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301 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Rewire News Group reports that abortion bans could push more pregnant teens into wedlock now that Roe v. Wade is dead.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
PA SB 478, an act establishing an Office of Employee Ownership and providing technical and financial assistance to employee-owned enterprises, was referred to Commerce on 2026-10-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Iowa Dem Josh Turek released an anti-trans ad calling for a federal funding ban on trans care, which the outlet says would be profoundly harmful for transgender people.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
The Hill argues the Supreme Court unraveled the Voting Rights Act, and that states freed from federal oversight adopted new voting restrictions diluting minority voting power.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Voters in 7 states will decide ballot measures impacting LGBTQ+ rights this election, including how trans youth can participate in school sports, access gender-affirming health care, and more.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Abortion rights are on the ballot in 4 states in the 2026 Midterms; voters in Missouri, Idaho, Virginia, and Nevada will decide the fate of abortion rights in their states.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Mother Jones reports Missouri's GOP has a new strategy to ban abortion—attack trans kids; Dr. Jennifer Smith canvasses so her home state doesn't ban abortion again.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
NH HB 1376, relative to a parent's ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex and to breast surgeries for minors, signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1042, an act amending Pennsylvania statutes in crimes against unborn child, providing for the offense of murder of unborn child, was referred to Rules & Executive Nominations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Resolution HR 674 recognizing November 20, 2026, as Transgender Day of Remembrance in Pennsylvania was referred to Judiciary.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 135, an Act amending the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes in workers' cooperative corporations, has latest action Act No. 63 of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Pentagon wants trans troops gone, but U.S. Navy and USMC review boards keep finding reasons to keep them.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Police in Germany raided a transgender and queer community health center in Berlin during a weekly gathering for transfeminine people, according to the organization.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Doctors and nurses in Washington warn that an anti-transgender sports ballot measure would subject girls to invasive sex-verification requirements to participate in school athletics.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
A Republican district attorney has launched a criminal investigation into mailers sent to thousands of Texas voters posing as guides from a transgender rights organization.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
A Republican district attorney has launched a criminal investigation into mailers sent to thousands of Texas voters posing as guides from a transgender rights organization.
Source: them (them.us)
Washington Republican state lawmaker John Braun, running for a U.S. House seat, is campaigning for a ballot measure that would ban transgender girls from girls' school sports.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Florida drag queen Miss Bouvèé has raised over $25,000 for Pride by selling bricks from a Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk that was dismantled in October 2025.
Source: them (them.us)
VA HB 349 on inclusion of federally recognized tribes in emergency services and disaster preparedness programs was continued from last session on 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA SB 353 on consultation with federally recognized tribes for permits and reviews was continued from last session, latest action 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators