Utah Arts has scheduled its free Urban Arts Festival for Aug. 22 at Smith’s Ballpark, with cultural art, music and performance planned from noon to 10 p.m. Volunteer applications are open through Aug. 15.
Mayor John Ewing Jr. signed Omaha’s $15-per-hour minimum-wage ordinance on July 21 after the City Council approved it 4-3. The local law is scheduled to take effect in October.
Reporting on Des Moines’ 2024 camping-ban policy describes people moving between camps and potentially leaving possessions and access to resources behind.
Gov. Dan McKee signed a July 24 executive order directing $28 million in emergency assistance intended to help protect Rhode Island households from increased winter electricity prices.
Madison’s annual All-City Swim Meet was scheduled to run from July 25 through Aug. 2, with North Yellowstone Drive closed near the event and scheduled to reopen by 5 p.m. Sunday.
The U.S. General Services Administration has advanced procurement for a proposed new Hartford federal courthouse, with $344.97 million authorized and an industry day held for prospective design-build firms.
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax presented a proposed $6.6 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2026–27 on July 16. The plan remains under City Council review, with discussion and adoption decisions expected during the August budget cycle.
The City of St. Louis will hold its federal primary election Aug. 4, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters will also decide a proposed charter modernization measure tied to Ordinance 72103.
Texas requested additional federal disaster assistance for Real County and extended the deadline for flood-affected SNAP recipients to seek replacement benefits for lost or destroyed food.
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined a letter defending a federal rule that blocks undocumented immigrants from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses. Oral argument in the underlying litigation is scheduled for Sept. 15, 2026.