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281 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Anti-trans backlash to James Talarico has spread in the Texas Senate race, where Republican nominee Ken Paxton defeated a 24-year incumbent in the primary.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
TN HB 64 requires residential educational programs in this state that allow minors to access residential facilities to segregate restrooms, changing areas, and showers by immutable biological sex.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN SB 937, as enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, teacher, employee, or contractor from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor to provide the individual's preferred pronouns.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN SB 880 generally prohibits a governmental agency from adopting a rule or numeric limitations for a contaminant or pollutant unless certain conditions are met.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN HJR 77 on Memorials, Recognition - TVA-affiliated distributors was referred to the Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee on 2025-02-10.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 2380, providing for energy storage procurement in restructuring of electric utility industry, was referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure on 2026-10-13.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1667 would provide a residential clean energy tax credit and energy ratepayer protection, establish the Energy Ratepayer Protection Fund, and was referred to Rules & Executive Nominations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
An Oakland resolution passed authorizing the City Administrator to accept EPA San Francisco Bay Program grant funds, not to exceed three million dollars, for PCB remediation in Arroyo Viejo Creek.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5694 would extend eligibility for the EDA's sales and use tax exemption certificate program to certain clean energy product manufacturer projects; it was introduced and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5682 establishes a GREEN Loan Program in the BPU to finance certain renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and appropriates $5 million; introduced and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
AK SB 180, on the Susitna River power project and liquefied natural gas import facility regulation, was returned to rules committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
NJ S 4162, the Affordable Power Purchase Agreements Extension Act on public entity contracts for energy conservation and renewable energy production, was approved as P.L.2026, c.67.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A Dem PAC's latest ad criticizes the GOP's bathroom obsession, saying Democrats should call out Republicans for monitoring children's bathrooms.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Elon Musk's America PAC has committed $100 million to a midterm push heavy on anti-transgender ads, which may be backfiring on Republicans.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman hammered Gov. Kathy Hochul on rising energy costs, promising to slash utility bills in half without a policy proposal.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
Alaska HB 381, relating to natural gas project taxation, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, and natural gas pipeline projects, was permanently filed.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Iowa Democrat Christina Bohannan released a digital video ad pushing back against anti-transgender attacks in her race for Congress.
Source: them (them.us)
An Iowa candidate for Congress is pushing back against anti-transgender attacks in new ads without treating LGBTQ+ people as obstacles.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Two Pennsylvania school boards approved policies restricting transgender athletes from sports aligning with their gender identity; Conestoga Valley School District approved its policy in a 7-1 vote.
Source: them (them.us)
Two school boards in Pennsylvania approved policies restricting transgender athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender identity.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)