SB 642 mandates clear pay scales for job applicants and employees, bans salary history inquiries, and promotes wage equity to reduce disparities based on sex and race.

HB 576 allocates funds for managing feral chickens in Hawaii, aiming to improve community health and protect agriculture through coordinated state agency efforts.

Illinois urges the U.S. to end the shutdown or release USDA SNAP reserves to keep SNAP benefits paid, condemning hunger as a political tool.