July 26 marked 100 days until Iowa’s November 3, 2026, general election, shifting attention from the completed primary candidate-filing window to registration, ballot administration and campaign-disclosure milestones.
The Capital Region Airport Authority has begun the first phase of a reconstruction project for airport-owned Port Lansing Road and Capital City Boulevard in Lansing.
Gov. Josh Stein signed Senate Bill 257 on July 14, 2026, enacting North Carolina’s first full state budget in more than two years for FY 2026-27.
Louisville Metro’s FY2026-27 budget year began July 1, with the city identifying public safety, affordable housing, early-childhood education and neighborhood facilities among its priorities.
Mayor James Solomon introduced a proposed law on July 17, 2026, to ban future data-center development within Jersey City. The city has not announced an ordinance number, exemptions, hearing date or vote schedule.
A proposed transfer of Springfield’s downtown Y Block to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources reached first reading July 7, 2026, with a final City Council vote expected July 21.
Fort Smith lists its $5,316,733 Sub-Basin P005 sewer rehabilitation project as under construction, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 1, 2027.
South Carolina’s special Republican primary is scheduled for Aug. 11 after Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham to temporarily fill the Senate vacancy caused by Lindsey Graham’s death.
The 2026 Lancaster County Super Fair is underway at Lincoln’s Sandhills Global Event Center and is scheduled to continue through Aug. 8.
Jackson police launched a two-unit Quick Response Team operating around the clock, deploying more than 30 additional officers for the July Fourth holiday weekend amid a recent rise in violent crime and multiple homicides.