Gov. Spencer J. Cox declared an emergency in Beaver, Piute and Sevier counties after wildfires and catastrophic flooding on July 22, 2026, and appointed Hannah Freeze as Great Salt Lake commissioner effective the same day.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced July 27 that the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee selected New Mexico as the fourth state on the 2028 primary calendar.
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.
Montana state officials announced plans for an official exhibit at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, part of the nation’s 250th-anniversary observances.
Idaho’s Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act initiative has met the statutory requirements to appear on the Nov. 3, 2026, statewide general-election ballot, according to the Secretary of State’s elections information.
Hawaii’s statewide mail primary is set for Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Voter service centers are operating statewide through Aug. 7 and will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx has chosen fellow Marine veteran George Markert as his lieutenant-governor running mate for Colorado’s 2026 general-election contest.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy called the 34th Alaska Legislature into its fourth special session of 2026, which began July 27 and is listed as ongoing on the Legislature’s website.
The United States and Iran were reported to be observing a second day of reduced or paused strikes on July 26 as technical and political consultations continued. The United Nations has called for maximum restraint to preserve the ceasefire and allow diplomacy to regain momentum.
The Marion County Planning Commission is scheduled to continue its review Aug. 4 of a request to operate a dustless-blasting automobile paint-removal business as a home occupation at a Salem acreage-residential property.