Category: Federal

  • Checks and Balances: Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules blocks governor’s emergency rule

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the latest Supreme Court activity in challenges…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 5,382 documents added so far in 2022

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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 7 through March 11, the Federal Register grew by 1,588 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings to begin March 21

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    The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first day of confirmation hearings for United States Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 21, 2022. Hearings typically involve a statement from the nominee, interviews with witnesses testifying for or against the nomination, and questions from Senators regarding the nominee’s experience, past judgments, and judicial philosophy.…

  • Seven candidates are running in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio

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    Seven candidates are running in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio on May 3, including Mike Gibbons, Josh Mandel, Jane Timken, and J.D. Vance. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), first elected in 2010, announced on Jan. 25, 2021, that he would not seek re-election. Matt Dolan, Neil Patel, and Mark Pukita are…

  • SCOTUS releases April argument calendar

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on March 15 released its April argument calendar for the 2021-2022 term, scheduling 10 cases for argument. In total, the court will hear 10 hours of arguments between April 18 and April 27.  Click the links below to learn more about the cases: April 18 United States…

  • Economy and Society: The Labor Department and ESG

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C., and around the world The Labor Department continues to ponder its ESG…

  • Indiana’s U.S. House elections to feature fewest open seats since 2014

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Indiana was Feb. 4. Fifty candidates are running for Indiana’s nine U.S. House districts, including 28 Republicans, 21 Democrats, and one Libertarian. That’s 5.6 candidates per district, less than the 8.7 candidates per district in 2020 and 7.9 in 2018. Republicans currently hold…

  • Three Republican candidates running to challenge Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District

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    Three candidates—Theresa Gavarone, J.R. Majewski, and Craig Riedel—are running in the Republican primary election for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District on May 10, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D), the longest-serving woman in U.S. House history, was first elected in 1982 and is seeking re-election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee listed Kaptur as a Frontline candidate,…

  • Economy and Society: Arizona AG argues ESG may be antitrust violation

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. ESG goes to war, continued The New York Times reported last week…

  • OIRA reviewed 22 significant rules in February

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    In February 2022, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 22 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved the intent of 21 rules while recommending changes to their content. One rule was withdrawn from the review process by the issuing agency. OIRA reviewed 16 significant regulatory actions in February…