Census set to release 2025 income, poverty, and health insurance data Sept. 15

Census income and 2025 poverty data release

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release national statistics on 2025 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, giving policymakers and households the first official look at last year’s economic and coverage picture from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). According to the … Read more

Flood Watches Stretch From Ohio Valley to NYC–Jersey–New England Through Sunday

Rain-slick city street under gray skies during a regional flood watch from the Ohio Valley to New York

NEW YORK — National Weather Service flood watches blanketed a wide swath of the eastern United States on Saturday, stretching from the Ohio Valley through parts of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania into the New York–New Jersey corridor and on toward Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts through Sunday. The pattern is not a single storm … Read more

Padres visit Giants at Oracle Park with NL West race still in focus

Padres vs Giants at Oracle Park San Francisco NL West race

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants met at Oracle Park on Friday night, Sept. 11, 2026, in a National League West series that Google Trends showed Americans searching in real time — “Padres vs Giants,” “Padres game today, and Giants-related queries among the past-four-hour Active spikes. The Padres vs Giants … Read more

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky welcome their first child, reports say

Lady Gaga baby news Michael Polansky first child California

LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, have welcomed their first child together, according to multiple entertainment outlets citing Page Six reporting on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.  The Lady Gaga report remains unconfirmed. Harper’s Bazaar summarized the Page Six account and published the same day, saying photos showed the couple walking in … Read more

Lake City Advances Mobility Fee Ordinance to Replace Concurrency System

Lake City mobility fee ordinance roadway and trail infrastructure

LAKE CITY, Fla. — Lake City’s City Council advanced a proposed mobility-fee ordinance to a second hearing Thursday, moving closer to replacing the city’s concurrency system with fees that would help pay for roads, intersections, sidewalks, and trails through 2050. WUFT reported the Thursday action in a Sept. 11, 2026, story aimed at developers and … Read more

Housing Groups Sue SANDAG Over SB 79 Map for Oceanside and Solana Beach Stations

Oceanside and Solana Beach transit stations along the coast

SAN DIEGO — Two Realtor-affiliated housing advocacy groups have sued the San Diego Association of Governments over how its SB 79 implementation map treats the Oceanside Transit Center and Solana Beach station, arguing the regional agency undercounted train service and blocked taller housing that state law otherwise allows near frequent transit. Californians for Homeownership and … Read more

Salt Lake City delays Expanding Housing Options zoning vote to Sept. 23

Salt Lake City housing options zoning map

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City’s Planning Commission delayed a vote Wednesday on the Expanding Housing Options zoning amendment after a noticed scheduling technicality, with the next hearing expected Sept. 23. The proposal would rewrite rules for about 33,000 properties in R-1, R-2, SR-1, and SR-1A districts—and their subsections—covering more than one-third of city … Read more

Nebraska Supreme Court orders Lincoln charter amendments onto November ballot

Lincoln charter amendments on November ballot

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the City of Lincoln to place three citizen-initiated charter amendments on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, rejecting a push to wait until the May 2027 municipal election. In a 5-2 decision granting Attorney General Mike Hilgers a writ of mandamus, the court said petitions … Read more

San Antonio council OKs Spurs arena land deal, 3 park projects

San Antonio skyline and Spurs arena land site

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — San Antonio City Council on Thursday approved using the Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone to buy downtown land for a new Spurs arena and to help fund work at the San Antonio Zoo, the Botanical Garden, and Brackenridge Park. According to T-SPAN Texas, the vote authorizes up to $60 million to … Read more