Colorado Springs has announced its intention to separate from the El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority and form a city authority for emergency communications. Key details, including timing, cost and staffing, have not been set.
Johnson County’s final advance-voting session before the Aug. 4, 2026, Kansas primary is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 3, with two listed sites in Overland Park.
Arkansas’ Secretary of State lists an Aug. 18, 2026, special primary for Senate District 1. The state calendar also lists the general election and nonpartisan runoff election for Nov. 3.
Olympia’s City Council held meetings July 28 and July 30 as a public debate continued over whether the city’s waste-removal service should remain public or be outsourced. Available records do not establish that the council has taken a final vote.
Rawlins Municipal Library’s free 2026 summer reading program has reached its grand-prize drawing after the reading-log return window closed Aug. 2.
CommonSpirit Health announced operational and facility changes at three Colorado Springs hospitals as it plans for a projected 29% increase in emergency-department volume by 2036.
Tucson’s Mayor and Council calendar lists its Aug. 4, 2026 meeting as canceled because of Election Day and an expected lack of quorum. The city schedule says the meeting will instead be held Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Aurora City Council approved a comprehensive ethics ordinance July 15 that caps campaign donations at $1,500 from businesses or entities doing business with the city.
Federal health officials said they deferred approximately $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota while the state supplies documentation supporting claims identified as high risk.
Nashville’s Metro Council is scheduled to elect members for two Auditorium Commission vacancies on Aug. 4. Separately, officials have given the council’s East Bank committee estimated costs for five projects that could use former convention-hall funds.