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NJ A 846 requires the Secretary of State to establish a voter list maintenance and crosscheck program; it was introduced and referred to the Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
The Transgender Education Network says it is being impersonated in a campaign mailing unsolicited flyers about transgender identity across Texas, prompting threats against its staff.
Source: them (them.us)
A transgender rights advocacy group in Texas says someone is impersonating it in a campaign mailing unsolicited flyers about transgender identity, prompting threats against its staff.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Headlines include Israeli strikes in Gaza killing seven Palestinians, Brad Lander detained by the IDF in the Occupied West Bank, and Tlaib calling on the DOJ to arrest an Israeli commander.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
IL SB 3139 on pretrial detention added Sen. Craig Wilcox as co-sponsor on 2026-10-20.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Anti-trans backlash to James Talarico has spread in the Texas Senate race, where Republican nominee Ken Paxton defeated a 24-year incumbent in the primary.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
The Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad, beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
Mahmoud Khalil appeals to the Supreme Court over his deportation case, and Democratic lawmakers want to restore contracts for groups representing unaccompanied migrant children.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
California SB 299, a California Environmental Quality Act exemption for day care center zoning, was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026‐09‐20 as Chapter 413.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
The Christian Science Monitor reports Elon Musk might be the largest individual spender behind the 2026 midterm elections; he says he will give one share of SpaceX to every child in the U.S.
Source: Christian Science Monitor USA (csmonitor.com)
After Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, gender-themed bookstores are working to build the social acceptance that the law alone couldn't deliver.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
SB 1647, assigned to the General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee, authorizes law enforcement to seize and impound motor vehicles used in drag racing subject to certain restrictions.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
TN SB 621, as enacted, revises present law to designate as a political campaign committee a corporation using corporate funds for communications supporting or opposing a candidate
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN SB 2482: the report a physician is required to submit to the commissioner of health after performing an abortion may be submitted electronically; latest action (2026-03-25): sponsor change.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
SB 1094, the Suicide Prevention Act of 2025, enacts a program in which a person may enroll to voluntarily waive the right to purchase firearms; it passed on Second Consideration.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN SB 2282 would make void and unenforceable any homeowners' association restrictions on the operation of a family child care home or group child care home; assigned to a Senate subcommittee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
TN HB 693 was enacted, making changes to pharmacy practice including removing the prohibition on an administrative fee for pharmacist-provided hormonal contraceptives when the patient is insured.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN HB 2206 generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
TN SB 2469 (Firearms and Ammunition), as enacted, revises the exemption for judges to the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings, latest action 2026-05-27.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
TN SB 1191, Akilah's Law, would create an offense for selling or transferring a firearm to a mental institution patient within the previous five years; it failed in Senate Judiciary Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor