Minnesota’s secretary of state certified candidates for federal and state offices for the Aug. 11 primary, while portions of a new election-administration law took effect Aug. 1.
Minnesota added 13,200 jobs in June 2026, a 0.4% monthly increase and the state’s third consecutive month of job growth, according to the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Raleigh city staff updated the City Council on several major construction projects July 1, including at least one project targeted for substantial completion in December 2026.
Iowa Workforce Development reported that 192 state-government workers were scheduled for layoffs Aug. 3, 2026, in connection with a data-migration project.
Santa Fe County commissioners unanimously adopted an 18-month moratorium that immediately pauses new data-center development permits while staff prepare permanent rules.
CNBC placed Ohio first in its 2026 America’s Top States for Business study, the state’s first time at the top of the ranking since the study began in 2007.
Austin’s Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment office has opened applications for four FY27 funding programs, with more than $23 million available and an Aug. 18 deadline.
Kansas City’s City Council has placed five measures before voters for the Aug. 4, 2026, election, covering water and sewer work, affordable housing, civic facilities and East Side economic development.
Austin City Council approved proposed charter amendments at its July 30 budget meeting, advancing measures on redistricting, recalls, city attorney authority, campaign finance and tax-rate reviews for a planned Nov. 3 special election.
Meta says it will invest more than $50 billion in its Hyperion AI data-center campus in Richland Parish, with a planned footprint of nearly 10 million square feet and 5 gigawatts of IT capacity.