Category: Federal
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U.S. Supreme Court rules 6-3 for presidential removal of independent agency commissioners
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in the case of Trump v. Slaughter that the president may remove a leader of a multi-person independent agency for reasons other than those enumerated in statute. The Court upheld President Donald Trump's (R) 2025 dismissal of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, ruling that…
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An overview of the rules, agency documents, and notices published in the Federal Register in the second quarter of 2026
The federal government added 23,692 pages to the Federal Register in the second quarter of 2026, spanning from April 1 to June 30. This is more than in all other quarters during the second Trump administration. The next highest was the third quarter in 2025, during which the government added 19,256 pages. The 23,692 pages…
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Three statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks
As we approach the longest day of the year on June 21, candidates and voters in multiple states have election-related deadlines to be aware of as the 2026 election cycle continues. Three states have statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks. The map and bulleted list below show which states have candidate filing…
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U.S. Treasury previews guidance for federal Education Freedom Tax Credit scholarship program
On June 10, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a preview of the forthcoming guidance implementing the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) scholarship program, which is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. President Donald Trump (R) enacted the tax credit as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The statute…
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No ESG-related shareholder proposals pass in 2026 proxy season
What’s the story? As of May 31, shareholders did not approve any proposals either in favor of or opposition to ESG-related topics during the 2026 proxy season. That’s according to a report summarizing the 2026 shareholder season published by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance which identified 135 ESG-related proposals that shareholders voted…
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Trump signs the Secure America Act into law
President Donald Trump (R) signed the Secure America Act, a federal budget reconciliation bill providing $70 billion in funding for border control and immigration enforcement through fiscal year 2029, into law on June 10, 2026. The U.S. Senate passed the bill on June 5, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed it on June 9. The…
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SEC formally proposes rescinding Biden-era climate disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed rescinding its 2024 climate-risk disclosure rule on May 29, 2026. SEC Chair Paul Atkins directed the proposal, which states that the 2024 rules are "a dramatic overreach of the Commission's statutory authority and, independently, unsound as a matter of policy." The 2024 rule, adopted under then-Chair Gary…
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CMS releases interim final rule for Medicaid work requirements, defines medical frailty exemption
On June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) governing how states implement Medicaid work requirements — also known as community engagement requirements — enacted into law as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The nearly-400 page document establishes standards…
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Appointed senator and former senator face off in Ohio's U.S. Senate special election
Incumbent Jon Husted (R), Sherrod Brown (D), Bill Redpath (L), and Gregory Levy (I) are running in the special election for U.S. Senate in Ohio on Nov. 3. As of June 2026, Husted and Brown led in media attention, campaign fundraising, and endorsements. On Jan. 17, 2025, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) appointed Husted to replace…
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Twenty-seven candidates are running for Arizona's nine congressional districts this year — the second-fewest since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona was March 23, 2026. This year has the second-fewest number of candidates running for the U.S. House since 2014. Twenty-seven candidates — 16 Democrats and 11 Republicans — are running for Arizona’s nine congressional districts. That’s three candidates per district.…