Category: Federal

  • The Federal Tap: Congressman Jim Hagedorn (R) passes away

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    Our weekly summary of federal news updates you on Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s (R) recent death and the newest congressional districts in Minnesota. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. Today’s edition is the final version of the Federal Tap. We are so grateful for your readership over the years. Please…

  • Congressman Jim Hagedorn (R) passes away

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    Congressman Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.) passed away on Feb. 17 at the age of 59. He was battling kidney cancer. Hagedorn’s wife Jennifer wrote, “Jim loved our country and loved representing the people of southern Minnesota. Every moment of every day he lived his dream by serving others. There was no stronger conservative in our state…

  • Congressional Review Act resolution would block Head Start vaccine and mask mandates

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    A Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to block an interim final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that requires all Head Start staff and volunteers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear a mask. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) sponsored the resolution in the…

  • U.S. Department of Labor announces grants to help workers apply for unemployment insurance benefits

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    U.S. Department of Labor announced the allocation of $15 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to pilot a program to help workers apply for unemployment insurance benefits. The Department will select five states for the UI Navigator pilot, each receiving $3 million. The states will use that money to partner with labor unions…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Five significant documents 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 Feb. 14 through Feb. 18, the Federal Register grew by 1,286 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Four Democrats competing in primary for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat

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    Four candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat on May 3, 2022. Candidates Morgan Harper and Tim Ryan have received the most media attention. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R), first elected in 2010, is not running for re-election. Harper is an attorney and former advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection…

  • Nine candidates seek Democratic nomination in TX-30

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    Nine candidates are running in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas’ 30th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) , who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992, did not seek re-election. The Cook Political Report and other outlets rated the 30th district Solid Democratic. Media attention has…

  • Economy and Society: SEC planning largest regulatory push in decades

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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 SEC planning largest regulatory push in decades says…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 560 documents 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 Feb. 7 through Feb. 11, the Federal Register grew by 1,380 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Tops 5,000 pages

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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 Jan. 31 through Feb. 4, the Federal Register grew by 1,996 pages for a year-to-date…