CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte I-77 toll lanes cleared their regional hurdle on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization voted to reverse an earlier rejection and support the state’s plan for privately managed toll lanes on an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 77, a project estimated at $4.3 billion and described as the … Read more
By Mike Joe WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2026. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted a Supreme Court SAVE database stay, letting the Trump administration resume a modified federal citizenship-check system while an appeal continues. The unsigned 6-3 order in Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters, No. 26A308, pauses a June 22, 2026 … Read more
Ending by-right approvals for Prince William data centers means future projects need a special-use permit and a public hearing path. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, voted 8-0 to approve a zoning text amendment that ends by-right data center development countywide, according to WTOP’s … Read more
The Orange County budget housing package was the clearest household stake inside Thursday night’s more than $9 billion adoption. ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County commissioners on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, approved a more than $9 billion fiscal year 2027 budget on a 6-1 vote, locking in $1.1 billion for public safety and $19.5 million for … Read more
Broward County budget housing: the approved plan pairs millage decisions with a larger Affordable Housing Trust investment. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County commissioners on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, approved a $9.2 billion fiscal year 2027 budget and a countywide general milla Broward County budget housing remains the clearest household signal in the adopted plan. … Read more
Dalton millage rate: the council approved a lower tax increase after residents pushed back. The Dalton millage rate decision gives households a clearer measure of what changed after the public hearings. DALTON, Ga. – Dalton City Council on Monday, Sept. 22, 2026, voted unanimously to set the city’s 2026 millage rate at 1.551 mills, stepping … Read more
Why the Hastings city budget matters Hastings city budget: the council settled its FY27 appropriation and property tax request after a mayoral tie-break. HASTINGS, Neb. – A divided Hastings City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, approved next year’s annual appropriation bill and property tax request after Mayor Jay Beckby cast the deciding vote to … Read more
By Mike Joe WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2026. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act on Wednesday, a bill that would permanently outlaw developing or deploying artificial superintelligence, pause the most advanced AI work until federal safety rules exist, and create a cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence. The … Read more
By Mike Joe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, approved a roughly $2 billion fiscal year 2027 budget on an 18-1 vote and restored $4.9 million to an affordable housing trust fund that the Finance Committee had earlier stripped, according to Jacksonville Today reporting by Mike Mendenhall published Sept. 23, … Read more
By Mike Joe LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, voted 13-0 to authorize a notice of funding availability of nearly $467 million for construction and preservation of rental units citywide, according to MyNewsLA. Council members Heather Hutt and Tim McCosker were absent. The Housing Department is expected … Read more