Author: Molly Byrne
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Federal Register weekly update: Tops 15,000 documents
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 July 11 through July 15, the Federal Register grew by 1,608 pages for a year-to-date…
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Federal Register weekly update: Six significant documents added
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 July 4 through July 8, the Federal Register grew by 1,292 pages for a year-to-date…
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Federal Register weekly update: 599 documents added
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 June 27 through July 1, the Federal Register grew by 1,756 pages for a year-to-date…
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OIRA reviewed 38 significant rules in June
In June 2022, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 38 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved four of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 32 rules while recommending changes to their content. One rule was withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…
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Federal Register weekly update: Lowest weekly final rule total so far in 2022
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 June 20 through June 24, the Federal Register grew by 1,214 pages for a year-to-date…
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Federal Register weekly update: 555 documents added
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 June 13 through June 17, the Federal Register grew by 1,120 pages for a year-to-date…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 10,000 notices issued so far in 2022
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 June 6 through June 10, the Federal Register grew by 1,576 pages for a year-to-date…
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Maryland parents oppose state health education framework
Some Maryland parents, according to The Washington Post, have expressed opposition to a state health education framework that outlines how educators should teach students about mental and emotional health; substance abuse prevention; family life and human sexuality; safety and violence prevention; healthy eating; and disease prevention and control. Parents argue that the standards for family…
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Sixteen Republican governors oppose Biden administration’s executive order regarding taxpayer-funded construction contracts
Sixteen Republican governors wrote a letter to President Biden on April 26, 2022, opposing his executive order to mandate project labor agreements (PLAs) on taxpayer-funded construction contracts exceeding $35 million. The letter was signed by governors from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,…
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Florida Department of Education aims to avoid critical race theory and social justice in social studies textbooks
Florida’s Department of Education issued guidance to textbook publishers informing them on the instructional materials that can and cannot be included in K-12 social studies textbooks. The guidance notes that “Critical Race Theory, Social Justice, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Social and Emotional Learning, and any other unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination are prohibited.”…