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1682 items · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
MD HB 365 on the right to purchase, own, possess, and carry firearms has a hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD HB 695 would establish the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund, with a hearing 2/17 in Environment and Transportation.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Columbus passed ordinance 1301-2026 to authorize the City Auditor to establish an encumbrance for payment of contract services with Columbus Early Learning Centers.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD HB 1297 on income tax student loan debt relief tax credit alterations was referred to Rules on 2026-04-13.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 672, Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care, passed its third reading with amendments on 2026-04-13.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act); latest action: hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 985 on minimum mandatory standards for immigration detention facilities had its hearing canceled on 2026-03-12.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 302, Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act), has a hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD HB 719 on Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibition Against Sanctuary Policies has a hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.; latest action 2026-02-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 6 on State Personnel Collective Bargaining for Nontenure Track Faculty was approved by the Governor on 2026-05-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
EITM reports the biggest races it is watching for transgender people in the 2026 elections.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Alaska's GOP-led government is urging a federal court to dismiss the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to bar the state from certifying its midterm election results.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel signaled Democrats will probably take House control a week before the midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Stateline reports courtroom fights over President Donald Trump's push for power over elections could quickly lead to a U.S. Supreme Court showdown over federal authority as Election Day nears.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
Votebeat's live event a week after Election Day will examine midterm lawsuits already filed and how election administration held up across the country, with two leading election attorneys.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Axios reports that private equity has become a rhetorical punching bag for many Democratic House and Senate candidates as many polls suggest Democrats could gain full control of Congress next week.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The Advocate reports that nonbinary Georgia Democrat Bentley Hudgins may make history; the outlet says online bigotry sometimes trips over accidental affirmation.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The Guardian reports Republicans have deployed tactics to try to skew the vote, from redrawing electoral maps to uncertainty around the electoral process, ahead of the midterms on 3 November.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Mother Jones reports that with the midterms less than a week away, Trump allies suffered surprising defeats in Serbia and Brazil, driven in part by energized voter turnout.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
Grupos comunitarios acusan a alguaciles del Este de Los Ángeles de cooperar con ICE: los agentes estacionan sus vehículos en propiedad del condado en violación de la ordenanza zona libre de ICE.
Source: La Opinión (laopinion.com)