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162 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Workers in Queens filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging Brinker International's reliance on the tipped subminimum wage fosters racial discrimination and sexual harassment.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
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)
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
Trump administration and Texas urged the Supreme Court to leave in place their agreement abolishing a Biden-era regulation that had allowed immigration judges to suspend some deportation proceedings.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
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
The United States is deporting Cuban seniors by the hundreds to southern México, where they have little hope of return.
Source: The Border Chronicle (theborderchronicle.com)
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 3662, requiring an individual income tax addition for traveling expenses related to immigration enforcement, was introduced and referred to Taxes on 2026-02-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
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
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)
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D., a stay order involving plans to deport undocumented persons without a hearing to third countries.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)