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404 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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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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As More Unions Oppose ICE and Israel, the Right Is Cracking Down 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/articles/as-more-unions-oppose-ice… (link to truthout.org)
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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to direct the Chief Executive Officer to prepare a First/Last Mile plan for the Sun Valley Metrolink Station was withdrawn.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
Minnesota officials said in a court filing that the Department of Justice stopped sharing evidence in the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by immigration officers.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
ICE agents stopped a U.S. citizen student with disabilities walking to school and badly injured him, school and local officials say.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
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 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)
New York banned ICE contracts and Orange County was forced to end its contract to detain immigrants in the local jail; Sheriff Paul Arteta is among those suing to keep it.
Source: Bolts (boltsmag.org)
Minnesota officials say the US government stopped sharing evidence with state authorities investigating the fatal ICE shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Al Jazeera's Fault Lines investigates immigrant deaths at California's Adelanto ICE jail, where a 2026 state attorney general report linked four of five recent deaths to medical neglect.
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
CA SB 1323 on health care providers, patient access and immigration enforcement was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-27 as Chapter 698, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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