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214 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
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Week of Abolition 2026 The National Lawyers Guild's student week of action on abolition, held March 2-6, 2026, focused on abolishing ICE amid expanded immigration detention. Source: National Lawyers Guild nlg.org/woa (link to nlg.org)
Links: nlg.org
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What to know about cashless bail after Trump's executive order Covers an executive order directing the Justice Department to list jurisdictions that have largely eliminated cash bail and threatening their federal funds. Source: ABC11 abc11.com/amp/post/what-know-cashless-bail-trum… (link to abc11.com)
Links: abc11.com
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Portland City Council approves budget to close a $171 million gap, includes cuts Portland's 2026-27 budget cuts police non-sworn staff while making violence-prevention programs permanently funded. Source: KATU katu.com/news/local/story/portland-city-council… (link to katu.com)
Links: katu.com
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Community violence intervention investments have helped reverse Chicago's shooting and homicide trends A report with Northwestern research found Chicago areas receiving more violence-intervention funding saw the biggest drops in shootings and homicides. Source: WTTW News news.wttw.com/2026/02/23/community-violence-int… (link to news.wttw.com)
Links: news.wttw.com
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Renée Good’s Family Files Lawsuits Challenging Federal Immunity as ICE Shootings Continue Renée Good's family files lawsuits challenging federal immunity as ICE shootings continue, including plainclothes ICE officers firing on a car in New York City and wounding Oscar Belgal. Source: American Immigration Council (Immigration Impact) americanimmigrationcouncil.org/enforcement/inte… (link to americanimmigrationcouncil.org)
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IL SB 3139: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL DETENTION IL SB 3139 on pretrial detention added Sen. Craig Wilcox as co-sponsor on 2026-10-20. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3139/ (link to openstates.org)
Links: openstates.org
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Psychedelics law and policy: state by state A tracker of state bills and laws on psychedelic decriminalization, rescheduling and regulated access across the United States. Source: UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics psychedelics.berkeley.edu/law-and-policy-iframe/ (link to psychedelics.berkeley.edu)
Links: psychedelics.berkeley.edu
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Dueling plans to restore public safety funding and city jobs emerge in City Council Portland councilors are split between a progressive package to restore community programs and a rival plan to restore police training funds after deep budget cuts. Source: Willamette Week wweek.com/news/city/2026/06/25/dueling-plans-to… (link to wweek.com)
Links: wweek.com
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How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built In June, gusts in central New Mexico, a few hours east of Albuquerque, began powering the largest wind farm on the continent, in the biggest renewable energy project in US history. Source: Vox vox.com/future-perfect/507189/sunzia-wind-energ… (link to vox.com)
Links: vox.com
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Big Oil’s Midterm Playbook: Spend Big, Say Little Fossil fuel companies and wealthy industry backers spend millions pushing for looser regulations and protections from climate lawsuits. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/big-oils-midterm-playbook-sp… (link to capitalandmain.com)
Links: capitalandmain.com
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AK HB 381: An Act relating to the taxation of certain natural gas project property and related facilities; relating to local contributions for public school funding; relating to municipal property taxes; relating to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and funds of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to reporting requirements for natural gas pipeline projects; creating the Alaska affordable heating fuel fund; relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and inflation adjustment of the maximum price of natural gas; establishing an income tax on certain entities producing or transporting oil or gas in the state; relating to an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput; relating to a municipal impact grant program and fund; relating to agreements and a payment related to a natural gas project; and providing for an effective date. 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/ak/bills/34/HB381/ (link to openstates.org)
Links: openstates.org
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Mississippi Attorney General Declares Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old “Justified” The Mississippi Attorney General declared the police shooting of a 1-year-old justified; the excerpt describes a pattern of racist police violence against Black residents of Senatobia, Mississippi. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/mississippi-attorney-gene… (link to truthout.org)
Links: truthout.org
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S. 3959: Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026 Sen. Durbin's bill would lower some federal drug mandatory minimums, for example from ten to five years, and create a lesser category for couriers. Source: The Lobby News (bill tracker) thelobbynews.com/congress/bills/119/senate-bill… (link to thelobbynews.com)
Links: thelobbynews.com
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H.2506: decriminalizing psilocybin possession for certain adults A bill advanced by the Public Health committee, redrafted in January 2026, would decriminalize up to two ounces of psilocybin for qualifying adults 21 and older. Source: Massachusetts Legislature malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2506 (link to malegislature.gov)
Links: malegislature.gov
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DE SB 179: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE SENTENCING GUIDELINES AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION. 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/de/bills/153/SB179/ (link to openstates.org)
Links: openstates.org
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Oil and Tech Money Back Measure to Limit California Environmental Law Oil and tech money back Proposition 45, a California measure that would limit environmental law and ease development of projects including fossil-fuel facilities. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/oil-and-tech-money-back-meas… (link to capitalandmain.com)
Links: capitalandmain.com
Truthout argues Guilfoyle's mission in Greece to push fossil fuels is playing out in the US with a permitting reform bill.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A public hearing is the latest action on DC B26-0603, the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Amendment Act of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Experts say Shelby County has no way to enforce its August ordinance to curb solitary confinement at the Youth Justice and Education Center.
Source: MLK50 (mlk50.com)
NJ A 5722 requires hotels and harm reduction service providers to cooperate in providing opioid antidotes and harm reduction supplies at hotels.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators