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339 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a new rule to update the nutrient requirements for infant formula, which the Trump administration calls the biggest changes in nearly 30 years.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Vox reports midterm candidates are making bold promises on Medicare-for-all, a public health insurance option, or free primary care.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
Columbus ordinance 2560-2026, requiring the Columbus Water and Power director to establish peak rates and fees for large industrial and manufacturing users, has passed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Opportunity for the public to address the Los Angeles County First Supervisorial District Consolidated Oversight Board; body: Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Matters not on the posted agenda are to be placed on the agenda for action at a future meeting of the Los Angeles County First District Consolidated Oversight Board.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Hill reports student loan advocates see the midterms as an opportunity for oversight and potential reversals of Trump administration policies that delayed or denied debt relief.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Axios reports House progressives plan to force votes next year on Medicare for All, abolishing ICE and cutting aid to Israel, to get them on the front burner for a Democratic president in 2029.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
A new lawsuit claims the Education Department is not fully following federal rules requiring it to erase the student loans of borrowers whose colleges close suddenly.
Source: NPR (npr.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 2389 to expand Medicaid eligibility to individuals entitled to benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act died in committee.
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
Ahead of midterms, tenants call Trump's housing policy a catastrophic failure, and housing justice advocates say new proposals would empower landlords while squeezing struggling tenants.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The New York Times reports that higher mortgage rates and slowing residential construction are giving landlords the upper hand.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Advocates say looming Medicaid cuts will increase the burden for Colorado patients; Oliver Giminaro of Delta says he would die without specialized caregivers.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
A resolution directs the City Manager to negotiate an agreement for deploying capital through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (kansascity.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Hospitals nationwide are closing intensive care units for critically ill kids, and pediatricians expect more cutbacks in the wake of federal Medicaid cuts.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
PR PS 1608, Radicado 2026-10-27, would establish the Ley del Sistema Integrado para la Prevención, Atención y Superación del Sinhogarismo en Puerto Rico.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 26, Public Utilities - Off-Grid Electricity Providers - Exemption, latest action 2026-02-09: hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
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