Category: Federal
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OIRA reviewed 53 significant rules in September
In September 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 53 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 48 rules while recommending changes to their content. Three rules were subject to a statutory or judicial deadline. OIRA…
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Federal court rules in favor of Biden ESG retirement rule
Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling on Sept. 21 refusing to block the Biden Labor Department’s investment rule allowing ESG considerations in retirement plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Texas and Utah are leading 24 other…
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Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly document total of 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 Sept. 25, 2023, through Sept. 29, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 2,036 pages for…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through September 24, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 69 vacancies. All of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From August 1 through September 24: By September 24, 978 days in office, President Joe Biden (D)…
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House GOP passes four more bills opposing ESG out of committee
House Republicans on September 14 passed four new bills opposing ESG out of the Education and Workforce Committee, bringing the total number of ESG bills passed out of committee this year to seven. The move followed the lead of the House Financial Services Committee, which advanced its own slate of bills opposing ESG in August.…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 20,000 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 Sept. 18, 2023, through Sept. 22, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,748 pages for…
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Donald Trump’s share price in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market highest since at least September 2022
As of Sept. 19, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 57%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 13%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…
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70 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Seventy (70) people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 61 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Thirty-one (31) of those candidates were Democratic, while 34 were Republican. Five are minor-party candidates. Forty-four (44) candidates are running for Congress, 20 for state…
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Federal Register weekly update: 1,548 pages added
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 Sept. 11, 2023, through Sept. 15, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,548 pages for…
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets
As of Sept. 12, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 54%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 13%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican primary market,…