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PA HB 734, amending the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 to further provide for landlord's duties and tenant relocation, was re-referred to Appropriations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
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 and sponsor
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 and sponsor
Arizona's attorney general and top election official dropped a lawsuit after Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap restored 25 voters wrongly flagged as noncitizens by a federal database.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The Trump administration sent letters Friday to at least 18 California counties, demanding that they segregate ballots from alleged noncitizens, the AP reported.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
AK SB 187: an act prohibiting certain food additives in public school meals; latest action 2026-06-19: effective date(s) of law 1/1/28.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
The Extreme Heat Eviction Protection Amendment Act of 2025 (DC B 26-0177) is Law L26-0108, effective Apr 16, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73 Page 006780.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
Moussa Diawara says Ghanaian officials forced him onto a flight to Mali within five days of being deported from the U.S., which a U.S. immigration judge ruled he could not be deported to.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
A federal judge dismissed the DOJ lawsuit against Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson that sought Utah voters' private information; Henderson announced the ruling on social media.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
East Elmhurst residents in Queens report an ICE operation.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
The Trump administration's campaign to obtain states' unredacted voter rolls suffered its 27th consecutive district court loss, from a judge appointed by President Donald Trump.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A 60 Minutes investigation reveals the Trump administration is removing people to countries they are not from, and some third countries are forcing deportees back to the nations they fled.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
ICE affirms there are no plans to build a detention center in Newport, and the federal government agreed to a month's notice before environmental permitting in a settlement through Aug. 1, 2027.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Half of Americans are concerned Republicans may try to overturn the results of November's midterm election, the New York Times/Siena University poll suggests.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The White House says Melania Trump brokered a localized ceasefire deal in Oleshky, and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the army to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Iowa PBS reports record-high diesel prices have hit Iowa's agriculture industry and could influence the state's competitive midterm races for governor and senator.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have unionized; the Cowboys voluntarily recognized the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the collective bargaining representative for the squad.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
At least 220 ads, mostly Republican, generated or enhanced with artificial intelligence have circulated in the leadup to the midterms, at a cost of almost $137 million
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
NJ S 4066 requires the State to issue a biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing; reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
Vox reports the Trump administration is getting a head start on litigating the midterms, asking a federal district court in Alaska about the Alaska Senate election.
Source: Vox (vox.com)