Category: Federal

  • Checks and Balances: SEC publishes proposed climate disclosures rule

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    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 new proposed climate disclosure requirements from the…

  • Economy and Society: State pension funds draw scrutiny for ESG

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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. Congress, the SEC, and disclosure The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Senior Fellow Richard…

  • Five candidates are running in North Carolina's 13th Democratic primary

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    Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd (R) announced on April 28, 2021, that he would not seek re-election and instead run for U.S. Senate. Two candidates—Wiley Nickel and Sam Searcy—have led the field in fundraising and media coverage.…

  • Biden nominates five to Article III courts

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    President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate five individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on April 13: John Z. Lee, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit Sal Mendoza, Jr., to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Stephen Locher, to the U.S. District Court for…

  • Eight candidates are running in Republican primary for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District

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    Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary election for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. If no candidate receives more than 30 percent of the vote in the primary election, a runoff between the top two finishers will take place on July 26, 2022. The general election will take place on…

  • Fourteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17 for U.S. Senate in North Carolina

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    Fourteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022, for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. Incumbent Richard Burr (R) is not running for re-election. The candidates that have performed best in recent polling and have received the most media attention are Ted Budd, Pat McCrory, and Mark Walker. The primary is one…

  • Arkansas has most incumbents in contested U.S. House primaries in at least a decade

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Arkansas was March 1. This year, 16 candidates are running for Arkansas' four U.S. House districts, including eight Republicans, four Democrats, three Libertarians, and one independent. That's an average of 4 candidates per district, more than the 2.3 candidates per district in 2020…

  • Economy and Society: SEC disclosure rule continues to attract attention

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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. Panel highlights potential concerns with SEC disclosure rule Last week, the Bipartisan…

  • Twenty candidates file for Montana's two U.S. House districts

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Montana was March 14. This year, 20 candidates are running in Montana's two U.S. House districts, including nine Republicans, six Democrats, four Libertarians, and one independent. That's an average of 10 candidates per district. The state gained a congressional district following the 2020…

  • New weekly U.S. unemployment insurance claims rise 7.4% over previous week

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    New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 14,000 (7.4%) for the week ending March 26 to a seasonally adjusted 202,000. The four-week moving average as of March 26 dropped to 208,500 from 211,750 as of the week ending March 26. Initial claims for the previous week ending March 19 came in at a seasonally…