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612 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
A federal judge restricted DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters; the judge found the operations likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.
Source: NPR Politics (npr.org)
Boston City Council passed a resolution declaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling upon Boston and Massachusetts to follow.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HB 113 would authorize an income tax credit for certain child care expenses, child care centers and child care teachers and directors; latest action 2026-02-25: died in committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HB 125 would transfer 30% of each year's TANF block grant to CCDF for child care vouchers; latest action: Died In Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HB 126 would provide child care and transportation for TANF applicants during initial orientation meetings; its latest action on 2026-02-03 was Died In Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Sen. Bernie Sanders and AIPAC feuded online over donations from the PAC to Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers; Sanders says AIPAC is spending as much as $9 million against Abdul El-Sayed.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
MS bill HB 788 to allow an affidavit ballot to serve as voter registration in certain situations died in committee on 2026-03-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote, citing flawed data.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to halt its noncitizen voting investigation in nine states, citing data errors and intimidation of voter assistance groups.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Resolution 26-1498 would add $957,199 to a $1,452,199 contract with Catholic Charities and Community Services to provide 108 Head Start and 20 Early Head Start slots in Denver.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (denver.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A Denver resolution approves a proposed contract with Volunteers of America Colorado Branch for $1,068,531.00 to provide 76 Head Start and 20 Early Head Start slots in Denver, citywide.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (denver.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A resolution accepting the certification of the examination of the initiative petition proposing the Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026 minimum wage ballot measure, status in committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A federal judge ruled that DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking about immigration status and voting likely violates the Voting Rights Act.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
MN HF 683: jurisdictions allowed to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices, electronic voting systems with a reallocation feature allowed, money appropriated; author Bierman added 2025-03-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
MN HF 1383 would establish a program to assist families with the cost of child care; latest action on 2025-04-10 added authors Momanyi-Hiltsley and Pérez-Vega.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
The Christian Science Monitor reports experts say President Trump's decision not to invite international election observers for the midterms could send a troubling message.
Source: Christian Science Monitor USA (csmonitor.com)
Texas child care quality control measures played a role in enrollment cuts this fall, putting financial strain on the system and shutting thousands of children out of affordable care.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The Trump administration claims thousands of noncitizens are on California's rolls and is pressuring the state to disenfranchise them, offering scant details on how it drafted the list.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
A federal judge limited DHS field operations targeting alleged noncitizen voting in nine states in a Wednesday ruling.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)