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Report Finds “Forever Chemicals” Pollute 83 Percent of 1,602 US Waterways Tested A report found forever chemicals pollute 83 percent of 1,602 US waterways tested, and a co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network said the report understates the problem. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/report-finds-forever-chem… (link to truthout.org)
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Overruling Humphrey's Executor: the implications for antitrust enforcement A panel examines the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling removing job protections for FTC commissioners and what it could mean for antitrust enforcement, including possible FTC-DOJ consolidation. Source: Technology Policy Institute techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/miscellane… (link to techpolicyinstitute.org)
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Met Council approves expansion of Metro Transit's electric bus fleet Minneapolis-St. Paul's Metro Transit will add 20 zero-emission buses expected to enter service in 2026. Source: Mass Transit masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/hybrid-hydrogen… (link to masstransitmag.com)
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Streisand Effect? The GOP’s Constant Attack Ads May Be Teaching Texas Kids the Word “Transgender” GOP-aligned ads targeting Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico highlight his advocacy for transgender people, upsetting some parents. Source: them them.us/politics/james-talarico-ads-transgender… (link to them.us)
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New Zealand High Court Rules Puberty Blocker Ban Is “Unjustified Discrimination” New Zealand High Court ruled a puberty blocker ban is unjustified discrimination, saying decisions about this healthcare are best made by patients and their doctors. Source: Erin in the Morning erininthemorning.com/p/new-zealand-high-court-r… (link to erininthemorning.com)
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IA HSB 61: A bill for an act prohibiting community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and engaging in certain other activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. IA bill HSB 61 would prohibit community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices; a committee report approved it on 2025-03-07, renumbered as HF 855. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HSB61/ (link to openstates.org)
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Trump’s Anti-DEI Agenda Threatens to Slash Land Mine Disposal Efforts Globally The Trump administration's expansion of its global gag rule threatens to derail NGOs' land mine removal work. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/trumps-anti-dei-agenda-th… (link to truthout.org)
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What Employee Ownership Means to Workers An October 2026 event presents a report on how workers at ESOPs, employee ownership trusts, worker co-ops and broad equity plans experience ownership. Source: Aspen Institute aspeninstitute.org/events/what-employee-ownersh… (link to aspeninstitute.org)
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State voting laws roundup: May 2026 At least nine states enacted restrictive voting laws in early 2026, including new documentary proof-of-citizenship rules for registration. Source: Brennan Center for Justice brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/sta… (link to brennancenter.org)
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Where will ranked choice voting be used in the 2026 elections? Lists the states, cities and counties using ranked choice voting in 2026, including first-time use in Washington, D.C. and Multnomah County. Source: FairVote fairvote.org/where-will-ranked-choice-voting-be… (link to fairvote.org)
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Maine community colleges optimistic about tuition-free future after cost cuts Maine's free community college program is in limbo after lawmakers did not fund it past the class of 2025, though the system expects to keep tuition free. Source: News From The States newsfromthestates.com/article/maine-community-c… (link to newsfromthestates.com)
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Poll: College students prefer socialism to capitalism A survey of U.S. college students found more favor socialism than capitalism. Source: Axios axios.com/2025/11/01/socialism-capitalism-colle… (link to axios.com)
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Healthcare, Jobs and Equality: The Feminist Stakes of the Midterms An analysis of federal policies on healthcare, jobs and equality describes the feminist stakes of the midterms, citing federal workforce reductions that undermine economic security for Black women. Source: Ms. Magazine msmagazine.com/2026/10/19/healthcare-jobs-midte… (link to msmagazine.com)
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New Orleans guts renters' right-to-counsel lifeline New Orleans cut funding for tenants' eviction legal representation from about $2.3 million to $1.3 million, raising fears more renters will face court without a lawyer. Source: Hoodline hoodline.com/2026/07/new-orleans-guts-renters-r… (link to hoodline.com)
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Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the "national interests" President Trump waived new sanctions on Russia late Friday night, saying it was in the national interests to hold off on sweeping levies under the Graham Act he signed last month. Source: Axios axios.com/2026/10/17/trump-russia-sanctions (link to axios.com)
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Oil and Tech Money Back Measure to Limit California Environmental Law Oil and tech money back Proposition 45, a California measure that would limit environmental law and ease development of projects including fossil-fuel facilities. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/oil-and-tech-money-back-meas… (link to capitalandmain.com)
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction in Big Bend Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow border wall construction in Big Bend after a lower court judge halted the plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in Texas. Source: The New York Times Politics nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/trump-suprem… (link to nytimes.com)
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As More Unions Oppose ICE and Israel, the Right Is Cracking Down More unions oppose ICE and Israel, and the right is trying to gain access to labor unions' minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/as-more-unions-oppose-ice… (link to truthout.org)
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Trump's budget fuels Democratic attacks over Iran, spending cuts Democrats criticized the proposed military buildup and domestic cuts as out of step with voters' priorities ahead of the midterms. Source: Bloomberg Government news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/trumps-… (link to news.bgov.com)
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Testing assumptions about US foreign policy in 2026 Analysts assess how U.S. foreign policy is evolving in 2026, including the role of military force versus diplomacy. Source: Stimson Center stimson.org/2026/testing-assumptions-about-us-f… (link to stimson.org)
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