Keystone XL: The end of the 60-days is near

Today's updates from Ballotpedia No Images? [Click here]( [Ballotpedia's Daily Brew]( Permit expected before Monday The U.S. State Department is expected to issue its presidential permit approving the Keystone XL pipeline on or before March 27, the last day of the 60-day timeline established by President Donald Trump's executive order in January. Spanning approximately 875 miles, the pipeline would transport crude oil extracted from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, and shale oil from North Dakota and Montana to Nebraska. It would then connect to existing pipelines and transport oil to refineries along the Gulf Coast. TransCanada, a Canadian-based company, oversees the project. In November 2015, President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada's application for a presidential permit to build the pipeline across the U.S.-Canadian border. For a portion of the pipeline, TransCanada must receive approval from the Nebraska Public Service Commission to begin construction. [Read on: Keystone XL Pipeline]( A trio of special elections will take place for seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives tomorrow. A candidate can win election outright if they win more than 50 percent of the vote in a race. In races where no candidate wins a majority, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff election on April 29, 2017. Republicans are guaranteed to pick up one seat in the election, as the race for the District 42 seat previously held by Jack Montoucet (D) features only Republican candidates. [Read on: Louisiana state legislative special elections]( Yesterday, House leadership postponed a vote on the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA)—the bill proposed as the replacement to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare—because it did not have enough votes to pass. Thirty-four Republican members of the House said that they opposed the AHCA. In order to pass the bill, leadership could not lose more than 22 Republican votes. The House may vote on the bill on Friday, but it could be postponed until the Trump administration and GOP leadership can secure enough votes for passage. [Read on: Republicans who are likely to vote against the AHCA]( Help keep your friends and colleagues up to date on political news. Forward this email or share on your favorite social media site. You are receiving this email because you signed up for email updates on Ballotpedia.org. Too many emails? Change your preferences below. [Like]( [Tweet]( [Share]( [Forward]( [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](