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262 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Immigrant rights groups mobilize to protect the vote ahead of the midterms as ICE raids ramp up in California and advocates work to counter fear and educate residents about their civil rights.
Source: Capital & Main (capitalandmain.com)
First-ever national estimates from the Guttmacher Institute show that advanced practice clinicians provided more than 360,000 abortions in 2025.
Source: Guttmacher Institute (guttmacher.org)
Rewire News Group is tracking abortion ballot measures, referenda on trans rights, and midterm races that stand to affect reproductive justice in the U.S.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
Sen. Roger Marshall is embracing anti-abortion activists' support in his reelection pitch, including the leader of an organization the outlet says promoted violence against providers.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
The Border Chronicle reports that Gina Hinojosa is gaining ground on Greg Abbott in the Texas governor's race by tapping into voter concerns over the economy, Operation Lone Star and data centers.
Source: The Border Chronicle (theborderchronicle.com)
A biweekly Ms. Magazine roundup reports record-breaking midterm early voting turnout in several Texas counties and hundreds of women charged with pregnancy-related 'crimes'.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Missourians voted to enshrine reproductive rights into the state constitution in 2024; this year they will be asked if they want to repeal that measure.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
Virginia voters to decide on constitutional protections for abortion and reproductive health care, with more headlines on a congressional race and cuts to $156 million in solar funding.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.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)
Missouri voters could ban abortion after they just removed a ban two years ago, and California voters could tax billionaires 5% of their wealth.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
MS SB 2364 to provide the right to obtain and engage in contraception died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The parents of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse shot and killed by federal immigration agents earlier this year, accused the DOJ of protecting those responsible and refusing to provide answers.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
ICE is facing criticism over its 'Fake & Gay!' response to a news story about a man deported to Mali whose family said they missed him, The Independent reports.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The American Immigration Council, TIRRC and Meghan Conley filed a lawsuit in Tennessee seeking information about ICE's instructions to local police on sharing immigration enforcement records.
Source: American Immigration Council (Immigration Impact) (americanimmigrationcouncil.org)
Nine months after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, his family demands answers, held a press conference and says the DOJ is withholding info.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
MD SB 660 (Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Response to Immigration Enforcement Actions) has a hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.; latest action 2026-02-12.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act); latest action: hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 985 on minimum mandatory standards for immigration detention facilities had its hearing canceled on 2026-03-12.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 302, Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act), has a hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD HB 719 on Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibition Against Sanctuary Policies has a hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.; latest action 2026-02-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators