Category: Federal
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 200 significant documents issued so far in 2023
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 April 17, 2023, through April 21, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,354 pages for…
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Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly page total so far in 2023
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 April 10, 2023, through April 14, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 2,264 pages for…
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Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention, Fox News will host first Republican primary debate
As of April 14, 2023, six noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, including one Democrat and five Republicans. Additionally, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he had formed a presidential exploratory committee on April 12. Below is a summary of each candidate’s campaign activity from April 7 to April 14. Author and…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through April 13, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 76 vacancies. Seventy-four of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. By April 1, 802 days in office, President Joe Biden (D) had nominated 158 judges to Article III…
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Biden signs bill ending national coronavirus state of emergency
President Joe Biden (D) signed a bill ending the national coronavirus state of emergency on April 10, 2023. The House voted to approve the bill 229-197 on Feb. 1, 2023, and the Senate voted to approve the bill 68-23 on March 29, 2023. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) introduced the bill on January 9, 2023. Biden…
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Weekly unemployment insurance claims top 200,000 for first time in nine weeks
Following a change in seasonal adjustment calculations, the U.S. Department of Labor on April 6 revised its figure for new applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits for the week ending March 25 (the week before the changes were announced) from 198,000 to 246,000—an increase of about 24%. The four-week moving average as of March 25…
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Biden issues second veto of his presidency on Clean Water Act regulation
President Joe Biden (D) vetoed the second bill of his presidency on April 6, 2023. Biden vetoed H.J.Res.27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that sought to void an Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule from 2023 that specified “which bodies of water fall…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 7,000 documents issued so far in 2023
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 April 3, 2023, through April 7, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,512 pages for…
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Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies
According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 25 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships as of April 5, 2023. Article III judgeships refer to federal judges who serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, or one of the 13 U.S. courts of appeal…
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Ballotpedia launches database of asset management companies that contract with state pensions
Ballotpedia publicly launched a new database on April 4 designed to help interested parties better understand the relationships between state pension funds and asset management firms. Over the course of several months last year, Ballotpedia researchers compiled the names of all asset management companies that handle state pension money and the total assets under management…