Category: Federal
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 100 significant final rules 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 May 23 through May 27, the Federal Register grew by 1,196 pages for a year-to-date…
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OIRA reviewed 42 significant rules in May
In May 2022, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 42 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved six of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 33 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 200,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 11,000 for the week ending May 28 to a seasonally adjusted 200,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up from 210,000 to 211,000. The four-week moving average as of May 28 fell to 206,500 from a revised 207,000 as of the week ending May 21. The number…
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Three candidates running in the Republican primary for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District
Annie Black, Chance Bonaventura, and Sam Peters are running in the Republican primary for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District on June 14, 2022. Black and Peters have led in fundraising, media coverage, and endorsements, including an endorsement for both candidates from the Nevada Republican Party. Black works as a real estate agent and business owner. She…
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Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary on June 14 for U.S. Senate in Nevada
Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Nevada on June 14. Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto (D) is running for re-election. As of June 1, 2022, three election forecasters rated the general election as a Toss-up. Politico’s Sabrina Rodriguez wrote, “Republicans […] see Nevada as one of the prime states to…
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Utah sees the most contested primaries since 2014
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Utah this year was March 4, 2022. Thirteen candidates are running for Utah’s four U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and nine Republicans. That’s 3.25 candidates per district, less than the 3.75 candidates per district in 2020 and more than the 2.5 in 2018. Here are…
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeats incumbent Kurt Schrader in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated incumbent Kurt Schrader in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Schrader is the fifth incumbent to lose re-election to the U.S. House this year. Representatives Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.), Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio), and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) also lost re-election. Schrader’s loss is also the…
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Three candidates running for Republican nomination in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
Nicole Hasso, Gary Leffler, and Zach Nunn are running in the Republican primary for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District on June 7, 2022. Hasso and Nunn lead in endorsements and fundraising. According to the Des Moines Register’s Brianne Pfannenstiel, “It’s been a relatively low-key primary race ahead of what is expected to be one of the hottest general…
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Three candidates running Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa
Abby Finkenauer, Michael Franken, and Glenn Hurst are running in the June 7 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa. The incumbent is Chuck Grassley(R), who was first elected in 1980. Finkenauer represented Iowa’s 1st Congressional District from 2018 to 2021. At the time of her election to the U.S. House, Finkenauer was, at age…
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Colorado sees the most candidates running for the U.S. House in at least a decade
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Colorado this year was March 15, 2022. Thirty candidates are running for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 3.75 candidates per district, more than the 2.28 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.43 in 2018. Here are some other…