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1682 items · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
This year's state votes include billionaire taxes, trans rights, abortion and voting rights, and at least $400 million has been spent on TV ads for ballot initiatives this cycle.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
According to a New York Times/Siena University poll, Democrat Peggy Flanagan is leading the Minnesota Senate race against GOP competitor Michele Tafoya, 54 percent to 40 percent.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
A New York Times/Siena University poll shows Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Annie Andrews deadlocked at 48 percent among likely voters in South Carolina less than a week before Election Day.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
SCOTUS won't disturb a Texas-DOJ deal on deportation proceedings.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
An immigrant, Roberto Jiménez Gutiérrez, 43, was found in ICE custody at Otay Mesa in California, and an autopsy must determine the cause of his death.
Source: La Opinión (laopinion.com)
Democracy Now! reports political gridlock in Israel after no clear winner emerges from Tuesday's national election, and Israeli troops disperse a protest in the occupied West Bank.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Ms. Magazine argues U.S. food policies, from Gaza to SNAP, reveal a troubling pattern of misogyny and make women hungrier.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
TIME reports on how the Trump Administration could interfere in the midterms and how states are preparing to fight back.
Source: TIME (time.com)
Women recall miscarriages in ICE detention, early labors, homelessness and deportations.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
Illinois SB 1955, an eviction-impounding court file bill, was re-referred to Assignments on 2025-05-09.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
IL SB 3025, the IL Clean Elections Act, was re-referred to Assignments on 2026-05-22 under Rule 3-9(a).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL SB 3717 on low-income utility rates was re-referred to Assignments on 2026-05-22.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL SB 2158 on open primary elections was re-referred to Assignments on 2026-05-22 (Rule 3-9(a)).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL SB 3202, Smart Start Grants-Head Start, added Sen. Javier L. Cervantes as co-sponsor on 2026-05-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WA SB 6314, concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing, had a first reading and was referred to Law & Justice on 2026-01-27.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WA HB 1239 on preparing incarcerated people for successful reentry upon release from a correctional facility was referred to Appropriations on 2026-02-04.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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