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1822 items · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
WA SB 6270, establishing a passenger rail advisory committee, had a first reading and was referred to Transportation on 2026-01-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WA HB 1116, recognizing election day, was reintroduced and retained in present status on 2026-01-12.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WA HB 2367, eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant, has an effective date of 3/11/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WA SB 6076 streamlines consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission, and distribution projects; effective 6/11/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A plant-based butter sold in 10 states has been recalled due to yeast, mold and E. coli, and the FDA has assigned it a risk level.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Harriet's Wildest Dreams hosts 'Eat The Rich: A Workshop for Abolitionists' to build a national mass movement for racial, economic, social and environmental liberation.
Source: Mobilize public events (mobilize.us)
Vox reports Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, weighing a run for president, wants Washington to act fast on childcare, a major question for Democratic hopefuls as the next primaries begin to take shape.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
An analysis by The Hill says FBI agents raided a California home Tuesday as part of an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), one week before the midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Members of the Caribbean Equality Project conducted door-to-door voter education and mobilization in Queens and the Bronx ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
The Los Angeles Times reports on California governor candidates' views on gas prices, EVs and high-speed rail.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Daviess County Judge-Executive Charlie Castlen brought up the fairness ordinance, aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ individuals and rejected in 2020, and the library at the Rooster Booster forum.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Axios reports some Democrats are making pitches about food safety and environmental health to win over MAHA voters disillusioned with the Trump administration's lack of progress.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
A hearing is set for Nov. 13 to challenge a ballot referendum to protect reproductive rights in the state's constitution, alleging the process was not properly filed and misleading ballot language.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The New York Times reports that its three new Senate polls show South Carolina seems like a serious race, Minnesota may not be, and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
After kratom industry lobbying, the Trump administration backs down on an opioid ban; health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
In Ohio, many people are displeased with the state's rapid buildout of data centers, a hot issue in the midterms as candidates from both parties try to ease voter concerns.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
NPR reports student voters studying outside their hometown have a right to choose where to register, and advocates say a Montana legal fight is a reminder of a misunderstanding of those rights.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
New NEA President Princess Moss wants to move the teachers union, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy and away from party politics.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Inside Climate News reports midterm candidates talk mostly about high energy costs, not climate change, while advocates of climate action call the Nov. 3 elections a crucial moment for the movement.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
IL HB 3489 on pharmacists and contraceptives shows its latest action on 2025-08-15 as Public Act 104-0312.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)