Author: Ballotpedia staff
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D.C. Circuit rules against HHS approval of Arkansas Medicaid work requirements
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…
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New York plastic bag ban takes effect on Sunday
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…
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Federal Register weekly update; 500 new final rules in first two months of 2020
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…
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Two Kentucky House seats on the ballot in February 25 special election
A special general election is scheduled for February 25, 2020, for Districts 67 and 99 of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Rachel Roberts (D) and Mary Jo Wedding (R) are competing for the District 67 seat. The seat was formerly occupied by Dennis Keene (D), who resigned on December 16, 2019, to become the commissioner…
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State supreme court incumbents experienced a 93% win rate from 2008-2019
Incumbents tend to do better in elections for any office than newcomers facing incumbents. This is no less true in state supreme court elections. Across all types of state supreme court elections, incumbent justices running for re-election won 93% of the time from 2008-2019. No more than six incumbent justices have lost in a single…
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Maine House of Representatives District 128 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 128 seat in the Maine House of Representatives on March 3, 2020. There is no primary, and the filing deadline is on January 23. The Democratic, Republican, and Green Independent nominees will be selected via party…
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Federal Register 2019 in review: Trump administration’s highest page total includes its lowest final rule count
The Trump administration added a total of 72,564 pages to the Federal Register in 2019. 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 execution. The page total will likely decrease further after…