St. Paul City Council approved more than $3.3 million in Sales Tax Revitalization funding July 8, including more than $2.1 million for neighborhood capital projects and more than $1.1 million for arts and cultural projects.
Statewide early in-person voting began July 25 for Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, with Lansing voters facing contests for governor, Congress and state legislative offices.
The Maryland General Assembly began a special session Aug. 3 to consider legal standards for the state’s eight congressional districts and a possible constitutional amendment.
Absentee voters have filed a Dane County Circuit Court lawsuit seeking permission to cast replacement ballots ahead of Wisconsin’s Aug. 11, 2026, fall partisan primary.
Frederick County’s 2026 municipal-election schedule marks Brunswick’s Aug. 4 election as canceled. The county page lists July 14 as Brunswick’s registration deadline but does not state why the election was canceled or list a replacement date.
Old Dominion University Athletics’ third annual Chesapeake Fan Fest is scheduled for Aug. 8 at DICK’S House of Sport, with a football Coach’s Show featuring Ricky Rahne and Ted Alexander.
Several Maine workplace measures were reported to have a July 29, 2026, implementation date, including pay-transparency and workplace-protection changes. State resources point employers and workers to existing labor-law, safety and employment-rights guidance, while details of individual provisions still require statute-by-statute confirmation.
A federal appeals court extended Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals through July 27, 2026, while Connecticut Attorney General William Tong continued separate challenges to the administration’s tariff policy.
Nashua’s calendar listed a 7 p.m. special Board of Aldermen public hearing for July 27, 2026, on proposed Ordinance O-26-017 and Resolution R-26-048.
The U.S. Department of Education announced April 17 that Topeka Public Schools, USD 501, was among four Kansas districts found to have violated federal education law. The district faces a proposed resolution process involving student records, facilities and athletics policies.