Louisiana acts from the 2026 regular session that did not set another effective date generally took effect Aug. 1, including Bryan’s Call and a higher property-value limit for small successions by affidavit.
A proposed Missouri constitutional amendment would replace a traditional statewide-majority test for citizen-led constitutional amendments with a requirement to win every one of the state’s eight congressional districts.
Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority said redevelopment proposals for 2608 Penn Ave. and 604 Liberty Ave. were scheduled to go to the URA board. Final developers, costs and construction schedules were not identified.
Tennessee’s temporary state grocery-tax suspension began Aug. 1 and is scheduled to remain in effect through Oct. 31 for eligible grocery purchases statewide.
Burlington closed swimming water at four public beaches on July 3 after cyanobacteria blooms. The city’s daily monitoring and follow-up testing will determine when beaches can reopen.
Virginia’s updated assault-firearm statute makes specified future transactions a Class 1 misdemeanor while preserving exceptions for some previously lawfully owned firearms and other activities. Available sources do not confirm what happened after a reported July 21 injunction deadline.
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in June 2026 while statewide employment continued to increase, the Arkansas Department of Commerce reported.
Texas counties are entering election-administration appointment periods ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, including an Aug. 1 to Oct. 1 recommended window for early-voting ballot-board appointments in smaller counties.
Idaho’s Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act is listed as qualified for the statewide Nov. 3, 2026, general-election ballot. The deadline to submit pro and con arguments was July 31.
New Mexico’s Office of Broadband Access and Expansion announced July 27, 2026, that a broadband-resiliency project would begin in Lincoln County. The available official archive summary does not provide a cost, contractor, technology, service area or completion date.