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CA SB 10, a bill on climate change plans and gender impacts, was held in committee and under submission at its August 13 hearing.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
CA SB 1359, the Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act, was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1026, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
SB 654 on a California Environmental Protection Agency contract for a registry of greenhouse gas emissions from the water-energy nexus was returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
CA SB 1174 on public contracts, Department of Transportation bid preferences and employee stock ownership plans was held in committee and under submission at an August 13 hearing.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
President Trump makes a third pre-midterms trip to Texas this month to defend his party's majority in Congress, while left-leaning politicians have seen recent triumphs in international elections.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
The Supreme Court bars judges from pausing deportations while appeals are decided.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Axios reports President Trump has increasingly singled out Muslim politicians and communities before the midterms in a bid to rally his base.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Vice President JD Vance accuses El-Sayed of 'anti-white racial hate' at a rally in Howell, Michigan, where he says Michigan is the most important election in the United States of America.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
The Intercept reports that tech investors are spending millions against the leading candidate for LA city attorney, who is backed by the local DSA and vows to regulate Big Tech.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
The Border Chronicle reports: will the predicted blue wave foster a shift away from the enforcement-heavy status quo or perpetuate decades-long alignment on border militarization?
Source: The Border Chronicle (theborderchronicle.com)
The Transgender Education Network of Texas heads to court over fake election mailers addressed to Texas children; a Tuesday hearing could help identify who is behind the materials.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
President Trump renewed calls for Venezuela to become the 51st U.S. state after touting the barrels of oil coming from the South American country.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The Advocate reports Democrats are increasingly confident an economic message can help them win control of Congress but are divided over how to approach transgender rights.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Pittsburgh ordinance 2026-1055, adding section 135.04 on Reports on Affordable Housing Bonus Program, is in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (pittsburgh.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
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)
PBS NewsHour reports its politics crew takes a closer look at what to watch in the 2026 elections and takes questions around election security and voting rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Truthout reports Mike Rogers received a last-minute donation from an anti-abortion PAC and, while in office, sponsored four fetal personhood bills that aimed to ban nearly all abortions nationwide.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A city resolution would increase the professional services agreement with Childcare Careers, LLC by $800,000, to a total of $2,050,000, for as-needed substitute teacher staffing services.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek has released an anti-transgender ad days before the midterm elections, drawing criticism from fellow Democrats and his Republican opponent.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
El Diario NY reports: el programa SCRIE puede proteger a adultos mayores de aumentos del alquiler en Nueva York; revisa los límites de ingresos, documentos y cómo solicitar la ayuda.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)