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360 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Press freedom groups argue Trump's media bans 'deprive the public'; plaintiffs allege they are no longer able to do their work without reliable access to White House information.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)
26-0218, supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for areas around downtown Baltimore's Metro, Light Rail, and MARC stations, is before the Mayor.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A resolution renewing and continuing the City Council's declaration of a local emergency on homelessness is in council.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC B 26-0850, the Homeless Services Contract Adjustment Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was transmitted to the Mayor with a response due on Nov 09, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC PR 26-0821, the Homeless Services Contract Adjustment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026, is effective from Oct 06, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Ms. Magazine reports on women leading the resistance against what it calls Israel's authoritarian turn; on Oct. 27 Israelis go to the polls in the first national election since the Hamas attack.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
A No Kings Protest post by Peter Guttman, Oct. 17 2026, appeared first on The Nation.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
The Guardian US reports candidates like Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan are backing Medicare for All as a campaign issue in the midterms.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
PA HB 2023, amending the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 in recovery of possession, hearing, judgment, writ of possession and payment of rent by tenant, received final passage on 2026-10-19.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA SB 766, amending the Human Services Code and providing for child care center attendance eligibility, was laid on the table on 2025-10-08.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
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)
Democracy Docket reports: Blanche blames Alaska's ranked choice voting in the latest justification for a lawsuit to toss out a Democratic win.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Todd Blanche defended the justice department's pre-emptive lawsuit to block certification of Alaska's US Senate results during an interview on Sunday
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Axios reports Trump's DOJ has shattered the traditional calm of a pre-election period with a barrage of politically sensitive investigations and prosecutions, nine days until the midterms.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit over Alaska's Senate election, and Common Cause, represented by ACLU attorneys, has filed a motion to intervene.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The New York Times reports moves in Alaska and California show the department has stepped up midterm election interventions as the president's instrument of unmediated executive power.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Truthout reports courts rejected an attempt to deploy ICE to intimidate voters, and a judge ordered Homeland Security to stop sending agents door to door in nine states to hunt for 'voter fraud'.
Source: Truthout (truthout.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
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