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168 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Voters will weigh in on several key midterm ballot measures including billionaire tax, transgender rights and voter access.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Missouri voters could ban abortion after they just removed a ban two years ago, and California voters could tax billionaires 5% of their wealth.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
State workers went on a one-day unfair labor practice strike across California October 21, with picket lines in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other cities, demanding better pay.
Source: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
MS SB 2466, to provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP), died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HB 4058, on a tax credit for employers providing child care for employees, died in committee on 2026-02-25.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS SB 2465 would transfer the first $40 million of unspent TANF funds from the prior FY to CCDF for child care vouchers; latest action: Died In Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Columbus passed ordinance 1301-2026 to authorize the City Auditor to establish an encumbrance for payment of contract services with Columbus Early Learning Centers.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 672, Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care, passed its third reading with amendments on 2026-04-13.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 6 on State Personnel Collective Bargaining for Nontenure Track Faculty was approved by the Governor on 2026-05-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Axios reports that private equity has become a rhetorical punching bag for many Democratic House and Senate candidates as many polls suggest Democrats could gain full control of Congress next week.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
This year's state votes include billionaire taxes, trans rights, abortion and voting rights, and at least $400 million has been spent on TV ads for ballot initiatives this cycle.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
IL SB 3202, Smart Start Grants-Head Start, added Sen. Javier L. Cervantes as co-sponsor on 2026-05-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Vox reports Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, weighing a run for president, wants Washington to act fast on childcare, a major question for Democratic hopefuls as the next primaries begin to take shape.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
After kratom industry lobbying, the Trump administration backs down on an opioid ban; health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
New NEA President Princess Moss wants to move the teachers union, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy and away from party politics.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
IL HB 5525 on the estate tax-exclusion amount was re-referred to the Rules Committee on 2026-03-27 under Rule 19(a).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WV HB 4652 would exempt a municipal Utility in which the members are elected from local taxes and fees; its latest action on 2026-01-23: To House Local Governments.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WV HB 5671: increasing the minimum wage based upon increases in the consumer price index; latest action (2026-02-17): to House Judiciary.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 788 relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for the 2025-26 fiscal year,
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 786: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for the 2025-26 fiscal year; published 2-7-2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators