Year: 2024

  • Federal judges block greenhouse gas emissions rule

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    Two federal judges in Texas and Kentucky ruled against the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) greenhouse gas emissions rule, which would require states to set goals to reduce vehicle emissions. Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled on March 27, 2024, that the FHWA did not…

  • Three states end judicial deference practices

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    Lawmakers in Indiana, Nebraska, and Idaho passed bills in March 2024 to end judicial deference practices in each state. The bills were based on model legislation developed by The Goldwater Institute and the Pacific Legal Foundation, titled the Judicial Deference Reform Act.  Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (R) on March 27, 2024, and Idaho Governor Brad…

  • Fitzpatrick campaign has outraised Republican opponents in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District

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    Brian Fitzpatrick (R) has raised the most money in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, taking in $4.2 million since the start of the campaign cycle.  Fitzpatrick raised $1.01 million in quarter one. Mark Houck (R) has raised the next most in the primary, with $156,265 since the start of the campaign and…

  • Lee campaign has outraised Democratic opponents in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District

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    Summer Lee (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, taking in $2.3 million since the start of the campaign cycle.  Lee raised $919,565 in quarter one. Bhavini Patel (D) has raised the next most in the primary, with $602,122 since the start of the campaign and $290,812…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Over 3,000 pages added in third week of April (2024)

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From April 15, 2024, through April 19, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 3,144 pages for…

  • Democratic party committees hold $100 million fundraising edge over Republican party committees

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    The three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $462 million and spent $360 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $375 million and spent $300 million. That data is through March 31, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period.…

  • More Nebraska legislators are retiring in 2024 than in any cycle since 2014

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    There are 25 legislative seats up for election this year in Nebraska’s unicameral legislature. Fifteen incumbents (5 Democrats and 10 Republicans) are not running for re-election. This is the highest retirement rate since 2014, when 17 incumbents (8 Democrats, 8 Republicans, and one independent) retired. The average number of retirements each year from 2010 to 2022 was…

  • Thirteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District

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    Thirteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District on June 18, 2024. Four lead in endorsements, fundraising, and local media attention: Jennifer Boysko (D), Eileen Filler-Corn (D), Dan Helmer (D), and Suhas Subramanyam (D). Incumbent Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D) is not running for re-election for health reasons, leaving the seat…

  • Incumbent Bob Good (R) and John McGuire (R) are running in the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Bob Good (R) and John McGuire (R) are running in the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District on June 18, 2024. According to University of Virginia professor Kyle Kondik, support for former President Donald Trump (R) is an issue in the race: “Though Good is very conservative ideologically, McGuire can undercut that by…

  • O’Brien campaign has outraised Democratic opponents in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District

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    Mike O’Brien (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, taking in $736,227 since the start of the campaign cycle. O’Brien raised $321,867 in quarter one. Janelle Stelson (D) has raised the next most in the primary, with $577,019 since the start of the campaign and $293,806 in…