Minnesota’s late filing window July 14–28: Kasson & KM board races
Kasson MN – Minnesota’s late local candidate filing period runs July 14–28, 2026. Here’s what it means for Kasson mayor and KM school board races.
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Aurora drought limits and a school water-shutoff threat: what residents need to know
Aurora Stage 1 drought rules start immediately: outdoor irrigation is limited to two days weekly and not permitted 10 a.m.–6 p.m., with enforcement escalation.
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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.
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LA emergency orders after Boyle Heights warehouse fire: air precautions, cleanup, schools
Mayor Karen Bass signed two emergency executive orders June 29 after the Boyle Heights Lineage fire—air precautions and LAUSD Region East moves through July 21.
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Madelia Public Schools gets exemption to keep Blackhawks mascot for now
Madelia Public Schools says Lower Sioux consent approved an exemption to keep the Blackhawks mascot as Minnesota’s Sept. 1, 2026 ban takes effect.
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State budget adds ferry tolls for Knotts Island commuters
Moyock NC – North Carolina’s July 2 budget ratification adds tolls to the Currituck-Knotts Island ferry, creating new costs for commuters and families.
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Cohasset schools set bus fees, June 30 cutoff as FY27 budget talks continue
Cohasset Public Schools is charging $450 bus fees, a $50 late charge after June 30, and keeping FY27 budget talks and an override review moving.
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Oak Grove Prep set to open Aug. 6 as Fontana Unified adds a new secondary campus
Fontana CA – Oak Grove Preparatory Academy is scheduled to open Aug. 6 at 5124 Oak Grove Ave., with Fontana Unified already enrolling students for the 2026-27 school year.
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San Diego Unified limits YouTube and gaming on student devices
San Diego CA – San Diego Unified approved new student-device limits that start Aug. 10, including blocking YouTube and gaming on 1:1 devices and removing TK computer carts.
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Magnolia Town Hall summer meals run through Aug. 10
Free Magnolia Town Hall meals for children 18 and under run Mondays through Aug. 10, and SUN Bucks may help eligible families buy groceries.
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Virginia Beach school board tightens Chromebook rules for 2026-27
Virginia Beach VA – The School Board’s June 26 vote set new grade-by-grade Chromebook limits for the 2026-27 school year.
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Nashville adopts FY2027 budget, with grocery-tax cut set for fall
Nashville TN – Metro Council has approved FY2027, a $3.85 billion operating budget that begins July 1, adds housing funding, and puts the grocery-tax reduction on a fall timeline.
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Cheatham County agenda puts taxes, laptops and archives on June 29
Cheatham County’s June 29 agenda in Ashland City included tax levies, school laptop financing and a vote on moving archives to the public library.
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Baltimore smoke-shop zoning: new 750-foot buffers start July 16 (Mayor Scott signed)
Mayor Brandon Scott signed Council Bill 25-0114 on June 16; it takes effect July 16, barring new smoke shops within 750 feet of schools, parks and each other.
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Cleveland and CMSD RFQ to reuse 12 closed school sites: responses due July 20
Cleveland OH – City and CMSD extended the deadline for developers to respond to an RFQ for reusing 12 closed school sites to July 20, 2026.
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Upriver Fire keeps Camp Sekani closed, limits West Valley buses
Spokane WA – Camp Sekani stayed closed June 17 as the Upriver Fire triggered evacuations, road closures and limited bus routes in West Valley.
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Colorado Springs tests 34 temporary street safety fixes this summer — here’s where
Colorado Springs CO – The city is testing temporary traffic circles, speed tables and school-zone signs at 34 sites through late summer to see what should last.
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Battle Ground Public Schools set June 17 listening session amid $20M cuts
Battle Ground, WA — Battle Ground Public Schools will hold a June 17 listening session while $20 million in cuts trim summer school and original-credit courses.
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Colorado Springs is testing 34 temporary street-safety projects this summer
Colorado Springs is rolling out 34 temporary Safe Streets COS projects from June through August to slow traffic, test fixes, and improve school-zone safety.
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Tacoma families face June 22 Parks Tacoma vote on after-school care cuts
Tacoma WA – Parks Tacoma says it must cut about $9 million before year-end, and a June 22 board vote could decide Beyond the Bell, Club B and childcare changes.
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Huntsville council set to vote Thursday on $220M downtown TIF plan
Huntsville’s City Council is scheduled to vote June 11 on TIF 9, a proposed $220 million downtown plan tied to the VBC and other projects.
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Huntsville’s TIF 9 heads to June 11 vote with school funding, VBC at stake
Huntsville, AL – The City Council is set to vote June 11 on TIF 9, a proposed downtown-and-north Huntsville financing plan tied to the VBC and schools.