State Wire

• Voting begins on STA tax renewal as opponents point to budget surpluses

  (The Center Square) – Ballot boxes opened Friday as voters consider renewing a 0.2% Spokane Transit Authority sales tax, while…

• WATCH: Officers demand change after inmates make weapons from tablets

  (The Center Square) – A week after a King County Corrections Officer suffered minor injuries as an inmate attempted to…

• Flooding in downtown Utopia, Texas, July 16.

  Flooding in downtown Utopia, Texas, July 16, 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Ben Taylor / Used with Permission

• Abbott issues major disaster declaration for Texas communities impacted by flood

  (The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed a major disaster declaration for 28 Texas counties, which he…

• Utility company pays $314 million to Eaton Fire victims

  (The Center Square) – Southern California Edison, which has been sued for allegedly starting the devastating Eaton Fire, has offered…

• Illinois quick hits: Collinsville man pleads guilty to sex abuse of children

  DCFS honors scholarship recipients

• Judge plans to rule next week on Paramount, Warner Bros.

  (The Center Square) – A federal judge plans to decide by Wednesday whether to grant a temporary restraining order in…

• Mitsubishi finalizes $7.5B purchase of Louisiana gas assets

  (The Center Square) – Mitsubishi Corp. finalized a $7.5 billion acquisition of Dallas-based Aethon Energy Management’s Haynesville Shale assets this…

• Aldermen say mayor fails to collect revenue he opposes

  )The Center Square) – Chicago aldermen are suggesting that the city has a projected budget gap of $130 million because…

• Texas leading in Iran conflict, drone boat company rescues pilots, attacks Iran

  (The Center Square) – The Austin-based drone boat company helping Texas lead the U.S. war against Iran is now building…

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