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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is tightening eligibility for a federal rural energy program, including restrictions intended to discourage solar and wind projects on cropland and a …
USDA Tightens Rural Energy Grants, Restricts Solar and Wind Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education is urging schools nationwide to strengthen instruction on communism and its historical consequences ahead of the Nov. 7 National Day for the …
Education Department Urges Schools to Expand Communism Lessons Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services is offering $10 million in prizes and equipment vouchers to schools and youth organizations that implement the Presidential Fitness Test, …
HHS Offers $10 Million to Expand Presidential Fitness Test Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development are moving to consolidate environmental reviews and physical inspections for federally supported rural housing, implementing a new …
USDA, HUD Move to Streamline Rural Housing Reviews Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education extended enrollment for a temporary 1% interest-rate reduction on eligible federal student loans through Dec. 31, giving borrowers more time to qualify …
Education Department Extends 1% Student Loan Auto-Pay Cut Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services is backing a new clinical-trial model that would use predictive simulations, real-time statistical analysis and automation to reduce the time, …
HHS Targets Clinical Trial Costs With Adaptive Trial Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Veterans outside the Department of Veterans Affairs health system continued to face sharply higher suicide risks in 2024, when 6,488 veterans died by suicide and nearly two-thirds …
Veteran Suicide Gap Widens Outside VA Health System Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Autus Size-Adjustable Valve for children with congenital pulmonary valve disease, creating the first U.S. heart valve designed to expand …
FDA Clears Expandable Heart Valve for Children Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC will face six years of restrictions on pricing practices that allegedly favored large chain retailers over smaller competitors under a proposed …
FTC Deal Curbs Southern Glazer’s Pricing to Small Retailers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have proposed rules for a new federal tax credit that could channel billions of dollars annually into K-12 scholarships beginning …
Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Opens New K-12 Funding Path Read More