Category: Federal
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Federal Register weekly update: Over 3,000 pages added in third week of April (2024)
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 April 15, 2024, through April 19, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 3,144 pages for…
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O'Brien campaign has outraised Democratic opponents in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District
Mike O'Brien (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District, taking in $736,227 since the start of the campaign cycle. O'Brien raised $321,867 in quarter one. Janelle Stelson (D) has raised the next most in the primary, with $577,019 since the start of the campaign and $293,806 in…
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All candidates for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the June 11, 2024, Democratic primary election for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District — Mac Deford (D) and Michael B. Moore (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses…
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All candidates for U.S. House Indiana District 1 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
All three candidates running in the May 7, 2024, Republican primary election for Indiana's 1st Congressional District — Mark Leyva (R), Randell Niemeyer (R), and David Ben Ruiz (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the…
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Federal Register weekly update: Nearly 70 rules added in second week of April (2024)
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 April 8, 2024, through April 12, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,766 pages for…
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All candidates for U.S. House California District 30 complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for California's 30th Congressional District — Alex Balekian (R) and Laura Friedman (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question: What…
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All candidates for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the April 23, 2024, Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District — Ken Bach (D) and Chris Dziados (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the…
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Joe Biden (D) hits highest share price in PredictIt's 2024 presidential general election market since September 2022
As of April 10, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.52, the highest share price he has received since September 2022. Former President Donald Trump (R) is at $0.45. Biden has held the lead in this market since March 31, 2024. No other candidate has more than a…
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U.S. unemployment insurance claims rise to 221,000 April 2024
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 9,000 for the week ending Mar. 30 to a seasonally adjusted 221,000. The previous week's figure was revised up by 2,000 to 212,000. The four-week moving average as of Mar. 30 increased 2,750 from the previous week's revised average to 214,250. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for April 2024
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from March 2, 2024, through April 1, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 44 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 5.1,…