A new Office of Marine Affairs and coordinator — signed into law July 6 — will centralize Hawai‘i’s ocean policy and push for blue-economy jobs.

A new GOP bill would force Congress to sign off on any D.C. tax or fee increase within 60 days, reversing the usual presumption of local control and prompting sharp pushback from city leaders.

The EEOC voted to publish a proposed rule to end annual EEO-1 filings that list employees by race and sex. Civil-rights groups warn the change would make systemic disparities harder to see.

Taiwan will open a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Phoenix to support Taiwanese businesses and provide consular services across Arizona and New Mexico as TSMC expands.

Trustees plan to cut business‑district levies by 0.25 percentage points and add a 0.25% village‑wide sales tax that would broaden the tax base and free up district funds.

City Council is weighing a major rewrite of the carnival code that would require harnesses on floats, cap throws and raise fines for early 'ladder camps'.

Garfield Heights says a factfinder and a settlement produced a plan to hire six more firefighters after the union sent a no‑confidence letter. The mayor backs Chief Kenneth Strope.

Cedar Lake homeowners say private dams drained their lake and dried wells; they packed an OWRB meeting in Oklahoma City to demand releases and fixes.

Federal investigators have opened a Title VI inquiry into East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, joining a broader federal review of med‑school admissions. The probe will examine whether admissions used unlawful racial criteria.

President Trump said imported generic drugs will be tariff‑free until August 1, 2026, then face 100% and 200% duties in later years — a move that could reshape supplies and prices. Industry groups and supply‑chain experts warn the timeline may be impractical.

City Manager Keith Touchberry says a roughly $4 million FY2026–27 gap has drained reserves and prompted a Brevard County Sheriff review of the city’s finances. Officials will discuss fixes at this week’s council workshops and an auditor selection meeting.

Lawmakers and researchers in Topeka are debating whether Kansas should tie school funding to student results as a task force prepares recommendations.

The New York attorney general has subpoenaed Huntington for records after an 83‑year‑old said she didn’t know she was on the Working Families line; reporting flags petition irregularities.