Tag: checks and balances

Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include a bill barring political appointees from serving as inspectors general, and disparate state bills affecting their relationship with ICE In Washington Bill barring political appointees from serving as inspectors general introduced in Senate On Jan. 15 Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) and four other Democratic senators introduced…

Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include a Supreme Court case on presidential power to dismiss independent agency officials, and 2025 restrictions on judicial deference standards in six states In Washington Supreme Court hears case on presidential power to dismiss independent agency officials On Dec. 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral…

Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include a Trump administration memo that finds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure is illegal, and a resolution passed by an association of state utility regulators calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to respect their authority In Washington Trump admin. says CFPB funding structure is…

Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include a new Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) memo that expedites agency deregulation, and an Ohio Supreme Court ruling against courts’ deference to Industrial Commission interpretation of safety requirements. In Washington OIRA issues new memo on deregulation On Oct. 21, the White House Office of…

Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include a Senate bill to restore federal employee collective bargaining agreements, and the official opening of Texas’ government efficiency office In Washington Forty-eight senators sponsor bill to restore federal employee collective bargaining agreements What's the story? Forty-eight  senators introduced a bill on September 17, 2025, to nullify…

Welcome to the Friday, Sept. 5, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirty-eight states have confirmed dates for their 2026 statewide primaries Thirty-eight states, Guam, and the District of Columbia have confirmed the dates of their 2026 statewide primaries. Thirty of the 38 states have published…

Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include Congress passing resolutions to nullify Biden rules and the Wyoming legislature overriding the governor’s veto to enact a bill allowing legislative review of agency regulations.  In Washington SCOTUS: state administrative process delays cannot block challenges in state courts What’s the story? The United States Supreme Court…