The big picture
Who is moving the causes CSWH follows forward, who is pushing back, and where: from the news, bills and events the daily update finds, and what members share. Every number opens the items behind it, and every item links to its source.
Last 14 days: Oct 15, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026 · updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET
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Totals
No comparison: we don't have data for all of the 14 days before.
Over time
By cause
Each cause group, busiest first; open one for its causes and their newest items either way. An item about several causes counts once in each.
- Advancing: 3Working against: 0Neutral: 0
2 causes with items
- Advancing: 2Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- 2026-1973: Resolution urging Congress to reverse devastating cuts to the Federal Public Housing and Voucher Budgets.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- 2026-1601: Order for a hearing to explore raising the percentage of Community Preservation Act funds dedicated to affordable housing.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- Advancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- 2026-1958: Ordinance Establishing a "Bad Landlords List" and Extending Rental Property Code Enforcement Against Chronic Offenders and Scofflaws.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- Advancing: 2Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Advancing: 3Working against: 0Neutral: 0
2 causes with items
- Advancing: 2Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- 2026-1968: Order for a Summons for Phillip Eng, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Interim Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to appear before the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- 2026-1774: On the message and order, referred on September 23, 2026, Docket #1774, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in the form of a grant, MOIA Mayors Migration Council, awarded by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to be aLegistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- Advancing: 2Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- 2026-1968: Order for a Summons for Phillip Eng, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Interim Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to appear before the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- 2026-1957: Communication was received from Councilors Culpepper and Worrell regarding civil rights concerns with the Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- Advancing: 2Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Advancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 1
2 causes with items
- Advancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Advancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- 2026-1975: Resolution declaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling upon the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to follow.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- Advancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
1 cause with items
- Advancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Advancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
1 cause with items
- Advancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- 2026-1674: On the message and order, referred on September 16, 2026, Docket #1674, for the Boston Police Department for FY27 in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Ninety-Three Dollars ($1,366,093.00) to cover the FY27 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreLegistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- Advancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Advancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Advancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Advancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Advancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- 2026-1958: Ordinance Establishing a "Bad Landlords List" and Extending Rental Property Code Enforcement Against Chronic Offenders and Scofflaws.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- 2026-1968: Order for a Summons for Phillip Eng, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Interim Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to appear before the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- 2026-1975: Resolution declaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling upon the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to follow.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- 2026-1973: Resolution urging Congress to reverse devastating cuts to the Federal Public Housing and Voucher Budgets.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
- 2026-1601: Order for a hearing to explore raising the percentage of Community Preservation Act funds dedicated to affordable housing.Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · · Boston, MA
Newest working against
None in this period.
Where
In the United States, a state counts its own items and local items in it. Colour the map by activity or balance.
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U.S. states
| State | Adv. | Against | Neutral | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Federal (Congress, the courts, agencies)
Advancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0 · 0 in all
Around the world
No international items in this period.
Cities and counties
- Boston, MAAdvancing: 8Working against: 0Neutral: 0
By level
By kind of item
- Meetings and hearingsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Protests, rallies and marchesAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Legal newsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Company newsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- General newsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Bills and lawsAdvancing: 8Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Other events and actionsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Bills moving
8 bills on these causes had an action dated Oct 15, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026 (of 540 bills tracked).
- MA S 3186: An Act conforming with the electoral count reform act of 2022 and ensuring uniform faithful presidential electorsIn committee · Oct 26, 2026 · MA · official page
- Boston 2026-1774: On the message and order, referred on September 23, 2026, Docket #1774, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in the form of a grant, MOIA Mayors Migration Council, awarded by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to be administered by the Department of Immigrant Advancement. The grant would fund support for city-led programs thatEnacted · Oct 21, 2026 · Boston, MA · official page
- Boston 2026-1958: Ordinance Establishing a "Bad Landlords List" and Extending Rental Property Code Enforcement Against Chronic Offenders and Scofflaws.In committee · Oct 21, 2026 · Boston, MA · official page
- Boston 2026-1968: Order for a Summons for Phillip Eng, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Interim Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to appear before the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.Enacted · Oct 21, 2026 · Boston, MA · official page
- Boston 2026-1973: Resolution urging Congress to reverse devastating cuts to the Federal Public Housing and Voucher Budgets.Enacted · Oct 21, 2026 · Boston, MA · official page
- Boston 2026-1601: Order for a hearing to explore raising the percentage of Community Preservation Act funds dedicated to affordable housing.Introduced · Oct 21, 2026 · Boston, MA · official page
- Boston 2026-1957: Communication was received from Councilors Culpepper and Worrell regarding civil rights concerns with the Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan.Failed or withdrawn · Oct 21, 2026 · Boston, MA · official page
- Boston 2026-1975: Resolution declaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling upon the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to follow.Enacted · Oct 21, 2026 · Boston, MA · official page
Coming up
133 events on these causes in the next 30 days: rallies, marches, town halls and meetings. All events.
- I91 Overpass Visibility Standout - Longmeadow (Weekly)Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM EDT · Longmeadow, MA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- Bridge Brigade for Democracy!Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT · Norton, MA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- Justice 4 All ThursdaysThu, Oct 29, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT · Burlington, MA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- Overpass for Democracy!Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT · Bolton, MA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- VOTE EARLY: BANK YOUR VOTE Halloween Overpass BrigadeThu, Oct 29, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT · Brockton, MA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- Swampscott Weekly Thursday 4PM-6PM Rally for Pro-DemocracyThu, Oct 29, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT · Swampscott, MA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
What members are posting
Posts have no level or place, so they aren't counted when one is chosen.
About these numbers
- Every morning CSWH's update reads public news, bills and events and judges each one: which causes it is about, whether it advances a cause or works against it, or is a neutral report, and where it happens. The newest 14 days are in Your feed; a daily record keeps every day's items for 400 days so trends can be followed (it holds 22 days, from Oct 10, 2026).
- Each number is a count of items and opens exactly those items, each with a link to its source. Days with no data are hatched, not counted as zero.
- "Advances" and "works against" are judged per item against each cause it is about, by an AI model that is asked to stay neutral and to cite; the source is always one click away to check.
- Members' posts are those shared with everyone, counted by their topic hashtags; posts have no direction or place.
- Map: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Cartographic Boundary File, States, 1:20,000,000 (public domain), drawn here; no map service is contacted.