STATE-BY-STATE

ALABAMA Birmingham: Airbnb will start collecting the city’s 6.5 percent tax on rentals.

ALASKA Juneau: Wallethub ranked Alaska first in its list of “HardestWorking States in America.”

ARIZONA El Mirage: Walmart employee Susan Posser, 56, has been arreseted on suspicion of calling in a bomb threat to the area store.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: Senators are working to implement video streaming of the chamber and its committee meetings.

CALIFORNIA San Jose: Bishop Patrick J. McGrath said on second thought he will not live in a $2.3 million home that the diocese bought for his retirement. He plans to live in a rectory at one of the parishes.

COLORADO Glenwood Springs: The cost of fighting the Cabin Lake Fire and Cache Creek Fire is being estimated around $16 million.

CONNECTICUT Hartford: The medical marijuana program has been expanded to those with migraines, rheumatoid arthritis and muscular dystrophy.

DELAWARE Dover: A Dover Air Force Base bridge will be named after Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki, a Delawarean killed in action in 2007.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Whole Foods will begin to deliver to residents through Amazon Prime Now.

FLORIDA Orlando: Baby giraffe Aella has made her debut at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. She was born June 29.

GEORGIA Cordele: Two deputies have been arrested for taking guns on their vacation to Mexico, where it’s illegal to carry such weapons.

HAWAII Koloa: Some residents on Kauai have been urged to evacuate because of rising streams.

IDAHO Coeur d’Alene: Officials have auctioned 51 state-owned lakefront lots on Priest Lake for $25.6 million.

ILLINOIS Chicago: Former President

Barack Obama made a surprise visit at his foundation’s offices to discuss its future.

INDIANA Auburn: A 1976 Ford Escort GL once owned by St. Pope John Paul II is going on auction and could command $300,000.

IOWA Des Moines: Lee, Monroe and Wapello counties have been designated as natural disaster areas due to severe drought.

KANSAS Lawrence: The University of Kansas will not have a booth at the State Fair as it uses other efforts to attract potential enrollees.

KENTUCKY Central City: The annual music festival honoring the Everly Brothers in their hometown is taking place through Saturday.

LOUISIANA West Monroe: A woman is accused of obtaining an inmate’s power of attorney and taking more than $13,000 out of his bank account.

MAINE Portland: Burton Hagar has received 15 years in prison for the death of his infant son 39 years ago.

MARYLAND Annapolis: Fundraising reports show Republican incumbent Gov. Larry Hogan has $9.4 million cash on hand while Democrat opponent Ben Jealous has just $386,000.

MASSACHUSETTS Wilmington: Liz Rose’s 3½-foot lizard that went missing nearly a month ago was found in a neighbor’s shed.

MICHIGAN Lansing: Wallethub ranked Michigan last in its list of “Hardest-Working States in America.”

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: A second measles case has been reported in Hennepin County.

MISSISSIPPI Jackson: The House reversed itself and passed a bill to create a state lottery.

MISSOURI St. Louis: St. Louis philanthropists Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield are donating $50 million to St. Louis University, the largest donation in school history.

MONTANA Fort Harrison: The Montana VA says Salt Lake City administrator Dr. John Nord will be the acting chief of staff until a permanent one is found.

NEBRASKA Henry: Nearly 90 firefighters from several departments helped put out a fire along the Wyoming-Nebraska border.

NEVADA Reno: Taxable marijuana sales statewide totaled $529.9 million and raised nearly $70 million in tax revenue in Nevada’s first full year of sales.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: Former Manchester police chief Nick Willard has been confirmed as the state’s U.S. marshal.

NEW JERSEY Rio Grande: The Cape May County Airport will use a $3 million grant for a building used by drone businesses. An estimated 130 new jobs are projected.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: Rep. Larry Larrañaga, one of the state’s longest-serving Hispanic Republican lawmakers, plans to retire.

NEW YORK Albany: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given final approval to a bill that will require all school bus drivers to submit to random drug and alcohol screening.

NORTH CAROLINA Asheville: UNC Asheville officials are considering changes to five apartment-style dorms which have been designated as safety risks if a fire occurs.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Palmer amaranth, a weed that can stop combines and resist many herbicides, has been found in the state.

OHIO Alliance: A massive European Hornets nest was removed from an El Camino. An estimated 800 to 1,000 bees were living inside it.

OKLAHOMA Tulsa: A church, which was being used as a polling station, had a sign outside that read: “The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.” After complaints, the sign was changed to “Vote.”

OREGON Salem: Forty-four percent of sheriffs said they support a ballot initiative that would repeal the state’s sanctuary status.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: Rapper Meek Mill gave out 6,000 backpacks full of school supplies to kids.

RHODE ISLAND Warren: An Uber driver has been accused of inappropriately touching a female passenger who was unconscious in his vehicle.

SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia: The personal items of serial killer Todd Kohlhepp were put up for auction. Proceeds will go toward paying judgments against him.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sisseton: A weekend crash involving two semitrailers ruined 30,000 pounds of roasts.

TENNESSEE Chattanooga: A new study will help decide the future of coal-fired plants in Tennessee and Kentucky.

TEXAS Sumner: Immigration agents have arrested more than 100 workers in a raid on a trailer manufacturer.

UTAH Salt Lake City: Biologists recommend allowing corn to be used as fishing bait in all state waters.

VERMONT Montpelier: The ACLU of Vermont says several towns should repeal anti-panhandling ordinances.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons has been elected to a second term.

WASHINGTON Vancouver: Several school districts have delayed the start of the year as unions and districts failed to reach an agreement over teacher pay.

WEST VIRGINIA Dunbar: State Police are accepting trooper applications.

WISCONSIN Madison: A $2.5 million television ad campaign is set to be launched supporting Attorney General Brad Schimel.

WYOMING Cody: A mountain lion suspected of killing a deer fawn and a house cat has been euthanized.