Billionaire tax, transgender rights, voter access among key midterm ballot measures
Voters will weigh in on several key midterm ballot measures including billionaire tax, transgender rights and voter access.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
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Voters will weigh in on several key midterm ballot measures including billionaire tax, transgender rights and voter access.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
A clash over trans women in sports erupted at a pro soccer game, where protesters seeking a ban on transgender athletes in women's sports protested near fans of the Portland Thorns.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.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)
The campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people in Missouri is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about how the ban on midterm ballots would play out.
Source: KFF Health News (kffhealthnews.org)
In Missouri, a campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about a proposed ban ahead of the midterms.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
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)
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)
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe, running for office, says the Democratic Party has been cowering in the corner when it comes to defending the trans community.
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)
A judge ruled in favor of the Transgender Education Network of Texas, which may be closer to learning who is behind fake mailers claiming to be from the organization.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The 19th News reports transgender voters who feel betrayed, disappointed, and hurt are backing Democrats anyway.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
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 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
EITM reports the biggest races it is watching for transgender people in the 2026 elections.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
The Advocate reports that nonbinary Georgia Democrat Bentley Hudgins may make history; the outlet says online bigotry sometimes trips over accidental affirmation.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
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)