Honolulu voters prepare for Aug. 8 primary featuring four City Council contests
Hawaii’s mail primary election is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8, including four nonpartisan City and County of Honolulu Council contests.
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Juneau opens flood hotline as city prepares for anticipated Suicide Basin flood
The City and Borough of Juneau has opened a weekday hotline for questions about the anticipated 2026 glacial lake outburst flood while final openings in flood barriers are being closed.
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Colorado Springs council majority challenges planned exit from regional 911 authority
A majority of Colorado Springs City Council members criticized Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s handling of the city’s planned departure from the El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority, saying council members were excluded from the decision-making.
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Sacramento’s $1.7 billion fiscal 2026-27 budget takes effect after deficit fight
Sacramento’s fiscal 2026-27 budget took effect July 1 after the City Council adopted a $1.7 billion spending plan while confronting a $66.2 million structural deficit.
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Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination for Arizona governor
Former U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs won Arizona’s Republican nomination for governor in the July 21 primary and is set to face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the Nov. 3 general election.
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Juneau municipal candidate filing closes for Oct. 6 Assembly election
Candidate filing for Juneau’s Oct. 6, 2026, regular municipal election closed July 27. Three Assembly seats will be on the ballot, with mailed ballots planned for registered voters in good standing.
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Wyoming’s Aug. 18 primary nears as absentee voting and filing deadlines approach
Wyoming’s 2026 primary election is set for Aug. 18, with regular absentee voting scheduled through Aug. 17 and separate deadlines approaching for minor-party and independent candidates.
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Las Vegas fall Citizens Police Academy set for Aug. 26 start
Las Vegas’ fall 2026 Citizens Police Academy is scheduled to begin Aug. 26 and run through Nov. 18. The 12-week program has space for 35 students, while the city’s listed application deadline was July 29.
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Tucson opens new South Side public-safety complex
The City of Tucson held a July 2, 2026, ribbon-cutting for a new South Side Public Safety Complex, a city facility intended to consolidate public-safety services.
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California leaders announce balanced 2026-27 budget with zero projected deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature’s top leaders announced a proposed 2026-27 California budget agreement that projects no deficit for two years and would hold more than $6 billion in anticipated revenue.