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157 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
CA AB 1655, on CalWORKs temporary absence and immigration detention, was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 742, Statutes of 2026 on 2026-09-29.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany faced off in their only Wisconsin governor's debate, tangling on issues including the 2020 election results and Democratic Socialists of America.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
H.R. 8868, the Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-05-15.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
S. 4551, the Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 2026-05-18.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
S. 5384, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 2026-09-14.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 10323, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-09-08.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
California officials call for an investigation after a U.S. citizen was allegedly detained by ICE, as a ProPublica investigation found more than 500 citizens caught up in immigration operations.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
The Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at Stuyvesant High School co-signed a social media post declaring 'Intifada Until Victory!', and the school faces backlash.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
Briefing on Living Wages Audit, which looks at whether departments are monitoring their contracts to ensure compliance with living wage requirements, agenda ready for the Audit and Finance Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (austintexas.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Boston passed a $1,366,093 FY27 appropriation for its collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society Superior Officers Unit, with a 2% base wage increase.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
More unions oppose ICE and Israel, and the right is trying to gain access to labor unions' minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby faces rightwing backlash after calling for a national wealth and inheritance tax, saying wealth inequality is a danger to society.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
California voters will decide Prop 40, a one-time 5% tax on roughly 250 billionaires holding an estimated $2.3 trillion; supporters say it could raise up to $100 billion, about 90% toward healthcare.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
A man, Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, died in ICE custody at a Texas jail operated by GEO Group; his daughter said staff would not give him his medications.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Black voters may determine whether Democratic Socialists of America can build on breakthroughs in the 2026 elections, particularly in the South.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
A man shot by ICE in NYC last week has yet to receive surgery for a bullet in his neck, and lawyers for Oscar Belgal have called for his immediate release.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Rep. Analilia Mejía criticized ICE for secretly using a federal government warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, to stage and process detentions in September.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)