Manhattan

• The Riley County Commission enacted a 180-day moratorium on data centers while staff drafts land-use zoning regulations. →
• The Riley County Commission finalized its 2027 budget parameters in a split vote, capping property tax rates at 38.012 mills. →
• The Riley County Jail average daily population reached an all-time high of 142 inmates in July, creating operational stress. →
• The Riley County Commission delayed a ballot measure to renew a 0.2 percent road and bridge sales tax until at least next year. →
• The Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board is creating plans to allow single-family homes in all residential zones per state mandate. →
• The Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board is considering a 90-day grace period for short-term rental license renewals during property sales. →
• Expect partly sunny skies and a high near 90°F today, with just a slight chance of a rain shower passing through late this morning.

🌾 Kansas

• Kansans vote Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to replace the state's Supreme Court merit-selection system with statewide elections starting in 2028. →

• The Finney County Commission approved a 10-year property-tax exemption for Empirical Foods' $400 million beef-processing project expected to create 270 jobs. →

• Kansas cropland values rose 2.9% to $3,540 per acre in 2026 as U.S. cropland topped $6,000 per acre for the first time, according to USDA data. →

• The FAA certified Boeing's 737 MAX 7 on Monday after years of delays, with Southwest Airlines holding most of the roughly 289 orders. →

• Kansas cities including Goodland, Garden City and Russell broke Dust Bowl-era and other heat records Sunday amid a statewide heat wave. →

🇺🇸 US

• Michigan, Kansas and Missouri voters head to the polls Tuesday in primaries that will set key November matchups, including a Democratic Senate race in Michigan between Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. →

• The Senate voted 89-4 Monday to advance a bipartisan stopgap spending bill that would fund the government through Dec. 11 and avert a shutdown before the midterms. →

• ICE took more than 46,000 people into custody in July, a record for the second Trump administration, as the agency expands enforcement at major U.S. airports. →

• OpenAI said an internal version of its upcoming Astra model produced solutions to 10 math and computer science problems that had remained unsolved for at least a decade. →

• U.S. stocks hit records Monday as Amazon's market value topped $3 trillion for the first time and oil prices fell more than 6% on eased Iran tensions. →

Weather

AUGUST 4, 1790: ALEXANDER HAMILTON CREATES COAST GUARD TO INTERCEPT SMUGGLERS

Alexander Hamilton persuaded the first U.S. Congress to fund a fleet of swift “revenue cutters” to patrol ports from Massachusetts to Georgia, intercept smugglers and enforce tariff laws. In a young nation without an income tax, these vessels became a crucial tool to secure customs revenue and stabilize the federal government’s post–Revolutionary War finances.

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