-interest forms and withdrawals.
Flathead County ordered residents in specified Olney-area addresses to leave immediately as the Skillet Fire burned nearby; Montana also faced statewide Red Flag conditions on August 1.
Missouri producers affected by July flooding should report losses promptly. USDA programs may help, but deadlines, documentation and eligibility rules apply.
Mississippi has confirmed five cyclosporiasis cases. Recalled iceberg lettuce was distributed to Mississippi food-service customers and select Walmart stores, but officials had not linked the cases to the federal outbreak.
Minnesota’s Aug. 11 primary brings final voting deadlines this week. Check local hours, registration, ballot rules and absentee return instructions before voting.
Michigan’s enacted 2026-27 school aid budget continues free meals, raises base funding and directs hundreds of millions of dollars toward literacy, student support, transportation and educator recruitment.
New statewide assisted-living safety rules took effect July 31 after the Gabriel House fire in Fall River killed 10 residents. Separate consumer protections effective July 17 address fees, contracts, services and resident rights.
A federal lawsuit challenges Maryland’s in-state tuition and related state-aid rules, but the policy remains in effect unless a court orders Maryland or its public colleges to stop enforcing it.
Troy Jackson was selected by Maine Democratic delegates to replace Graham Platner as the party’s U.S. Senate nominee. The November 3 contest could use ranked-choice voting if additional candidates qualify.
Louisiana confirmed its first 2026 human West Nile case in Ouachita Parish as infected mosquitoes were found in 13 parishes. Here is how residents can reduce risk.
Kentucky regulators are reviewing a proposed 482-megawatt Hancock County data-center power agreement after the parties asked for a decision on the written record.
