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244 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
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
Grupos comunitarios acusan a alguaciles del Este de Los Ángeles de cooperar con ICE: los agentes estacionan sus vehículos en propiedad del condado en violación de la ordenanza zona libre de ICE.
Source: La Opinión (laopinion.com)
This year's state votes include billionaire taxes, trans rights, abortion and voting rights, and at least $400 million has been spent on TV ads for ballot initiatives this cycle.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
SCOTUS won't disturb a Texas-DOJ deal on deportation proceedings.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
An immigrant, Roberto Jiménez Gutiérrez, 43, was found in ICE custody at Otay Mesa in California, and an autopsy must determine the cause of his death.
Source: La Opinión (laopinion.com)
Women recall miscarriages in ICE detention, early labors, homelessness and deportations.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
A hearing is set for Nov. 13 to challenge a ballot referendum to protect reproductive rights in the state's constitution, alleging the process was not properly filed and misleading ballot language.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
IL HB 3489 on pharmacists and contraceptives shows its latest action on 2025-08-15 as Public Act 104-0312.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)