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425 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Chrissy Teigen will campaign in Boise on Wednesday in favor of Proposition 1, which would repeal Idaho's strict abortion ban laws and provide protections for abortion and birth control.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The search for whoever sent deceptive transgender advocacy mailers across Texas has reached Illinois printing company Three Z Printing, which the U.S. Postal Service identified as the permit holder.
Source: them (them.us)
The search for whoever sent deceptive transgender advocacy mailers across Texas has reached an Illinois printer; the campaign triggered threats against LGBTQ+ advocates and a criminal investigation.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Ordinance 2919-2026 would authorize modifying a grant agreement with Franklinton Rising for affordable housing at 157 and 175 Chicago Ave, adjusting funded budget line items.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Anti-trans ballot measures in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington could restrict trans people's access to sports and bathrooms and limit gender-affirming healthcare.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Activists have gone around lawmakers to put proposed bans on transgender girls in school sports on Colorado and Washington ballots.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Ordinance 2920-2026 would authorize the Department of Development to enter into a Housing Development Agreement with Columbus Housing Partnership Inc. for the George's Creek apartment community.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Voters in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia could soon vote to strengthen abortion protections, while Missouri voters face a ballot measure that would roll back rights they approved in 2024.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
Columbus ordinance 2921-2026 would authorize the Department of Development to enter a Housing Development Agreement with Columbus Housing Partnership Inc. for the Pheasant Run apartment community.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A resolution renewing and continuing the City Council's declaration of a local emergency on homelessness is in council.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC B 26-0850, the Homeless Services Contract Adjustment Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was transmitted to the Mayor with a response due on Nov 09, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC PR 26-0821, the Homeless Services Contract Adjustment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026, is effective from Oct 06, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Ms. Magazine reports on women leading the resistance against what it calls Israel's authoritarian turn; on Oct. 27 Israelis go to the polls in the first national election since the Hamas attack.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
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)
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