“How Polarized Are State Politicians?”
A deeper
dive on Wisconsin and the Midwest, using data from the Shor-McCarty American Legislatures Project.
Category Archives: legislation and legislatures
“It May Not Seem That Way, but Politicians Often Do What Voters Want”
New data analysis in The
Upshot.
“Leahy casts his 16,000th vote, joining an exclusive Senate club”
After a vote on a tax treaty with Japan, Vermont’s only
Democratic Senator ever is now one
of four Senators in history to reach the 16,000-vote plateau.
Coming in Late Fall: Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law: Examples and Explanations (2d Edition)
I am pleased to announce that the fully revamped version of my Examples and Explanations book in Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law will be available from Wolters Kluwer in the late fall. The first edition was from 2014, and… Continue reading
Three-Judge District Court Unanimously and Unsurprisingly Rejects Case Claiming House of Representatives Must Be Expanded to Almost 6,000 Representatives Because of Secret Amendment to the Constitution
“The Dark Side of Sunlight: How Transparency Helps Lobbyists and Hurts the Public”
“Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump nominees”
Politico:
Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” Wednesday to unilaterally reduce debate time on most presidential nominees, the latest in a series of changes to the fabric of the Senate to dilute the power of the minority.The move by… Continue reading
“You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead.”
USA Today:
Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks.Disguised as the work of lawmakers, these so-called “model” bills get copied in one state Capitol… Continue reading
“With little fallout from nuclear option, Senate’s legislative filibuster is in jeopardy”
WaPo:
The fallout from the Senate’s so-called nuclear option has largely dissipated.And without much fallout, the fate of the once-revered process known as the legislative filibuster faces its greatest peril in more than a century.Senate Republicans are using a… Continue reading
“How Congress Is Weaponizing a Series of Hot-Button Votes”
Carl Hulse NYT column:
Members of Congress like to say that governing is not a game, but they are increasingly playing round after round of gotcha.As a watershed election looms next year and little of real significance is happening on… Continue reading
“Only One Roadblock on the Road to Reform: Mitch McConnell”
The NY Times Editorial Board calls
HR 1 the “Merrick Garland of reform legislation.”
H.R. 1 Coverage Roundup
House Passes H.R. 1
Final vote: 234-193.
UPDATE: The text of the whole thing [will be] here. (As of 7:30pm ET on 3/8/19, the only text appears to be from an earlier version: the version actually considered is a combination of this… Continue reading
“House Democrats ready ethics overhaul for floor vote this week”
Roll Call:
The House Rules Committee will take up the package [HR 1] Tuesday, setting the parameters for consideration on the floor. Lawmakers then will debate the measure on the House floor over the following days, with an expected… Continue reading