Kansas City voters approved $100 million for repairs at Bartle Hall, Municipal Auditorium and City Hall. The no-tax-increase bond arrives as downtown venues prepare for a busy event calendar.

Derek Schmidt defeated Chad Young in Kansas' 2nd District GOP primary and will face a Democrat and Libertarian in November.

Kaua‘i County Council posts agendas but not written testimony, forcing residents to request records to see what others submitted. The policy raises fresh questions about Hawai‘i’s Sunshine Law.

Heath Flora is out as California Assembly Republicans’ leader, with Alexandra Macedo taking over amid affair allegations and campaign-spending questions.

A lease dispute could force Sierra County’s Loyalton probation office out by October 31. The fight now includes school safety, sheriff costs, and tax revenue.

Kauanoe Batangan has picked up endorsements from 15 Maui labor unions just before Saturday’s primary, giving the appointed Kahului councilmember a powerful campaign boost.

Nevada’s senators want to permanently erase Yucca Mountain’s nuclear waste designation as Washington courts other states for storage sites.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from obtaining Colorado’s unredacted voter rolls, delivering another setback to the DOJ’s nationwide data campaign.

Aurora’s City Council chamber needs a $1.9 million accessibility overhaul, but construction could force meetings out of the room for months.

A new Los Angeles City Council motion could loosen decades-old tree-spacing rules and open more planting opportunities in heat-burdened neighborhoods.

An Oakland SambaFunk drummer has spent more than eight months in ICE detention after attending a San Francisco check-in. A policy reversal may offer a new path in his asylum case, but his next hearing remains uncertain.

Mauldin voters will decide whether to add a 1% sales tax for roads, a fire station and homeowner tax credits. The measure would begin next spring if approved.

Indiana is trying to block the planned 2028 retirement of a Rockport coal unit, even as its owner prepares a natural gas replacement.