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52 items of 1594 · updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET
Axios reports that private equity has become a rhetorical punching bag for many Democratic House and Senate candidates as many polls suggest Democrats could gain full control of Congress next week.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Harriet's Wildest Dreams hosts 'Eat The Rich: A Workshop for Abolitionists' to build a national mass movement for racial, economic, social and environmental liberation.
Source: Mobilize public events (mobilize.us)
WV HB 4583, Victims of Communism Day, latest action on 2026-01-20: to House Education.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI SB 1160 on attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 1056, relating to firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, and hate crimes reporting portal, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 444, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2023, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2023-01-20.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 3612, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-05-23.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 1206, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2021, was referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on 2021-04-28.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
Capital B reports a new nationwide election dashboard from the NAACP and the Memphis, Tennessee-based Black environmental organization about where candidates stand on data centers.
Source: Capital B (capitalbnews.org)
MO SB 1173, modifying racial profiling training hours in basic training for licensed peace officers, was second read and referred to the Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HI HR 182 requests the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine the applicability of state anti-discrimination laws to algorithmic and automated decision systems; JHA recommends adoption.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Hawaiʻi SR 165 requests the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine the applicability of existing state anti-discrimination laws to algorithmic and automated decision systems.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Hawaiʻi SCR 184 requests the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine the applicability of existing state anti-discrimination laws to algorithmic and automated decision systems.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1964 would provide for a moratorium on the privatization of public water and wastewater systems and establish the Water Utility Reform Working Group; it was re-committed to Appropriations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Ordinance to authorize the City Clerk to enter a fiscal agency agreement with The Participatory Budgeting Project, Inc. for payment to budget delegate facilitators and a $7,500.00 appropriation.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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)
The U.S. Department of Justice will send monitors to three Oklahoma counties for the Nov. 3 elections, monitoring compliance with federal voting rights laws including the Voting Rights Act.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
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Americans continue to distrust socialism and the Democratic Socialists Citing an NBC News poll, voters under 30 now view socialism more favorably than capitalism, though the wider public remains skeptical. Source: Voz voz.us/en/politics/260924/39378/americans-conti… (link to voz.us)
Links: voz.us
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Armenia moves to take over Electric Networks of Armenia Armenia's government declared all shares of the country's power distributor a public-interest object, starting a process to transfer it from its private owner. Source: Interfax interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/119568/ (link to interfax.com)
Links: interfax.com
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Tampa TSA Union Averted Privatization Disaster A Tampa TSA union steward said the airport was targeted by the $13 billion Gold+ TSA privatization program, which the union averted. Source: Labor Notes labornotes.org/2026/10/tampa-tsa-union-averted-… (link to labornotes.org)
Links: labornotes.org