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371 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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Survey finds 1 in 5 privately insured adults reported coverage denials for doctor-recommended care The hospital association highlights survey findings on frequent private-insurer denials, alongside reports of sizeable proposed marketplace premium increases for 2027. Source: American Hospital Association aha.org/news/headline/2026-06-04-survey-finds-1… (link to aha.org)
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Maine community colleges optimistic about tuition-free future after cost cuts Maine's free community college program is in limbo after lawmakers did not fund it past the class of 2025, though the system expects to keep tuition free. Source: News From The States newsfromthestates.com/article/maine-community-c… (link to newsfromthestates.com)
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New Orleans guts renters' right-to-counsel lifeline New Orleans cut funding for tenants' eviction legal representation from about $2.3 million to $1.3 million, raising fears more renters will face court without a lawyer. Source: Hoodline hoodline.com/2026/07/new-orleans-guts-renters-r… (link to hoodline.com)
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A motion by Padilla, Bass, and Sandoval to direct the Chief Executive Officer to prepare a First/Last Mile plan for the Sun Valley Metrolink Station was withdrawn.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (metro.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Los Angeles County agenda: presentation, discussion and action on the HSH Measure A spending plan for FY 2027-28, including revenue projections and LACAHSA and LACDA spending plans.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Boston ordinance 2026-1958, establishing a 'Bad Landlords List' and extending rental property code enforcement against chronic offenders, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Truthout reports the author beat the Trump administration in court and is now going to the ICC, hoping for justice for dozens of family members lost in Gaza.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Netanyahu ordered a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank, and Smotrich said the Palestinian Authority should be dismantled and called for increased demolition of Palestinian homes.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Truthout reports tenant unions anticipate new housing policy after progressives win in RI, and Reclaim Rhode Island shows tenant organizing effecting change in politics.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Israel's Netanyahu says he ordered the military to cordon off a major city in the occupied West Bank after an attack by Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Defense Forces to impose a closure of Hebron and prepare for a "full lockdown" of the occupied West Bank after a shooting attack, NBC News reports.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Democracy Now! headlines: Netanyahu moves to fully lock down West Bank ahead of Israeli elections; U.S. ambassador says Iran war could last another year.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
NJ S 4962 requires the Office of Eviction Prevention to publish eviction-related data.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 4943 establishes a Stolen SNAP Benefits Replacement Fund and appropriates $20 million; it was referred to the Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5733 requires the Office of Eviction Prevention to publish eviction-related data.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 4898 is the 'New Jersey Public Option Health Care Act.'
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 2726, concerning prohibition of certain residential tenant evictions and removals due to residential foreclosure during federal government shutdown, was introduced and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 1836 would enhance ability of religious and nonprofit organizations to convert property to inclusionary developments with affordable housing; referred to Senate committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men the military said had launched an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, and Israel ordered a closure of the West Bank.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
CA SB 1388, an Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program bill, was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1034, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators