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PA HB 506, amending the Human Services Code and providing for a Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program, was referred to Health & Human Services.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
A federal judge deferred a ruling in the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California over targeting noncitizen voters and said the government already had a remedy.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Grist reports a Trump EPA proposal would let oil and gas companies leak more methane, saving them billions and worsening global warming.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
The New York Times reports Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, has mounted a strong challenge to incumbent Karen Bass.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Trump says he will roll back Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas companies; the EPA plans to ease regulations aimed at curbing methane leaks.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
A lawsuit alleges nearly 3,000 Cobb County voters have not received mail ballots and want a judge to order the election board to overnight absentee ballots to make the Nov. 3 deadline.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Supreme Court allowed a Texas deal with the Justice Dept. on deportation proceedings that immigrant advocates called collusion.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
DC B 26-0376, the LIHTC Rent Stabilization Exemption Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, latest action 2025-10-23: Returned from Mayor.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Latest action on DC B 26-0377, the LIHTC Rent Stabilization Exemption Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025: Law L26-0072, effective from Dec 31, 2025, expires on Aug 13, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
DC bill B 26-0372, the Language Access Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, was returned from the Mayor per its latest action on 2025-10-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
DC B 26-0650, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published in the DC Register as Act A26-0296 on 2026-04-17 and expires Jul 09, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
Latest action for DC B 26-0164, the Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act of 2025: Law L26-0080, effective from Dec 31, 2025, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
DC B 26-0081, the Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, was published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001645 as Act A26-0007 on 2025-02-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
DC B 26-0562, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, is Law L26-0125, effective from May 29, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73 Page 008624, expires on Jan 09, 2027.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
DC B 26-0561, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published in the DC Register as Act A26-0254 and expires Apr 27, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
DC B 26-0616, the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published as Act A26-0282 in DC Register Vol 73 on 2026-03-27 and expires Jun 21, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
Israelis voted Tuesday in one of the most important elections, with the potential to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and help shape the future of the war with Iran and the Gaza Strip.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
The New York Times reports the Justice Department is stepping up moves on Comey and others as midterm elections near, and that court paperwork bears signs of urgency, typos and unorthodox tactics.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
With a week to go until the midterm elections, President Trump staged two campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday; Talarico and Paxton hold dueling rallies in Texas.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
H.R. 999, the Right to Contraception Act, was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 2025-02-05.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)