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DSA co-chairman defends plan to abolish Senate DSA co-chair Ashik Siddique argued that giving small states equal Senate representation is undemocratic and that the proposal is not extreme. Source: Washington Examiner washingtonexaminer.com/?p=4649436 (link to washingtonexaminer.com)
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Blakeman’s uptown fracking fiesta GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman hammered Gov. Kathy Hochul on rising energy costs, promising to slash utility bills in half without a policy proposal. Source: Politico politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2… (link to politico.com)
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DC B 26-0820: Affordable Housing Tax Assessment Alignment Act of 2026 DC B 26-0820, the Affordable Housing Tax Assessment Alignment Act of 2026, received a Committee Mark-up by the Housing Committee on 2026-11-09. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0820/ (link to openstates.org)
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Tucson plans to keep free transit despite budget shortfall Tucson's new budget preserves fare-free transit despite a $17 million deficit, with officials noting fare collection would be costly to restart. Source: Planetizen planetizen.com/node/137425 (link to planetizen.com)
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NYC medical debt relief program New York City says its partnership with Undue Medical Debt has wiped out roughly $135 million in medical debt for more than 75,000 residents, with no application needed. Source: NewsNation newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/nyc-medical… (link to newsnationnow.com)
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The foreign-policy-first president Notes a gap between official U.S. pledges of non-intervention and a sharp rise in military strikes, including the raid that removed Venezuela's president. Source: EU Institute for Security Studies iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-02/2026-… (link to iss.europa.eu)
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Study finds mixed impact from Ann Arbor's guaranteed basic income program Researchers evaluating a two-year pilot that paid $528 a month to low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor reported mixed results. Source: University of Michigan Poverty Solutions poverty.umich.edu/news/2026/study-finds-mixed-i… (link to poverty.umich.edu)
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Inside activist group's plan to 'structurally change' the US Fox reports on Sunrise Movement slides outlining eco-socialist goals, mass strikes planned for 2028 and a later political-revolution phase. Source: Fox News foxnews.com/politics/inside-antifa-linked-group… (link to foxnews.com)
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The Supreme Court may be about to make America’s prisons much crueler The Supreme Court released a brief order on October 21 that ruled against the Trump administration's request to deny gender-affirming care to transgender prisoners. Source: Vox vox.com/politics/506261/supreme-court-trump-kin… (link to vox.com)
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Mass. voters may decide rent control, tax cuts and election reforms on packed 2026 ballot A proposed statewide question would cap annual rent increases across Massachusetts at inflation, up to 5%, and is among several measures vying for the 2026 ballot. Source: Axios Boston axios.com/local/boston/2025/12/17/mass-voters-m… (link to axios.com)
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Progress and pushback: corporate legal accountability in 2025 and what to expect in 2026 Reviews 2025 litigation holding companies to account for harms to people and the environment, and notes the EU is weakening its corporate due-diligence directive. Source: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre bhrrc.org/pt/blog/progress-and-pushback-corpora… (link to bhrrc.org)
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Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president Virginia adopted the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, bringing it to 222 electoral votes, 48 short of taking effect. Source: NPR (via KUNC) kunc.org/npr-news/2026-04-14/virginia-joins-a-n… (link to kunc.org)
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H.R. 8868: Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026 H.R. 8868, the Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-05-15. Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8868 (link to congress.gov)
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S. 5690: Renewing the Dream Act S. 5690, Renewing the Dream Act, was ordered read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (2026-10-15). Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/56… (link to congress.gov)
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Proposal for city takeover of power grid qualifies for Ann Arbor's November ballot Ann Arbor voters will decide whether to create a municipal electric utility that could replace DTE Energy as the city's power provider. Source: Michigan Public michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2… (link to michiganpublic.org)
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US judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote, citing flawed data. Source: The Guardian US theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/trump-admin… (link to theguardian.com)
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As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones DHS is intimidating a border tribe with surveillance, masked agents and drones as Trump's wall closes in, per ProPublica. Source: ProPublica propublica.org/article/tohono-oodham-nation-ari… (link to propublica.org)
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Five Big Ideas for Employee Ownership (2026) Video from the June 2026 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum in Washington, where speakers including worker-cooperative advocates outlined proposals to expand employee ownership. Source: Aspen Institute aspeninstitute.org/videos/five-big-ideas-for-em… (link to aspeninstitute.org)
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AIPAC Makes Last-Minute Donation to Boost Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Against El-Sayed AIPAC made a last-minute donation to boost Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed, whom it has spent heavily against. Source: The New York Times Politics nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/aipac-michig… (link to nytimes.com)
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Gay congressman presses HUD Secretary Scott Turner over agency’s retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres pressed HUD Secretary Scott Turner over the agency's retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections as it shrinks its backlog of discrimination complaints. Source: The Advocate advocate.com/politics/national/ritchie-torres-h… (link to advocate.com)
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