Seattle voters will take part in Washington’s Aug. 4 primary, which will narrow fields for November races, including the Seattle City Council District 5 special election.
Gov. Brad Little’s Executive Order 2026-06 gives eligible Idaho executive-branch employees paid leave July 2 and July 6, surrounding the state-observed Independence Day holiday on July 3.
Colorado statewide initiative campaigns seeking a place on the 2026 ballot must submit signatures to the Secretary of State by 5 p.m. Aug. 3. The office then has up to 30 days to determine whether petitions are sufficient.
Proposed Sixth Penny specific-purpose sales-and-use-tax propositions for Laramie County and the City of Cheyenne will be decided in Wyoming’s Aug. 18, 2026, primary election.
The Salt Lake City Council will take public comment Aug. 11 before considering an ordinance to adopt the final FY2026-27 property-tax levy for city funds, including the Library Fund.
Russia has asked the United States to clarify what it describes as understandings reached at an August 2025 summit in Anchorage, Alaska, linking the request to new proposals concerning the war in Ukraine.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta renewed opposition to the Trump administration’s tariff program, while a U.S. trade report cited 59 countries and the European Union over alleged failures to address forced-labor imports.
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown’s office said the state joined 42 attorneys general in a settlement involving 23andMe’s bankruptcy trustee over allegations tied to the company’s 2023 data breach.
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Los Angeles County on June 20 in response to the ongoing Boyle Heights warehouse fire, directing state agencies to support local response and public-health protection.
California lawmakers returned from summer recess Aug. 3 as the Senate Appropriations Committee scheduled a bill hearing and the Legislature entered a series of August deadlines.