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2561 items · updated Nov 4, 2026, 11:04 AM ET
A federal judge who rejected the Department of Justice's voter roll demand takes over a case on the Trump administration's attempt to force California to block over 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Columbus passed Ordinance 2063-2026 to shift the Affordable Housing Trust's Hotel Motel and Short-Term Rental Excise Tax distribution to Experience Columbus.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
President Trump said his decision to hold back sanctions on Russia was related to freeing an American wrongly imprisoned in Russia.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
26-6099: Preservaton & Stabilization Strategies Presentation; filed for discussion with the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Investment Review Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Supreme Court rejected a Trump bid to halt care for incarcerated trans people, a rare win for transgender rights.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Columbus ordinance 2189-2026 passed to authorize a planned modification of a grant agreement with four existing RHI service providers and an expenditure of up to $317,750.00 from the general fund.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Filed agenda item 26-6096 for the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Investment Review Committee: items to be added to or reordered on the agenda.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
LAPD data released Tuesday confirms a rise in hate crimes against gay men and transgender people in Los Angeles, and many more may be going unreported.
Source: them (them.us)
PR RC 659 would have the Government Committee of the House of Representatives investigate the New Fortress Energy LNG terminal in Bahía de Puerto Nuevo, San Juan, and its incidents.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A Cornell case highlights shifting Federal Title IX enforcement, with ideology shaping interpretation of the law banning sex discrimination.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Briefing on Living Wages Audit, which looks at whether departments are monitoring their contracts to ensure compliance with living wage requirements, agenda ready for the Audit and Finance Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (austintexas.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Six workers allege in a lawsuit that Planned Parenthood Southeast fired them for speaking out for abortion rights and inclusion.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
Baltimore City Council resolution, in committee, sets an informational hearing on improving the conditions of housing for older adults in the City.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com)
Boston passed a $1,366,093 FY27 appropriation for its collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society Superior Officers Unit, with a 2% base wage increase.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A California immigrant and a Nevada group, joined by top Democrats, sue over federal election probes, alleging coercive threats against state officials to assert federal control over the midterms.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump admin's request to immediately end gender-affirming medical care for trans people in prison; only Thomas and Alito sided with the admin.
Source: Law Dork (lawdork.com)
The Progress Action Fund is running ads calling out GOP for monitoring children's bathrooms to disrupt the right-wing media bubble.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Supreme Court refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison, leaving a lower-court block in place.
Source: PBS NewsHour Politics (pbs.org)
7 in 10 Americans doubt Trump will accept midterm results; the president has said he will accept them only if he deems them honest.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Ordinance 1754-2025 to authorize a License Agreement with Columbus Early Learning Centers for the Hilltop Early Learning Center and expenditure of $2,990,801.28 passed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com)