Virginia’s 2026 primary election is set for Tuesday, Aug. 4. Early in-person voting began June 19, and the state elections department has published candidate, referendum and election-law information for the contest.
Raleigh officials began developing a possible curfew for people 17 and younger after holiday-weekend gatherings that involved fights and shootings. A first ordinance draft was expected in August.
Storms on July 21 sent the Rooster River over its banks and into ground-floor areas of Cartright Towers, leaving the nine-story Bridgeport building without electricity or elevator service as cleanup continued July 22.
Jersey City officials introduced Ordinance 26-057, a proposal to bar data centers from serving as the primary principal use of industrial property. A final City Council vote was scheduled for Aug. 19, 2026.
A federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking unredacted personal information from New Mexico voter records, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office.
Oklahoma’s Commerce Department announced a new framework with state aerospace partners intended to coordinate existing assets and attract space-industry growth.
The City of Billings’ August 2026 calendar lists a Consolidated Yellowstone County Zoning Commission proceeding at 3 p.m. Aug. 4. The available listing does not identify the zoning matter, parcel or applicant.
Federal approval clears Kansas to begin its Community Supports Waiver on Oct. 1, 2026, with projected first-year enrollment of 500 people.
Oklahoma City’s MAPS 4 transit program is budgeted at $97 million and includes a planned 17-mile bus rapid transit route between the Adventure District and southwest Oklahoma City, alongside citywide bus-stop and service upgrades.
New York has enacted a 2026-27 budget implementation measure that expands automated work-zone enforcement statewide and adds utility, transit, climate and public-safety provisions.