Acts from Louisiana’s 2026 regular legislative session generally became effective Aug. 1 unless an individual law set a different date. The enacted package includes the state’s 2026-27 operating budget and measures affecting statewide programs and public-safety benefits.
Las Vegas leaders discussed changes to the city’s heat-mitigation master plan under a new Nevada law, with expanded public access to water identified as a recommendation.
Sioux Falls municipal candidates must submit campaign-finance disclosure reports by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, under the city’s 2026 election handbook.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced his campaign for Chicago mayor on Aug. 2, 2026, entering the developing 2027 race with nearly $22 million in campaign cash reported as of July.
Madison police reported that Corey Ruiz was fatally shot during an altercation with officers near Williamson and South Baldwin streets on July 22. City and state oversight investigations are pending, and a Public Safety Review Committee meeting is scheduled for Aug. 12.
Candidates and committees in Oklahoma’s Aug. 25 statewide runoff primary must file pre-runoff campaign-finance reports during an Aug. 11-17 window covering activity from June 2 through Aug. 10.
Bismarck announced plans to close Industrial Drive at the Central Dakota Hospital Laundry property beginning Monday, July 27, 2026, for underground water-connection replacement work.
The St. Louis Development Corporation says it is seeking bids to demolish the former Charlie Gitto’s building and a skywalk near the Railway Exchange site downtown, with work expected to finish by Sept. 30, 2026.
North Dakota has been ordered to pay landowners’ legal fees in two lawsuits, including a challenge to the Industrial Commission’s permitting decision for Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed underground carbon-dioxide storage project.
Gov. Jim Pillen signed Executive Order 26-17 on July 20, ending data centers’ access to tax incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act.