Year: 2024
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 219,000 (2024)
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 3,000 for the week ending May 25 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 216,000. The four-week moving average as of May 25 rose 2,500 from the previous week’s revised average to 222,500. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…
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Federal Register weekly update: Nearly 10,000 notices issued this year (2024)
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 May 27, 2024, through May 31, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,424 pages for…
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Washington’s 2024 state legislative primary elections: What to know
Washington has 48 contested state legislative primary elections in 2024. In elections from 2014 to 2022, the average number of contested state legislative primaries was 45. There are 283 total candidates running for state legislature– including 227 running for the House and 56 running for the Senate. That is the lowest number of total candidates…
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Sen. Joe Manchin registers as an independent
On May 31, 2024, Sen. Joe Manchin announced that he was leaving the Democratic Party and filing as an independent. In a Tweet posted to X, Manchin said “My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation.” Manchin announced in…
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Voters in three South Dakota counties will decide on ballot measures to require hand-counting ballots and ban automatic tabulating machines
Voters in three South Dakota counties will decide on June 4 whether to prohibit the use of automatic tabulating machines to count votes and require the hand-counting of ballots. In South Dakota, paper ballots are used in elections, and automatic tabulating machines or systems are permitted to count the paper ballots. South Dakota Canvassing organized…