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280 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
MN HF 687 creating a Task Force on Mandatory Minimum Sentences: introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
A communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures was placed on file in council by the Public Safety and Health Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (milwaukee.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
GOP attack ads in Texas may be teaching kids the word 'transgender', in a story that mentions Ken Paxton.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
GOP-aligned ads targeting Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico highlight his advocacy for transgender people, upsetting some parents.
Source: them (them.us)
Delaware SB 179, an act to amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to the Delaware Sentencing Guidelines and Accountability Commission, was signed by the Governor on 2026-07-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
CA SB 948 on firearms safety certificates was chaptered by the Secretary of State: Chapter 465, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
California AB 1743, Firearms, was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 457, Statutes of 2026, latest action 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 934 on sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts was chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026, on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA AB 2339 on firearms and prohibited persons was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 462, Statutes of 2026 on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Civilian Oversight Commission ComReport 26-6538 by COC Chair Hans Johnson, with announcements and upcoming meetings, is on agenda; body: Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Supreme Court is blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters will decide more than 140 ballot measures in 40 states next month, covering issues from abortion to voter ID to transgender rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
New Zealand High Court ruled a puberty blocker ban is unjustified discrimination, saying decisions about this healthcare are best made by patients and their doctors.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
A New Jersey school board dropped a transgender student privacy policy to settle a Moms for Liberty lawsuit.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
An anti-LGBTQ+ group asks the Supreme Court to fast-track a national blanket trans sports ban through an emergency appeal.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The Supreme Court rejected a Trump bid to halt care for incarcerated trans people, a rare win for transgender rights.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
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)
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)
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)