Bridgeport activated its cooling-center protocol July 1 and later extended it through July 5, advising residents to seek refuge during hot conditions, particularly as heat can pose increased risks for people with asthma.
Michigan voters will choose party nominees in governor, U.S. Senate and other contests on Aug. 4. State officials say mail-ballot requests are 68.5% above the comparable point in 2022.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced a Section 301 action tied to 60 economies’ failure to ban imports produced with forced labor. Available USTR materials do not specify covered products, tariff rates or effective dates.
Meridian’s free Main Street Mix concert series is scheduled to continue in downtown through Aug. 12, with Wednesday concerts from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Massachusetts officials said the insurance commissioner rejected a proposed rate increase from Fallon Community Health Plan and renegotiated seven other health-plan proposals, actions projected to save $72 million for about 670,000 residents.
A court order bars Montana election officials from implementing Senate Bill 490, keeping Election Day voter registration available during the 2026 election cycle as litigation over the law continues.
A July 1 conditional-use decision allows Prop Thirteen Albuquerque LLC to pursue an outdoor amphitheater at Albuquerque’s Renaissance Center commercial development.
Boise City Council approved an emergency ordinance setting road-use, registration, insurance, title and licensing requirements for certain high-powered electric motorcycles and similar vehicles.
Boston’s Election Department says early voting for the 2026 Massachusetts state primary will run from Saturday, Aug. 22, through Friday, Aug. 28.
An Iowa Public Radio report examines how third-country deportations are leaving Iowa families in limbo, including one case in which an Iowa man was nearly deported into a war zone.