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338 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Democrats across battleground districts are hammering Republicans in advertisements and on debate stages over their support for a law that will reduce Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
A Texas deputy who helped deport 200 people as the local face of ICE's national crackdown now has misgivings.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
ProPublica reports a Texas cop signed on to help ICE deport his neighbors and that it tore the town apart.
Source: ProPublica (propublica.org)
NH HB 65, directing landlords to offer tenants the option of reporting rental payments to consumer reporting agencies, was not recommended for future legislation after interim study (Vote 5-4).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 1171 relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted: Minority Committee Report of Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0466h, 2026-03-16.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The New York Times reports that those accused of illegal fishing have ended up in ICE detention and that officers in states like Florida have been deputized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
NJ A 3997 prohibits class action waivers in residential rental agreements for claims arising from violations of rent control laws; reported out of Assembly Comm. with amendments, 2nd Reading.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 3586, which requires the State to issue a biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing, was reported out of Assembly Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1705 would amend the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 to provide for website and disclosure of flood risks; it was referred to Insurance on 2025-07-08.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA SB 1372, whose latest action is Act No. 113 of 2026, amends the Human Services Code providing for carbon monoxide alarm standards in child care centers and family child care homes.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1364, an act providing for Public Transportation Trust Fund transfers and increases and road and bridge project funding, was referred to Transportation.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 558 amends the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 in creation of leases, statute of frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for rental applications; Act No. 67 of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 344 amends The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, providing for parking provisions in lease; latest action (2026-10-22): Act No. 64 of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 2878, establishing the Universal Child Care Task Force, imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and making an appropriation, was referred to Children & Youth.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 734, amending the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 to further provide for landlord's duties and tenant relocation, was re-referred to Appropriations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
AK SB 187: an act prohibiting certain food additives in public school meals; latest action 2026-06-19: effective date(s) of law 1/1/28.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Extreme Heat Eviction Protection Amendment Act of 2025 (DC B 26-0177) is Law L26-0108, effective Apr 16, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73 Page 006780.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Moussa Diawara says Ghanaian officials forced him onto a flight to Mali within five days of being deported from the U.S., which a U.S. immigration judge ruled he could not be deported to.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
A 60 Minutes investigation reveals the Trump administration is removing people to countries they are not from, and some third countries are forcing deportees back to the nations they fled.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
NJ S 4066 requires the State to issue a biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing; reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators