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122 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
President Trump renewed calls for Venezuela to become the 51st U.S. state after touting the barrels of oil coming from the South American country.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
IA HF 2380, a bill providing for a community-based wage enforcement program for state wage payment collection and minimum wage laws, was rereferred to State Government.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Billionaires are fighting the Prop 40 California wealth tax; the New York Times calls a Silicon Valley billionaire club a $333 million political ad machine engaged in next week's elections.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
The Los Angeles Times reports accusations of sexual misconduct have left Rep. Jimmy Gomez vulnerable to challenger Angela Gonzales-Torres, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
VT S 125, an act relating to collective bargaining, was committed to the Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on 2025-06-16 on motion of Senator Clarkson.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
VT H 556, an act relating to exceptions to applicability of State minimum wage, was read 1st time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on 2026-03-20.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Axios reports a fight over Israel is fracturing the socialist movement as DSA leaders debate whether to disown Nithya Raman in the Los Angeles mayor race.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
MO SB 1035 creates a county option to enact right-to-work laws; latest action on 2026-01-15: second read and referred to the Economic and Workforce Development Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MO SJR 68, which prohibits taxation of unrealized gains, was voted Do Pass with SCS SJRs 68 & 96 by the Economic and Workforce Development Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ME LD 238, an act to protect emergency medical services persons' right to work in multiple health care settings, became law without the governor's signature on 2025-05-13.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
IL HR 1027 condemns socialism; its latest action on 2026-09-21 added co-sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 1169, relating to a state minimum wage and allowing the enactment of local minimum wage ordinances, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 470, relating to eliminating the right-to-work law, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (latest action 2026-03-23).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI SB 1171 relates to prohibiting retail dynamic price gouging of consumer goods and providing a penalty; on 2026-06-01 Senator Keyeski was added as a coauthor.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1549, an Act amending the Minimum Wage Act of 1968 to further provide for definitions, minimum wages and exemptions, was referred to Labor & Industry on 2025-06-18.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 1964 would provide for a moratorium on the privatization of public water and wastewater systems and establish the Water Utility Reform Working Group; it was re-committed to Appropriations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1394, an Act amending the Tax Reform Code of 1971, would repeal provisions relating to inheritance tax and was referred to Finance on 2025-05-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
A notice of intent to act on DC B 26-0107, the Opening Worker-Ownership (OWNERS) Amendment Act of 2025, was published in the District of Columbia Register.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PR PC 1256, referred to committee, would give the Junta de Gobierno of the University of Puerto Rico extraordinary faculties over 'negociación colectiva' and suspend Senados Académicos faculties.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The bill denouncing the horrors of socialism was received in the Senate on 2025-12-01
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators