SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Santa Monica SB 79 politics landed on Pico on Tuesday night. The City Council voted 4-2 to raise development limits on 89 single-family lots near the Expo/Bundy transit station, a move officials said is needed to temporarily exempt the surrounding transit zone from a state law that allows taller, denser housing … Read more
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
The North Platte school tax decision landed after board members tested lower and higher options and settled on Option C. NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The North Platte public school board on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, approved a 13.64% increase in the district’s total property-tax request after a three-hour hearing that forced three separate votes before … 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 lower Denton ISD tax rate is the figure homesteaders will see on the rate adopted for the new fiscal year. DENTON, Texas – Denton ISD trustees on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, adopted a lower total property tax rate of $1.1528 per $100 of taxable value for fiscal year 2026-27, a cut of more than … Read more
The Chicago Foundry Park TIF vote unlocks infrastructure money that city and developer partners say is required before large-scale housing can move. CHICAGO – The Chicago City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, approved more than $200 million in tax increment financing for Foundry Park, the housing-focused redevelopment planned for the northern section of the … 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
By Mike Joe WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2026. A nationwide thyroid medication recall covering one lot of Thyroid Tablets, USP 30 mg from Vitruvias Therapeutics, Inc. has drawn fresh attention after secondary reporting on Sept. 24 described an FDA Class I designation, the agency’s highest risk category The thyroid medication recall remains limited to Lot 504950. … 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