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157 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Republican lawmakers alarmed over Ukraine's loss of access to Starshield are pushing for more congressional oversight of Elon Musk's dominance of space.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
California SB 420 on the property tax welfare exemption for detention facilities was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-29 as Chapter 750, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL HB 4736 on estate tax special use added co-sponsor Rep. David Friess on 2026-10-22.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HB 108, which would establish a $10.00 minimum wage with requirements for exemptions and overtime, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS SB 2202 on economic development incentives, to require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions, was approved by the Governor on 2026-03-13.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ACLU Florida is hosting a Detention Advocacy Volunteer Team meeting on stopping abuses at immigration detention facilities in Florida.
Source: Mobilize public events (mobilize.us)
MN HF 3074 would create collective bargaining rights for transportation network company drivers; on 2025-04-02 it was referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
MN HF 4970: Transparency regarding immigrant detention flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport required; 2026-04-16: first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A Tampa TSA union steward said the airport was targeted by the $13 billion Gold+ TSA privatization program, which the union averted.
Source: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
With ICE arrests and detentions at their highest levels, a questions feature asks how Trump's mass deportation agenda will shape the US midterm elections.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A City Council resolution orders a report pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9212 on the effects of the citizen sponsored initiative Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
An Oakland city resolution to submit the citizen-sponsored Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026 to voters at the November 7, 2028 general municipal election or at a special election.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
An ordinance adopting the citizen sponsored Initiative Oakland Living Wage For All Act of 2026 to increase the minimum wage to $30 for Oakland employees by July 1, 2037 is in committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A resolution accepting the certification of the examination of the initiative petition proposing the Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026 minimum wage ballot measure, status in committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MN HF 689 authorizes county attorneys to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations; on 2025-04-02 it was re-referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Presentation of Proposal 26-1360, related to algorithmic price fixing of rental units, before the Budget and Policy Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (denver.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Lawmakers are calling for the release of Maria Alejandra Valero Brinez, a pregnant woman with complications detained at Eloy Detention Center in Arizona.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
Billionaires including Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt are funding a $304 million effort to defeat California's Proposition 40 wealth tax measure.
Source: Capital & Main (capitalandmain.com)
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices and pay.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
CA AB 1801 on approval of detention facilities by public agencies was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 743, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators