Category: Federal

  • Biden announces Shalanda Young as nominee for director of Office of Management and Budget

    Posted on

    Image of the south facade of the White House.

    President Joe Biden (D) announced Shalanda Young as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Nov. 24, 2021. Young was previously confirmed as deputy director of the OMB on March 2 and has been serving as the agency’s acting director.  Earlier this year, Biden nominated Neera Tanden as OMB…

  • SCOTUS begins December argument session

    Posted on

    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began its December sitting of the 2021-2022 term on Nov. 29. The court is hearing arguments in person and providing audio livestreams of arguments. This week, SCOTUS will hear arguments in four cases. Click the links below to learn more about these cases: Nov. 29 Becerra v.…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Tops 25,000 total documents

    Posted on

    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 November 22 through November 26, the Federal Register grew by 2,126 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Economy and Society: Responses to ESG-disclosure rules

    Posted on

    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. Responses to ESG-disclosure rules  As discussion continues about the Labor Department’s ERISA…

  • SCOTUS issues first opinion in argued case of 2021 term

    Posted on

    Image of the front of the United States Supreme Court building

    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Nov. 22 issued its ruling in the case Mississippi v. Tennessee, argued during the October sitting of the 2021 term. This marks the first opinion issued for an argued case this term. The court previously decided two non-argued cases, Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna and City of Tahlequah,…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 16 significant documents added

    Posted on

    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 Nov. 15 through Nov. 19, the Federal Register grew by 2,630 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Checking in on the candidates for Congress in 2022

    Posted on

    Next year’s Congressional midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022, are less than one year away. Already, 1,444 candidates have filed to run for Congress. Of those candidates, 742 are Republicans, 573 are Democrats, and 20 are Libertarians. The remaining are Green Party, independents, or other parties.  The states with the highest number of declared congressional…

  • The Federal Tap: Biden signs Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law

    Posted on

    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act becoming law and a judicial ruling against the American Rescue Plan Act’s tax provision. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. We won’t publish the Tap next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Our next edition will…

  • Checks and Balances:

    Posted on

    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 three administrative law cases before the U.S.…

  • SCOTUS releases January argument calendar

    Posted on

    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Nov. 17 released the January argument calendar for the 2021-2022 term, scheduling eight cases for argument. The court will hear eight hours of oral argument between Jan. 10 and 19.  Click the links below to learn more about the cases: Jan. 10 Gallardo v. Marstiller concerns…