This bill would update Michigan’s bottle and can return laws to make recycling easier for shoppers and cut down on fraud. If a store has a return machine that isn’t working or doesn’t accept certain brands it sells, the store would have to take back those containers by hand and give cash refunds. Stores would also have to post clear signs telling customers about their rights when returning bottles and cans. The bill requires beverage companies to put Michigan-specific marks on many containers so machines can tell if a bottle or can is really from Michigan. This helps prevent people from bringing in containers from other states just to get the deposit back.

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This bill strengthens anti-fraud protections in federal child care assistance programs. States would be required to implement more rigorous eligibility verification, establish stronger internal controls to prevent fraud, investigate suspected scams, annually report improper payments, and recover misused funds. If a state’s improper payment rate exceeds 5% in any fiscal year, it must submit a corrective action plan and show progress; failure to do so for two consecutive years could result in loss of federal funding. Child care providers found guilty of fraud—such as submitting false information—would be permanently barred from federal child care and related food assistance programs.

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This bill provides $204.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and rural development. It includes $26.27 billion in discretionary funding—a $380 million (1.4%) decrease from last year. The cut reflects reduced funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), rural development, and certain USDA research and administrative accounts. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and WIC also receive less mandatory funding. It funds school meals, food safety, farm loans, rural infrastructure, and agricultural research, and includes $200 million for FDA enforcement against illegal e-cigarettes, updated pet food labeling, grants for pet shelters, specialty crops, and senior nutrition. Congressional approval would be required to close any Agricultural Research Service labs.

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This bill authorizes nearly $70 billion in new federal funding for border security and immigration enforcement through 2029. It provides $9.55 billion to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for border personnel, $7.45 billion to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—including $108.5 million for child exploitation investigators—$3.45 billion for border security technology, and $2.5 billion for additional Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mission support. For immigration enforcement, it allocates $13.02 billion to CBP, $31.08 billion to ICE for enforcement activities (with at least $350 million for arrest and monitoring in non-cooperating jurisdictions), and $2.5 billion for DHS enforcement and removal support.

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This bill would require the President, under the authority of the War Powers Resolution, to withdraw all U.S. armed forces out of Lebanon within seven days. It would quickly end direct U.S. military involvement there, likely reducing danger to American service members and lowering the risk of the U.S. being drawn into a wider regional conflict. It also strengthens Congress’s role in deciding when U.S. forces stay in overseas operations, but could limit America’s ability to respond quickly in Lebanon.

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This bill expands U.S. support for Ukraine in response to Russia’s invasion, reaffirming cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It condemns abuses like the forced transfer of Ukrainian children and provides wide-ranging diplomatic, economic, and military aid—including expanded lend-lease authority, foreign military financing, and insurance for shipping and investment in Ukraine. The bill creates a Ukraine Reconstruction Trust Fund, promotes nuclear energy cooperation, and supports independent news by countering Russian disinformation. It imposes broad sanctions on Russian industries and banks, including higher tariffs, tighter export limits, and penalties for oil trade and nuclear threats, while including humanitarian exemptions.

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This bill revises how Florida counties, cities, and special districts set their maximum property tax (millage) rates. Local governments could now increase rates up to 110% of their previous maximum with a two-thirds board vote, and go higher with either a unanimous vote or a three-fourths vote for larger boards. Currently, increases are based on last year’s actual rate, even if it was below the legal maximum; this bill allows increases based on the maximum authorized rate, potentially leading to higher tax hikes. The bill also standardizes and expands property tax notice requirements, adding QR codes and a website for taxpayers to estimate savings from proposed constitutional amendments, along with clearer information on calculations and local assessments. It also provides funding for mailing costs.

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This proposed constitutional amendment would lower some property taxes for homeowners by expanding the homestead exemption on non-school taxes from $50,000 up to $175,000. The larger tax break would not apply to school taxes, special districts, or local voter-approved property taxes. To prevent cuts to police, fire, and emergency services, local public safety funding must stay at current levels, and the state must create a fund to cover lost local revenue. If passed by the legislature, it will appear on the 2026 November ballot to be decided by voters.

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This proposed constitutional amendment would ask voters to cut property taxes by expanding the homestead exemption from $50,000 to $150,000 in 2027 for current Florida residents. The exemption then increases to $250,000 in 2028, but new movers to Florida would have to wait 5 years for the change. It would also limit future tax assessment increases for many rental, business, and other properties from 10% to 5% a year. It would limit county and city property tax spending to core services, and create a state fund to help local governments cover the gap. If passed by the legislature, it will appear on the 2026 November ballot to be decided by voters.

Florida

This bill would let lenders and business borrowers agree to any interest rate and prepayment penalties on mortgage loans secured by single-family homes, if the loan is for business, commercial, or investment use. For personal, family, or household loans, existing protections remain, such as prepayment penalties being capped at 1% if paid off within 3 years and banned after that, deposits can't be required except for escrow, and extra fees or points are restricted. Interest must be charged only on unpaid loan balances.

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This bill would create the Office of Digital Oversight within the Michigan Legislature. The office would be led by a digital oversight officer, appointed by the legislature for a three-year term. Its main role would be to investigate, join, or take over state agency technology projects and purchases, especially if projects risk exceeding costs, missing deadlines, or failing to deliver results. The office would also encourage agencies to use modern software development practices and tools, such as agile methods and open-source software. State agencies would be required to share information and records for investigations. However, the office’s investigation records would be exempt from public records requests, and it would not have access to attorney-client or executive privileged information.

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This bill would allow winners of multistate lottery games in Michigan, like Powerball, to keep their names, addresses, and other personal details private unless they choose to share them. The bill extends privacy protections already given to many large in-state lottery winners. It also blocks the public release of this information through records requests, meaning the details of multistate lottery winners would not be accessible to the public unless the winner agrees.

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This bill allows Michigan small businesses with fewer than 500 employees and qualifying self-employed workers to join nonprofit business associations to buy health insurance as a group. Plans must cover essential benefits like mental health, maternity, preventive care, and dependents, and cannot set rates based on health status or claims history. The state would license and oversee these pools, require financial reporting, and create a reinsurance program to reimburse 60% of certain high-cost claims.

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This bill moves the USF (University of South Florida) Sarasota-Manatee campus, its buildings, and related debt to New College of Florida, while requiring space so current USF students can finish their degrees there. New USF students could no longer pick that campus after July 2026. It also gives universities more freedom to set out-of-state tuition and fees, which could raise costs for nonresident students, and sets aside money for building upkeep and sex-equality requirements.

Florida

This bill implements Florida’s 2026-27 budget by setting how funds are managed for schools, health care, public safety, housing, transportation, and the environment. It changes school and school-safety funding formulas, lets agencies move Medicaid and child health money to meet demand, extends homeowner storm-hardening grants and several pilot programs, and tightens oversight of state technology, payroll, travel, and other agency spending.

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This bill sets Florida’s 2026-27 state budget. It would send billions more to K-12 schools, college scholarships, child care, Medicaid disability and mental health services, policing, roads, and environmental projects. It also funds school security, teacher pay boosts, nursing and workforce training, veterans’ programs, and public facilities. For residents, that means broader public services, safer schools, and faster infrastructure work.

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This resolution would require U.S. forces to stop taking part in fighting in or against Iran unless Congress clearly approves it. It aims to reduce the risk of a wider war and put decisions about major military action back in Congress’s hands. The bill still allows the U.S. to defend itself, protect troops and facilities, share intelligence, and help allies block attacks from Iran or groups it supports.

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This bill proposes to amend the eligible foods for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. Specifically, it would allow SNAP recipients to purchase hot rotisserie chicken, which is currently excluded from the program because it is sold hot and considered a prepared food. By including “hot rotisserie chicken” in the list of eligible foods, the bill aims to make it easier for people using SNAP—such as low-income families, seniors, and those without access to full kitchens—to obtain this particular convenient, ready-to-eat protein option.

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This bill proposes new requirements for court-appointed monitors overseeing state or local governments. The bill limits monitors to one case at a time, with a maximum term of five years, and prohibits reappointment to the same case. It imposes caps on fees, encourages the use of pro bono or reduced-rate work, and requires annual public reports detailing services provided and fees charged. Before a monitor is appointed, the court must give public notice and allow for public comment. If a monitorship exceeds six years, the case must be reassigned to a new judge and, if needed, a new monitor. These provisions also apply retroactively to existing long-term monitorships.

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This bill would require the U.S. Attorney General to publish, within one year and then annually, a public list of states and local governments that permit the release—without cash bail—of people charged with certain serious offenses. “Covered offenses” are defined as crimes the Attorney General determines pose a clear threat to public safety, including but not limited to murder, rape, robbery, burglary, assault, carjacking, looting, vandalism, destruction of property, rioting, and fleeing law enforcement. The bill does not change existing bail laws, but aims to increase transparency, help citizens compare policies, and may add pressure on jurisdictions using cashless bail for these offenses.

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This bill would allow E15 gasoline, a fuel blend with 15% ethanol, to be sold year-round nationwide, expanding fuel choices and possibly lowering prices at the pump. It also changes renewable fuel rules for small oil refiners by ending most special exemptions after 2027, giving some smaller companies lighter requirements, and allowing emergency relief for plants at risk of closing. EPA would also update pump labels and fuel storage rules.

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This bill would make it illegal for registered sex offenders to work at businesses that mainly serve minors under 18 years of age, such as martial arts studios, dance or art classes, summer camps, tutoring services, youth sports venues, and places like bowling alleys or laser tag centers where kids could be unsupervised with staff. Violating this rule would result in a misdemeanor, but a second or later offense would be a felony with up to 4 years in prison. Registered offenders would receive written notice about these restrictions every time they register or verify their status.

Michigan

This bill would narrow Michigan’s ban on carrying certain knives and dangerous weapons outside your home, business, or land you possess. Instead of banning all daggers, dirks, stiletto knives, and similar weapons of any length, it would only ban carrying double-edged stabbing weapons and other dangerous weapons longer than 5 inches, with a clear exception for hunting and fishing knives. Fewer people carrying smaller knives would risk felony charges, but violations of the new rule would still be a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison or a $2,500 fine.

Michigan

This bill requires Michigan utilities to submit detailed long-term electricity plans that consider all types of electricity generation, including renewables, fossil fuels, and nuclear. Utilities must forecast sales and demand, analyze costs and environmental impacts, provide plans to reduce energy waste, and detail compliance with state and federal regulations. The bill mandates public hearings, requires an environmental justice analysis for new natural gas plants, and calls for competitive bidding for new projects. It also changes how grant funds for utility consumer advocacy are awarded and reported to the legislature.

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This bill would prohibit Michigan public agencies from buying or contracting for drones that use software made, manufactured, or developed by companies listed on certain federal watch or sanctions lists, including those under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Sanction List, or federal export control lists. The restrictions begin one year after the bill takes effect and apply unless the agency is following the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.

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This bill would regulate companies that provide funding for lawsuits in Michigan by requiring them to register with the state, disclose contract terms, and limit annual consumer charges to 36%. The bill also gives consumers a 10-day right to cancel funding agreements, sets detailed rules for the content of these contracts, and bans kickbacks as well as funding from certain foreign-linked entities. Additionally, it requires that funding agreements be made available for discovery in legal cases, ensuring more transparency about who is financing court cases.

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This bill would strengthen fair housing rules in Massachusetts by requiring real estate agents and brokers to complete more training on housing discrimination, both for initial licenses and renewals. The state would publish annual summaries of complaints and disciplinary actions, while keeping private information confidential. If an agent or broker is found by a court or fair housing agency to have discriminated, their license would be suspended, with longer suspensions for repeat offenses. These measures aim to increase transparency, hold real estate professionals accountable, and improve equal access to housing statewide.

Massachusetts

This bill restricts Massachusetts police, jails, courts, and state agencies operating in state buildings from assisting federal civil immigration enforcement—generally barring inquiries about or sharing immigration status except when legally required or in certain criminal cases. It strengthens protections for detained individuals (including access to counsel, privacy, and interpreters), requires judicial warrants for most courthouse civil arrests, mandates employer notification of ICE record checks, and streamlines certification for victims seeking federal relief. The attorney general enforces the law, with multilingual guidelines to inform agencies, employers, and the public.

Massachusetts

This bill would let Massachusetts borrow nearly $4 billion to help communities prepare for and respond to climate threats. The bill funds a wide range of initiatives, including flood and dam repairs, coastal defenses, tree planting in underserved and high-risk areas, and clean water projects—such as PFAS cleanup and improvements to school drinking water. Additional investments support parks, farms, fisheries, and the development of green, affordable housing. The bill also aims to reduce waste by restricting single-use plastic bags and small hotel toiletries, requires home sellers to disclose flood risks, and streamlines permitting for both resilience and housing projects.

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This bill would temporarily remove the federal gas tax until October 1, 2026 to try to lower prices at the pump. Drivers could see short-term savings, while the federal government would replace the lost money so road projects and underground fuel tank cleanup funds do not lose support. The bill also pushes fuel sellers to pass the tax cut on to customers and allows the Treasury to pursue penalties if they do not.

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