Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency effective July 11, 2026, and mobilized the Minnesota National Guard as wildfires and dry conditions affected northern Minnesota.
Gov. Ned Lamont signed Public Act 26-127 on July 15, 2026, directing renewed attention to affordability and access in Connecticut solar-energy and battery-storage programs.
Kansas’ new cabinet-level Office of Early Childhood began operations July 1, consolidating programs and staff from several state entities under inaugural director Christi Smith.
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced July 14, 2026, that the state is participating in a multistate settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andMe tied to a genetic-data breach. The available announcement information does not disclose the settlement amount, consumer eligibility rules or filing deadlines.
Ohio’s 2026 voting schedule lists a possible special election on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The final scheduled early-voting hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, with Election Day polling set for 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky would use an unbudgeted $476 million surplus and more than $350 million in unexpected corporate-income-tax payments for Medicaid, senior meals and additional Michelle P. Waiver costs.
The ACLU of West Virginia has filed a Cabell County court challenge to Huntington’s $2.1 million agreement with Flock Safety, alleging procedural defects in the contract award.
Puerto Rico authorized a roughly $2 billion luxury coastal development in the island’s southwest on July 31, as Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón separately declared a water-use emergency and activated the National Guard.
CSX has removed the remaining cars from an elevated track near Dock and 20th streets after a 200-car freight train derailed July 3, but track repairs and city traffic detours remain in effect.
Raleigh City Council directed staff to draft a curfew ordinance for people 17 and younger after holiday-weekend incidents involving large juvenile crowds. The proposal was scheduled for further discussion Aug. 18.