Category: Federal
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Eight candidates competing to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) in Missouri
Trudy Busch Valentine (D), Eric Schmitt (R), John Wood (I), and five other candidates are running in the general election for Missouri’s Class III U.S. Senate seat on November 8, 2022. Sen. Roy Blunt (R), who first took office in 2011, announced he would not seek re-election on March 8, 2021. Busch Valentine is the…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 262,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 14,000 for the week ending August 6 to a seasonally adjusted 262,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 260,000 to 248,000. The four-week moving average as of August 6 rose to 252,000 from a revised 247,500 as of the week ending July 30. The number…
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Gov. Henry McMaster sues Occupational Safety and Health Administration over increase of civil penalties in state plans
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R) filed a lawsuit on August 8, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina that aimed to block the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) attempt to increase civil penalties against employers in state plans. OSHA announced a proposal in April 2022 to compel…
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Florida sees 152 U.S. House candidates in 2022, a decade-high
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Florida this year was June 17, 2022. One hundred and fifty-two candidates are running for Florida’s 28 U.S. House districts, including 58 Democrats and 94 Republicans. That’s 5.43 candidates per district, more than the 4.22 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.86 in 2018. Here…
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Eric Sorensen and Esther Joy King are running for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District on November 8, 2022
Eric Sorensen (D) and Esther Joy King (R) are running in the general election for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Cheri Bustos (D) is not running for re-election. Sorensen worked as a TV meteorologist in Rockford and the Quad Cities area for nearly 20 years, and this is his first…
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Incumbent Johnson, Barnes running for U.S. Senate from Wisconsin on Nov. 8
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R), Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes (D), and write-in candidate Scott Aubart (American Independent Party) are running in the general election on November 8, 2022, to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. Johnson was first elected in 2010, defeating then-incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold (D), 52% to 47%. Johnson won re-election in…
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Ryan, Vance running in general election for U.S. Senate in Ohio
Tim Ryan (D) and J.D. Vance (R) are running in the November 8 general election for U.S. Senate in Ohio. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), who was first elected in 2010, is not running for re-election. Republican and Democratic primaries were held on May 3, 2022. Ryan was elected to the U.S. House in 2002. He…
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Jaime Herrera Beutler becomes 12th U.S. House member to lose a primary election this year
On August 15, 2022, media outlets called the top-two primary for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) and Joe Kent (R) advanced with 31.0% and 22.8% of the vote, respectively. Incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) finished third with 22.2%. Herrera Beutler is the 12th member of the U.S. House to lose an election…
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Harris at 26 tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate, most ever cast in a single term
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast three tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate related to the Inflation Reduction Act. On August 6, she cast a vote to proceed with debate on the bill, and on August 7 she cast votes to approve an amendment and to pass the bill. During her tenure, Harris has also…
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Federal Register weekly update: 1,896 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 August 8 through August 12, the Federal Register grew by 1,896 pages for a year-to-date…