NJ TRANSIT housing proposal reaches key August 18 deadline for Bayonne site
Developers must file a Notice of Intent by August 18 to compete for NJ TRANSIT’s Bayonne station site, where the solicitation calls for at least 20% affordable housing.
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New Hampshire authorizes $800 million in working capital for August payments
The July 8 warrant supports the timing of authorized state payments during August 2026; it does not create a new appropriation or show that $800 million will be spent.
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Northern Louisiana Medical Center still faces an August 30 Medicare deadline after follow-up inspection
Northern Louisiana Medical Center reduced its alleged deficiencies from 24 to 14 in a July follow-up, but regulators had not publicly confirmed full compliance 16 days before the hospital’s stated August 30 Medicare deadline.
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New York’s medical aid-in-dying law is now in effect. What patients, families and providers should know
New York’s medical aid-in-dying law took effect Aug. 5. Here are the eligibility rules, safeguards, provider choices and pending lawsuits residents should understand.
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Kentucky tax portal set to reopen Aug. 14 after system conversion
Kentucky’s Department of Revenue plans to resume normal operations Aug. 14 after a scheduled tax-system pause. Five business-tax areas are moving into MyTaxes, requiring affected filers to link accounts or create new ones.
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Iowa governor race takes shape as Zach Lahn campaigns against the establishment
Republican nominee Zach Lahn is pitching change on Iowa farms, in schools and small towns as he prepares to face Democrat Rob Sand on November 3.
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Indiana recount changes winner in three-vote state Senate primary
A recount changed the Republican primary result in Indiana Senate District 23, moving Paula Copenhaver from a three-vote loss to a three-vote lead over incumbent Spencer Deery. An appeal may still challenge the commission’s decision.
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Idaho election deadlines begin Friday for local notices, candidates and ballot questions
Idaho’s November 3 election calendar enters a key late-summer phase Friday, with deadlines for taxing-district notices, nonpartisan candidates and local ballot questions.
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Hurricane warning remains for Hawaiʻi Island as Tropical Storm Lala approaches
A hurricane warning remains in effect for Hawaiʻi Island from Friday evening through early Sunday, with the greatest threats varying by area: damaging winds, major flooding rain, storm surge and dangerous surf.
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Georgia regulators review OpenAI power contract for Effingham County data center
Georgia Power filed a proposed 25-year, 3,200-megawatt OpenAI agreement with the PSC. The review does not approve the data center, and key ratepayer protections remain under scrutiny.
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Florida’s insurance market is changing, but premiums may not fall
New insurers, Citizens takeouts and approved rate cuts point to more competition in Florida, but homeowners still need to compare coverage, costs and risks.
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Delaware’s new state budget puts education and Medicaid at the center of $6.996 billion in spending
Delaware’s enacted FY2027 operating budget totals $6.996 billion, directing the largest shares to public education and health services while setting up changes to childcare, public-sector pay and other statewide programs.
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Connecticut Democrats kept Lamont and replaced Larson. What the split primary result signals
Connecticut Democrats retained Gov. Ned Lamont but replaced longtime Rep. John Larson, creating different November questions for statewide and Hartford-area voters.
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Arizona Supreme Court ruling changes how qualifying orchards and vineyards are valued for property taxes
Arizona’s high court rejected separate market values for qualifying orchard trees and vineyard vines, but refunds, retroactive corrections and revised tax bills remain unresolved.
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Wyoming voters will decide a 50% property-tax exemption for primary residences
The measure would exempt half of an eligible home’s assessed value. Voters will decide it Nov. 3, while official materials estimate the earliest applicable tax year would be 2027.
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FEMA awards $2.9 million to keep St. Louis tornado recovery caseworkers on the job
A $2.9 million FEMA grant will continue St. Louis tornado disaster case management through June 2027 as residents work through long-term recovery needs.
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Alabama’s rural health program moves from planning to grant decisions
Five Alabama rural-health grant competitions closed at 5 p.m. Central on August 7. ADECA is now reviewing applications, with a cancer-program planning estimate pointing to possible decisions in late August or early September.
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Washington’s statewide drought emergency keeps pressure on farms, rivers and water planning
Washington remains under a statewide drought emergency after a warm winter left snowpack at 0% of normal for the calendar date. The sharpest immediate allocation risks are in the Yakima Basin, while household impacts depend on local utilities.
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Mississippi families have until Aug. 23 to comment on proposed kindergarten guideline changes
Mississippi families, teachers and districts can comment by 5 p.m. Aug. 23 on proposed statewide kindergarten curriculum, instruction and assessment guidelines.
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Virginia groundwater report puts eastern aquifers and data-center growth under scrutiny
A delayed Virginia groundwater analysis warns that eastern aquifers are constrained and projected to decline, raising questions about data centers, private wells, utilities and future state action.
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Minnesota primary results remain unofficial before Aug. 18 certification
Minnesota’s Aug. 11 primary produced apparent nominees, but state and federal results remain unofficial until the State Canvassing Board meets Aug. 18.
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Arkansas Senate District 1 special primary enters final voting days
Arkansas Senate District 1 voters face a Friday absentee-ballot deadline and final early-voting day Monday before the Aug. 18 special primary.