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  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #288: August 10, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: State employee vaccine requirements in Hawaii and Washington The resumption of federal pandemic unemployment programs in Oklahoma Vaccine distribution Lawsuits about state actions and policies  State-level mask requirements COVID-19 emergency health orders COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to…

  • Economy and Society: House Democrats urge repeal of Trump administration ESG rule

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    ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. House Democrats urge repeal of Trump administration ESG rule On July 29, 13 Democratic Members of the House of Representatives sent an open letter to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh asking him to take the Labor Department’s actions on ESG investments one step further. The Trump Labor Department enacted…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #287: August 5, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: A vaccine nursing home requirement in Massachusetts A school mask mandate in Nevada Vaccine distribution School closures and reopenings Travel restrictions State proof-of-vaccination requirements and policies Federal responses COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to keeping you updated on…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #286: August 3, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: A new mask mandate in Louisiana  Proof-of-vaccination requirements in New York City Vaccine distribution Lawsuits about state actions and policies  State-level mask requirements COVID-19 emergency health orders COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to keeping you updated on the…

  • Economy and Society: ESG pioneer fires back at SEC Commissioner

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    ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C., and around the world ESG pioneer fires back at SEC Commissioner As noted last week in Economy and Society, on July 20, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce “delivered an address at the Brookings Institution in which she again made the case that the SEC’s current leadership is overstepping both…

  • Voters in Detroit, Seattle to decide nonpartisan mayoral primaries

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights next week’s nonpartisan mayoral primaries in both Detroit and Seattle on Aug. 3 and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent appointments of a state supreme court justice and state attorney general. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap: Voters in…

  • Reviewing the week: Jake Ellzey wins runoff in Texas’ 6th Congressional District

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    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights the results of this week’s all-Republican runoff in Texas’ 6th Congressional District and previews primaries in two congressional special elections in Ohio on Aug. 3. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap: Jake Ellzey wins runoff in special election for Texas’ 6th Congressional…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #285: July 29, 2021, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: We are committed to keeping you updated on the government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting your daily life—from mask requirements to vaccine-related policies and beyond. To see epidemiological COVID-19 data, visit these sources: Our World in Data, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #284: July 27, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: A law banning vacproof-of-vaccination requirements in New Hampshire Updated indoor masking guidance in Louisiana Vaccine distribution Lawsuits about state actions and policies  State-level mask requirements COVID-19 emergency health orders COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to keeping you updated…

  • Economy and Society: SEC continues internal debate about its role in ESG investing

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    ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. SEC continues internal debate about its role in ESG investing On July 20, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce delivered an address at the Brookings Institution in which she again made the case that the SEC’s current leadership is overstepping both its regulatory mandate and the bounds of what is…