Here’s this week’s recap of progressive wins from cities and states across the country! Note some of the trends and consider: what could be applied to your community? Which organizations do you know locally doing similar work?

Democracy

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic Senate primary over AIPAC-backed spending. El-Sayed defeated establishment-backed Haley Stevens despite heavy outside spending against him. The Intercept >

Maine's incarcerated organizers work to protect a rare right to vote. Maine is one of the few U.S. jurisdictions that lets people vote from prison. Organizers are pushing to overcome the barriers that keep many from casting ballots. Bolts >

Moral Mondays shifts from Washington to the states. Bishop William Barber and clergy were arrested at a Senate office building as the movement pivots toward state-level voter organizing. Word In Black >

Immigration

A congressional proposal would give ICE authority over shoplifting cases. The measure would expand ICE's reach and surveillance to pursue people accused of retail theft. The Intercept >

Communities push back as ICE surveillance intertwines with data centers. Organizing is growing against the entanglement of ICE infrastructure with the buildout of data centers. Truthout >

NYC advocates push for facial-recognition limits to protect immigrants. Immigrant-rights groups are organizing for new city rules on facial recognition and biometric data they warn could endanger immigrants. Documented >

The State Department moves to bar visas over "economic sabotage." Under Marco Rubio, the department is working to deny visas to foreigners it deems supporters of "economic sabotage," a category critics say targets activists and the left. The Intercept >

Haitian New Yorkers brace for deportation after TPS ends. The city's Haitian community faces mass-deportation fears following the end of Temporary Protected Status. Documented >

Health

Medicaid work requirements are stripping coverage from unhoused people. New rules are pushing people who can't meet documentation and employment requirements off Medicaid, with exemptions that advocates call unworkable. KFF Health News >

Kennedy and Oz call Medicaid cuts a "myth." STAT checks the math. Analysts actually measure the coverage and spending reductions the two officials dispute. STAT >

People with disabilities fear service cuts as DOJ questions legal protections. Advocates worry about home- and community-based services as the Justice Department challenges the legal basis for community integration. KFF Health News >

The main autism therapy faces changes under Medicaid. Applied behavior analysis, the most common therapy for autistic children, faces coverage and policy shifts that could affect access. STAT >