Category: Federal

  • Federal Register weekly update: 132 rules added in last week of March (2024)

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    From March 25, 2024, through March 29, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,788 pages for a year-to-date total of 22,326 pages. The Federal Register hit an all-time high of 95,894 pages in 2016. This week’s Federal Register featured the following 589 documents: Three proposed rules, including a proposal to set and adjust trademark fees…

  • Biden administration issues two new environmental rules

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    The Biden administration issued new environmental rules in the past month to require climate-related disclosures by certain public companies and to establish air pollution emissions guidelines. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on March 6, 2024, that it had adopted a final rule aimed at establishing standards for climate-related disclosures by certain public companies.…

  • All candidates for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 Republican primary runoff complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the April 2, 2024, Republican primary runoff for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District — Ronald Eller (R) and Andrew S. Smith (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…

  • Appeals court pauses implementation of SEC climate rule

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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on March 15 temporarily blocked the implementation of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new rules on emissions data reporting while the court considers a lawsuit alleging the regulations exceed the SEC’s authority. Ballotpedia tracks support for and opposition to the environmental, social, and corporate governance…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Tops 20,000 pages in third week of March

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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, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From March 18, 2024, through March 22, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,314 pages for…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 73 rules added in second week of March

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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, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From March 11, 2024, through March 15, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,960 pages for…

  • All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 8 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    All three candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 8th Congressional District — Vanessa Enoch (D), David Gelb (D), and Nathaniel Hawkins (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…

  • All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 15 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District — Zerqa Abid (D) and Adam Miller (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question:…

  • All candidates for U.S. House Illinois District 13 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District — Thomas Clatterbuck (R) and Joshua Loyd (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question:…

  • All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 7 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District —  Doug Bugie (D) and Matthew Diemer (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…