Maryann Pugh

HUD Confronts Shutdown Chaos, Unveils Sweeping Homelessness Reforms and New Foster-Youth Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent more than a month navigating the longest government shutdown in U.S. h […]

Interior Rollback Opens Vast Alaska Reserve, Triggering New Energy Showdown WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior has rescinded a 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule governing the National Petroleum Reserve in A […]

Military Kept Missions Alive Through 43-Day Shutdown as Trump Orders Global Push WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government may have been shuttered for 43 days, but the Department of War never paused — conducting kinetic strikes aga […]

U.S. Targets Transnational Antifa Networks With Sweeping Terror Designations WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department on Thursday launched one of the most far-reaching counterterrorism actions of the Trump Administration, f […]

Education Department Launches $167 Million Push to Reshape Colleges With AI, Civil Discourse Grants WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has announced a sweeping set of priorities for its 2025 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary E […]

New CMS Rules Shake Up Medicaid Financing as Medicare Costs Climb for 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The longstanding Medicaid financing system is undergoing its most sweeping overhaul in decades as the Centers for Medicare & M […]

HHS Overhauls Menopause Drug Warnings as FDA Unveils Major Women’s Health Shift WASHINGTON, D.C. — The long-standing FDA warnings on hormone replacement therapy for menopause are being dismantled, as the U.S. Department of Health a […]

FTC Orders Major Sell-Off in Valvoline Deal, Shaking Up Quick-Lube Market WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission moved to block potential price hikes in the quick-lube oil change market, ordering Valvoline Inc. and p […]

SBA Wipes Out Backlog as Veteran Contracting Program Roars Back to Life WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration has cleared a massive backlog of more than 2,700 Veteran Small Business Certification ( […]

IRS Raises 401(k), IRA Limits for 2026 as Retirement Savings Thresholds Jump Again WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service last week unveiled a sweeping set of cost-of-living adjustments that will raise how much Americans c […]

Trump Exempts Coffee, Beef, and Bananas From Tariffs in Global Trade Shake-Up WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Friday modifying the scope of his sweeping reciprocal tariff program, removing k […]

Surprise Violations Put Spotlight on Food Safety at Chester County Favorites CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County’s latest round of health inspections turned up a mix of maintenance and food-safety concerns at a downtown West Che […]

Why Pennsylvania Planted 33 Trees in Harrisburg — and What It Signals for 2026 HARRISBURG, PA — The Shapiro Administration marked a new phase in its community greening strategy on Friday, planting 33 trees in Harrisburg’s Clo […]

PA Election Audit Kicks Off With Unusual Dice Roll to Verify 2025 Results HARRISBURG, PA — In a scene more reminiscent of a board game than a government procedure, Pennsylvania election officials gathered Friday to launch t […]

Solar on the Skyline: Inside the Philly Warehouse Pushing a Bold New Energy Future PHILADELPHIA, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers and clean-energy advocates gathered this past week atop a Northeast Philadelphia warehouse to spotlight a r […]

PA Top Farmworkers Honored in Surprise Tribute to the Industry Driving a $132.5B Economy ASPERS, PA — The Shapiro Administration honored three frontline agricultural workers Thursday, spotlighting the people who power Pennsylvania’s $13 […]

Record Toy Safety Inspections Spark Surprising Holiday Surge in PA Donations HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania kicked off the 2025 holiday season with an unexpected milestone Thursday, as the Shapiro Administration announced that m […]

Will New SNAP Incentives Change How Pennsylvania Eats? A $2M Bet Says Yes HARRISBURG, PA — A new $2 million statewide nutrition incentive program championed by state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Luzerne, is now part of P […]

New Tax Break Raises Big Questions: Will Sappey’s Credit Boost PA’s Middle Class? HARRISBURG, PA — A new state tax credit aimed at easing financial pressure on low- to moderate-income workers is now law, following the governor’s sig […]

Hidden Hazards? Chester County Restaurant Inspections Reveal Troubling Violations CHESTER COUNTY, PA — A series of recent restaurant inspections by the Chester County Health Department uncovered a wide range of food safety v […]