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  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: May 6, 2020

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    This is our daily update on the plans federal, state, and local officials are making to set America on a path to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Provide in-depth summaries of the latest reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #7: May 5, 2020

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    This is our daily update on how federal, state, and local officials are planning to set America on a path to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Provide in-depth summaries of the latest reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: May 4, 2020

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    This is our daily update on how federal, state, and local officials are planning to set America on a path to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Provide in-depth summaries of the latest reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: May 1, 2020

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      Edition 5 This is our daily update on the plans federal, state, and local officials are making to set America on a path to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Provide in-depth summaries of the latest reopening plans. Give you the latest stories…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: April 29, 2020

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. This is our daily update on the plans federal, state, and local officials are making to set America on a path to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states and describe the relevant political context. Provide in-depth summaries…

  • Daily Presidential News Briefing for April 29th, 2020: Amash launches exploratory committee for Libertarian nomination

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    April 29, 2020: Justin Amash launches an exploratory committee for the Libertarian presidential nomination. Former senior Bernie Sanders aides form a pro-Joe Biden super PAC.  Ballotpedia is monitoring changes made to election dates and procedures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Notable Quote of the Day “Normally, polling places would be secured. Orders for printing…

  • Daily Presidential News Briefing: April 28th, 2020

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    Ballotpedia is monitoring changes made to election dates and procedures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the presidential primary updates you need to know: New York: State election officials canceled the New York Democratic primary scheduled for June 23. Earlier this month, the state enacted a law authorizing the board of elections to…

  • D.C. Circuit rules against HHS approval of Arkansas Medicaid work requirements

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against an attempt to allow Arkansas to institute work requirements for Medicaid recipients. On February 14, 2020, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit ruled in Gresham v. Azar that Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Alex…

  • New York plastic bag ban takes effect on Sunday

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    New York state residents must prepare to shop with reusable bags or pay a five-cent paper bag fee when the state’s ban on single-use plastic bags takes effect on March 1. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the ban into law in August 2019. The ban broadly aims to reduce litter and protect wildlife in the…

  • Federal Register weekly update; 500 new final rules in first two months of 2020

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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. From February 24 to February 28, the Federal Register grew by 1,938 pages for a year-to-date total of 12,206 pages. Over the same…