Miami Safe & Ready Bond to Nov. 3 Vote: $450M and 0.5935 Mill
Voters decide Nov. 3, 2026 on up to $450M for Miami police and fire facilities, repaid through ad valorem taxes capped at 0.5935 mills.
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Tucson Mayor & Council July 21 agenda: Safe City, fentanyl, rezoning hearing
Tucson’s July 21 Mayor & Council agenda includes Safe City and fentanyl/opioid updates, plus a Jacaranda Way rezoning public hearing and other housing/zoning items.
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Cincinnati expands CincyAlert (pilot): choose text/email alerts by category
Cincinnati’s ECC is piloting new CincyAlert categories and expanding emergency notifications. Here’s who runs it, what alerts you can choose, and Smart911.
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Pittsburgh expands Central Northside RPPP Area “HH” and funds “Safe Passages”
Pittsburgh City Council passed July 7 rules expanding Central Northside RPPP Area “HH” and signed July 8 funding up to $250,000 for Safe Passages.
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Harris County FY 2027 budget hearings July 13–16: what’s next for tax rate
Harris County Commissioners Court held FY 2027 budget hearings July 13–16. Here’s what departments asked for—and the July 30 and Aug. 6 tax-rate steps.
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Maple Plain families: Anonymous school threat reporting starts July 1, 2026—Orono deadlines
Minnesota’s anonymous school threat reporting law took effect July 1, 2026. Orono ISD 278 must adopt policy by June 30, 2027—and have a system by July 1, 2028.
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Raleigh weighs teen curfew after July 4 takeovers—drafting steps, Aug. 18
Raleigh NC – After July 4 violence tied to youth “takeovers,” City Council directed the City Attorney and police to draft a curfew for ages 17 and under.
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Austin and Travis County disaster declarations: what the latest flood emergency moves mean for residents
Austin and Travis County issued flood disaster declarations and a waterways ban through 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 21. What residents should do now.
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Wichita OKs applying for DOJ DART grant to add 50 downtown officers
Wichita City Council approved police to apply for DOJ COPS Hiring Program funding for DART—50 officers targeting violent crime and nuisance issues in downtown, Delano and Broadway.
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Honolulu’s tsunami after-action report is out—what the city’s findings say about evacuations and communications
Honolulu DEM’s new tsunami after-action report grades the city’s response to the July 29, 2025 warning—where evacuations and alerts worked, and where they didn’t.
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NWS Flash Flood Warning included Arlington on July 13—what drivers were told
Arlington TX – NWS Fort Worth warned Tarrant County flash flooding on July 13, naming Arlington, and told drivers: turn around, don’t drown.
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D.C. National Guard deployment extended to Jan. 20, 2029—role, costs, legal fight
The Pentagon confirmed the National Guard mission will run through Jan. 20, 2029. Here’s what troops do, the cost estimates, and why D.C. says it’s still in court.
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Purcell OK City Council lists police vehicle and radio/upfit payments for July 6 vote
Purcell OK – Purcell City Council’s July 6 consent agenda lists police fleet, vehicle upfits, and radio programming—along with labor-contract context.
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Des Moines residents push back on $12M budget gap service cuts—how to weigh in
Des Moines residents question possible city service cuts tied to a projected $12M budget shortfall now. Feedback runs through end of July.
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St. Louis heat advisory (July 18–21): cooling centers and what to do
A Heat Advisory is in effect for St. Louis from noon Sat., July 18 through 7 p.m. Tue., July 21, CDT. Cooling centers and heat-illness first aid.
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West Warwick’s Hazard Mitigation Plan annual report meeting: what residents can learn
West Warwick RI: A July 8, 2026 informational meeting reviewed the Hazard Mitigation Plan’s goals, project status, and possible additional mitigation work.
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New Bedford families: Massachusetts makes staff-student sex a crime for 16- and 17-year-olds
New Bedford families are affected by a new Massachusetts law that makes certain mandated-reporter sex with 16- and 17-year-olds a crime tied to authority.
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Arlington’s 911 Nurse Navigation Program: What changes for non-emergency calls (and why it matters)
Arlington’s new 911 Nurse Navigation connects some lower-acuity medical calls to a licensed nurse using physician-approved guidelines—without delaying emergencies.
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Jacksonville Budget Address set for July 20: what to watch
Jacksonville City Council meets Monday, July 20, 2026 at 9 a.m. for Mayor Donna Deegan’s 2026-2027 Budget Address—here’s what to watch in the details.
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Amityville trustees’ July 13 agenda: police appointments, drone tech, hearings
Amityville trustees’ July 13 agenda (posted July 8) asks them to appoint two officers effective July 20, approve drone-tech payments, and hold local-law hearings.
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Cleveland approves amended Flock ALPR deal: six months, stricter penalties
Cleveland City Council approved emergency Ordinance 683-2026, narrowing the Flock Safety ALPR contract to six months/$125,000 and adding quarterly reporting.
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Hillsborough plans school-zone speed enforcement expansion—what to know
Hillsborough County directed staff to draft an amendment expanding its School Zone Speed Enforcement Program to additional unincorporated school zones.