Category: Federal

  • Federal Register weekly update: 1,378 pages added

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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 September 26 through September 30, the Federal Register grew by 1,378 pages for a year-to-date…

  • U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 193,000

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    New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 16,000 for the week ending September 24 to a seasonally adjusted 193,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 213,000 to 209,000. The four-week moving average as of September 24 fell to 207,000 from a revised 215,750 as of the week ending September 17. The number…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Tops 20,000 documents

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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 September 19 through September 23, the Federal Register grew by 1,118 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Incumbent Chris Pappas (D) and Karoline Leavitt (R) face off in NH-01

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    Incumbent Chris Pappas (D) and Karoline Leavitt (R) are running for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Pappas served on the New Hampshire Executive Council and in the state House of Representatives before Congress. He emphasizes his experience owning a restaurant. Pappas says his record includes working for affordable healthcare for New…

  • Three candidates running in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Elissa Slotkin (D), Tom Barrett (R), and Leah Dailey (L) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. Michigan’s congressional district boundaries were redrawn after the 2020 census. Slotkin was first elected to represent Michigan’s 8th Congressional District in 2018, defeating incumbent Mike Bishop (R) 50.6% to…

  • Incumbent Maggie Hassan (D), Don Bolduc (R), and Jeremy Kaufmann (L) in battleground N.H. U.S. Senate election

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    Incumbent Maggie Hassan (D), Don Bolduc (R), and Jeremy Kauffman (L) are running for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire on November 8, 2022. Hassan took office in 2017. Hassan is campaigning on what she describes as a bipartisan record and her support for a gas tax holiday through 2022, saying she has worked to lower…

  • Abigail Spanberger and Yesli Vega are running for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on Nov. 8

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    Incumbent Abigail Spanberger (D) and Yesli Vega (R) are running in the general election for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Spanberger was first elected in 2018, defeating then-incumbent David Brat (R) 50.3% to 48.4%. Before that election, a Republican had represented the 7th District since 1971. According to various estimates, the district…

  • Incumbent Craig, Kistner, and Overby running in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District general election on Nov. 8

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    Angie Craig (D), Tyler Kistner (R), and Paula Overby (Legal Marijuana Now Party) are running in the general election in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 8.  Nathan L. Gonzales of Inside Elections wrote in Roll Call in April 2022 that “The suburban Twin Cities seat didn’t change much in redistricting; just 8 percent of…

  • U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 213,000

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    New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 5,000 for the week ending September 10 to a seasonally adjusted 213,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 222,000 to 218,000. The four-week moving average as of September 10 fell to 224,000 from a revised 232,000 as of the week ending September 3. The number…

  • Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D) and Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) are running in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District

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    Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D) and Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) are running in the general election for Indiana’s 1st Congressional District on November 8, 2022. William Powers (Independent) is running as a write-in candidate. Mrvan was elected to the 1st District in 2020, winning the open seat 57% to 40%. A Democrat has represented the district since 1930.…