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South Carolina Senate rejects effort to tackle redistricting despite pressure from Trump
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South Carolina Senate rejects effort to tackle redistricting despite pressure from Trump
The Republican-led South Carolina state Senate rejected a measure to take up a redraw of the state’s congressional map despite pressure from President Donald Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/south-carolina-state-senate-rejects-effort-tackle-redistricting-pressu-rcna344815
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Victory! End-to-End Encrypted RCS Comes to Apple and Android Chats
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Victory! End-to-End Encrypted RCS Comes to Apple and Android Chats | Electronic Frontier Foundation
With the support of end-to-end encryption for RCS messages, Apple and Google have taken the steps to Encrypt it Already!
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/victory-end-end-encrypted-rcs-comes-apple-and-android-chats
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Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Protecting Workers’ Rights
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Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Protecting Workers’ Rights
https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/press-releases/2026/05-2026/governor-lamont-signs-legislation-protecting-workers-rights?language=en_US
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Gov. Kotek signs legislation to improve access to mental health and addiction services
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Gov. Kotek signs legislation to improve access to mental health and addiction services - KTVZ
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Gov. Tina Kotek today signed five bills at the University of Oregon's Ballmer Institute in Portland, Ore., aimed at strengthening Oregon"s behavioral health workforce and safeguarding young people from emerging artificial intelligence technology. The legislation, supported by first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, legislators, behavioral health providers and advocates, seeks to expand
https://ktvz.com/news/2026/05/08/gov-kotek-signs-legislation-to-improve-access-to-mental-health-and-addiction-services/
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Oregon Gov. Kotek signs housing bills addressing affordability, urban growth boundaries
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Oregon governor signs housing bills addressing affordability, urban growth boundaries • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon's new laws let cities expand urban growth boundaries under requirements and offer loans for developers willing to build housing.
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/22/oregon-governor-signs-housing-bills-addressing-affordability-urban-boundary-growth-boundaries/
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Gov. Spanberger signs wetlands, PFAS and flooding bills | Virginia
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https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gov-spanberger-signs-wetlands-pfas-and-flooding-bills
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gov-spanberger-signs-wetlands-pfas-and-flooding-bills
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What to know about PA mail ballot dating rules for the 5/19 primary | Pennsylvania
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What to know about PA mail ballot dating rules • Spotlight PA
After court rulings, PA counties currently don’t reject mail ballots that lack a proper date. But election officials still recommend including it.
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/05/2026-primary-mail-ballot-envelope-dating-explainer-court-cases-elections/
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UK: Employment Rights Act April 2026 further ensures paid parental leave and mandatory paid vacation
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UK: Employment Rights Act April 2026 Changes - L&E Global
Check out our blogpost: UK: Employment Rights Act April 2026 Changes
https://leglobal.law/2026/04/20/uk-employment-rights-act-april-2026-changes/
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5 weeks’ leave (up from current 4 weeks), 35‑hour weeks (down from current 38 hours) is a new push in Austrailia
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Reduced working hours critical for workers and their families - Australian Council of Trade Unions
Unions will tell a parliamentary inquiry reviewing the National Employment Standards in Melbourne today, that reduced work hours is the next big payoff to improve workers’ lives and lift living standards.
https://www.actu.org.au/media-release/reduced-working-hours-critical-for-workers-and-their-families/
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We Deserve to Bond with our Children
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‘Nudification’ apps: Minnesota passes the nation’s first ban
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‘Nudification’ apps: Minnesota passes the nation’s first ban
‘Nudification’ apps are one of the major ways nonconsensual AI deepfakes can be made without any technical expertise — including by kids.
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/nudification-apps-minnesota-passes-the-nations-first-ban/
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Montana Keeps Election Day Voter Registration
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Montana Keeps Election Day Voter Registration | American Civil Liberties Union
HELENA, Mont. — The Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County today issued an order ruling that Senate Bill 490, which passed...
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/montana-keeps-election-day-voter-registration
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Colorado enacts law to provide scholarships & training opportunities for nursing home workers
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Colorado enacts new laws on nursing home staffing, housing eligibility - Colorado Politics
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed two bills aimed at easing Colorado’s workforce shortages in nursing homes and expanding access to affordable homeownership, marking the state’s latest efforts to address long‑standing gaps in these two areas. House Bill 1244, sponsored by Reps. Junie Joseph, D-Boulder, and Scott Slaugh, R-Johnstown, and Sens. Lisa Frizell, R-Castle Rock, […]
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/06/colorado-enacts-new-laws-on-nursing-home-staffing-housing-eligibility/
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Prez. AOC about 2028: "In this op-ed that Bezos paid for in The Washington Post, there was a veiled threat—it was the elite saying if you want this job, you just stepped out of line. What’s funny about that is they assume my ambition is positional...My ambition is to change this country"
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Affordable teacher housing is scarce. This group is trying an innovative solution in Oakland
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Affordable teacher housing is scarce. This group is trying an innovative solution in Oakland
Building workforce housing, as Oakland Unified and other districts have tried to do, is time-consuming and costly. What about buying existing buildings?
https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/06/oakland-affordable-teacher-housing-rent-real-estate/
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Judge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit over Arizona’s voter rolls
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Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit over Arizona’s voter rolls - Votebeat
U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich’s order, a victory for Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, dealt another blow to the Justice Department’s efforts to obtain unredacted voter files.
https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026/04/28/department-justice-trump-adrian-fontes-unredacted-voter-rolls-lawsuit-dismissed-brnovich-ruling/
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EFF Sues DHS and ICE For Records on Subpoenas Seeking to Unmask Online Critics
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EFF Sues DHS and ICE For Records on Subpoenas Seeking to Unmask Online Critics | Electronic Frontier Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today demanding public records about their use of administrative subpoenas to try to identify their online critics.
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-sues-dhs-and-ice-records-subpoenas-seeking-unmask-online-critics-0
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The company that sells EpiPens drove the price up 6x, we had evidence they broke the law to do it, so we went after them and got an $11m settlement and lower out-of-pocket costs going forward. - AG Jeff Jackson
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Chilling on the Terrace ~ By Daniele Turturtici
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Justin Jones burning a confederate flag in protest of more racially gerrymandered maps. This administration is afraid of what’s coming during midterms and is now working overtime to disenfranchise as many voters as possible!
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Paid family and medical leave program now reality for Maine workers
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https://mainebeacon.com/paid-family-and-medical-leave-program-now-reality-for-maine-workers/
https://mainebeacon.com/paid-family-and-medical-leave-program-now-reality-for-maine-workers/
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Obama: “Can you talk in plain English? Not a bunch of gobbledygook. Just talk like normal people talk. ‘The rent is too high.’” Mamdani fixed 100,000 potholes and taxed empty billionaire penthouses. He didn’t need a focus group to explain why.
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Adam Mockler explains how Democrats should frame the Iran war spending:
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all of Starbucks is canceled
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50 homeless patients (and their families) at Children’s Hospital will be housed
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50 homeless patients at Children’s Hospital Oakland will be housed
Families will pay just $250 in rent through the joint program between the Oakland Housing Authority, UCSF, and Alameda Alliance.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/21/childrens-hospital-oakland-housing-authority/
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Her body, her choice.
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California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon.
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California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon. - Inside Climate News
An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05052026/california-battery-power/
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Democrats could win mandates like this if they would stop being centrists.
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ACLU, Partners File New Lawsuit Challenging new Texas State bill, allowing local and state law enforcement to arrest, detain, and remove people they suspect to have entered Texas from another country without federal authorization
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ACLU, Partners File New Lawsuit Challenging S.B. 4, Texas’ Deportation Scheme | American Civil Liberties Union
The legal team is seeking emergency relief to block several provisions of the law from taking effect May 15...
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-partners-file-new-lawsuit-challenging-s-b-4-texas-deportation-scheme
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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
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Supreme Court restores telehealth access to abortion pill mifepristone | AP News
The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-mifepristone-supreme-court-louisiana-0533e83d67148fdfec53b1d0d30c1e8a
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New Connecticut Law (SB 397) Allows Residents to Sue ICE Agents Directly in State Court for Constitutional Violations
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Way to Go El Cerrito! 3-2 Vote to cancel Flock!
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Judge protects Yemeni refugees, slams Trump administration's push to end special status
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Federal judge in New York extends protection for 3,000 Yemen refugees | AP News
A federal judge in New York is protecting about 3,000 refugees from Yemen from being forced to leave the U.S., saying the Temporary Protected Status that was repeatedly granted to them should be extended again.
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-trump-ho-temporary-protected-status-502bda8c84212e4e199bf365e5cc597c
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Bill aims to Lower Utility Costs by Capping Profit Margins | Caser | Federal US
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Casar bill aims to lower utility costs by capping profit margins
The proposal is part of a package from the Casar-led Congressional Progressive Caucus focused on cost of living. It’s unlikely to go anywhere but could give Democrats a campaign blueprint.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/01/texas-greg-casar-congress-bill-utility-costs-affordability-2026-midterms/
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Thank you, Prez. AOC.
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The Trump Administration Tried to Stop the National EV Charging Program. It Has Kept Rolling Along Anyway.
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The Trump Administration Tried to Stop the National EV Charging Program. It Has Kept Rolling Along Anyway. - Inside Climate News
Trump froze funding for the Biden-era initiative, but, after court battles, some states continue to use the money.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30042026/inside-clean-energy-national-ev-charging-program/
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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
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DOJ lawsuit seeking Arizona voter information is dismissed | AP News
A federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s voter records.
https://apnews.com/article/arizona-voters-justice-department-election-2026-ff3f95c9021efc0616fe570689587562
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review
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2nd Circuit court rejects Trump's no-bond immigration detentions | AP News
A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without a chance for a bond hearing, citing “serious constitutional questions.”
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-detention-mandatory-trump-ice-appeal-bond-53dc5fee97c9d42e9682d58efd23339a
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Congress Must Reject New Insufficient 702 Reauthorization Bill
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Congress Must Reject New Insufficient 702 Reauthorization Bill | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Speaker Johnson has introduced a new fig leaf over the American surveillance state, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act. Introduced with only days to go before Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expires and the U.S. government loses one of its most invasive...
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/congress-must-reject-new-insufficient-702-reauthorization-bill
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Instead of Billionaires increasing their massive wealth, what would you want funded?
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Bill authorizes a county to enact local laws that prohibit a landlord from failing to renew a lease during the lease period or seeking to terminate a holdover tenancy without good cause | Bill in MD State Senate
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Legislation - HB0774
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0774?ys=2026rs
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AOC says Dems should respond to SCOTUS weakening the VRA by doing their own redistricting until a national gerrymander ban passes.
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Technology that reveals how decisions are made in California | Does your state have something similar?
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Home - Digital Democracy | CalMatters
Our unprecedented, custom-built AI tool tracks every word spoken in public hearings, every dollar donated to politicians, every bill introduced, every vote cast and more. If there’s something you should know, Digital Democracy has it.
https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/
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[New Amendment] would bar a judicial officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement officer from prohibiting a member of the press or public from accessing court proceedings that are open to the public | California
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Bill Text - AB-1544 Court proceedings: media access.
AB 1544 Court proceedings: media access.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1544
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Environmental groups granted leave to challenge data centre policy
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Environmental groups granted leave to challenge data centre policy – The Irish Times
High Court told new rules allowing data centres to use fossil fuel power breach climate law
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/28/environmental-groups-granted-leave-to-challenge-data-centre-policy/
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Two Democratic Reps. are introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hr and eliminate subminimum wages.
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A Perry Mason moment here between AOC and Lee Zeldin. After Lee Zeldin denies meeting with Bayer to discuss litigation the company was facing, AOC presents visitor logs and emails from Zeldin’s senior advisor stating that Zeldin would be meeting with the Bayer CEO to discuss “legal/judicial issues.
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Ro Khanna is introducing legislation to raise the minimum wage to $25.
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Vermont prevails in multistate lawsuit over gender-affirming care for minors
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Vermont prevails in multistate lawsuit over gender-affirming care for minors - VTDigger
“We will continue to fight to ensure that gender-affirming care remains safe, effective, and protected,” said Attorney General Charity Clark.
https://vtdigger.org/2026/04/21/vermont-prevails-in-multistate-lawsuit-over-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/
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Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal
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https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118707/trump-asylum-ban-us-mexico-border-illegal
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118707/trump-asylum-ban-us-mexico-border-illegal
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