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Alaska: The Donors Behind Lisa Murkowski and Mike Dunleavy
3+ week, 5+ day ago (395+ words) GCI Communication Corp. PAC contributed $5,000 to Murkowski, while BRACEPAC gave $1,000 and The ESOP Association PAC contributed $1,000. She voted 'No' on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense on January 23, 2025, voting against her party's position....
House Repeal Bills Test How Congress Cites Constitutional Authority
3+ week, 5+ day ago (671+ words) Legis1 House Repeal Bills Test How Congress Cites Constitutional Authority House lawmakers have broad discretion in how they identify the constitutional authority for legislation seeking to repeal existing federal laws, raising questions about how Congress justifies its power to undo statutes…...
Congressional Authority to Regulate Data Centers
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (671+ words) that data center regulation has historically been a state and local matter, but the scale of AI infrastructure...directives. Proposed bills would provide grants to assist state regulators in developing new electric utility rate...certain costs to data centers and…...
Congress Divided on Federal Transit-Oriented Development Support
3+ week, 2+ day ago (394+ words) Legis1 Congress Divided on Federal Transit-Oriented Development Support Congress faces a fundamental disagreement over federal policy on transit-oriented development. A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report frames a sharp ideological divide between members who want to expand support for development near…...
NARC Lobbies on Transportation Reauthorization
3+ week, 3+ day ago (449+ words) Legis1 NARC Lobbies on Transportation Reauthorization The National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) has engaged Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP to represent it on federal lobbying efforts, marking a new advocacy push focused on transportation policy. The organization is prioritizing surface transportation…...
Hyde-Smith's Farm Bill Stalls in Agricultural Priority Setback
3+ week, 5+ day ago (562+ words) working toward passage. On a brighter note for the state's rural economy, Hyde-Smith attended a ribbon-cutting...
WelbeHealth Lobbies on Medicare, Medicaid, PACE
3+ week, 3+ day ago (503+ words) Legis1 WelbeHealth Lobbies on Medicare, Medicaid, PACE WelbeHealth filed a new client registration on Tuesday, August 13, 2026, marking its formal entry into federal lobbying. The healthcare organization is registered as an in-house lobbying operation and has engaged external lobbying firms to advance…...
Government Shutdowns Stem From Congress's Appropriations Process
2+ week, 6+ day ago (281+ words) Congress faces mounting pressure to overhaul how it funds the federal government following the longest full shutdown in U.S. history. The October 2025 shutdown lasted 42 days after none of the 12 regular fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills had been enacted by October 1, 2025. A Congressional…...
Baird Responds to Deadly Indiana Storm And California Pork Rules
4+ week, 1+ day ago (370+ words) affected by the severe storms that hit much of our state yesterday," he wrote on Aug. 12. "My...to California's Proposition 12 (Prop 12), a state law requiring pork sold in California to meet specific...
Federal Oversight Gap in License Plate Reader Use
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (399+ words) enforcement use of these devices, leaving a patchwork of state rules and private vendor practices to fill the...transparency safeguards. At least eight Washington state law enforcement agencies enabled direct sharing...U.S. Border Patrol at some point during 2025. That state, however,…...