Maryann Pugh

IRS Urges Early Filing as Oct. 15 Tax Deadline Nears WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service is urging taxpayers with extensions on their 2025 federal income tax returns to file before the Oct. 1 […]

FTC Forces Surgery Center Sales in $3.9 Billion Ascension Deal WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order requiring Ascension Health Alliance to sell seven ambulatory surgery centers as a c […]

CMS Says Lab Fraud Crackdown Blocked $1.6 Billion in Payments WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said its laboratory-fraud enforcement efforts have prevented or recovered more than $ […]

USDA, HHS Direct $125 Million Toward School Meal Overhaul WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services are directing up to $125 million toward school kitchens, local f […]

VA Expands Electronic Health Record Rollout INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Department of Veterans Affairs deployed its Federal Electronic Health Record system at three Indiana hospitals and 16 a […]

FDA Clears Abbott Device to Continuously Track Ketones, Glucose WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. regulators authorized Abbott Diabetes Care’s Libre Duo 10 Day for people with diabetes aged 2 and older, introducing the fir […]

FTC Deal Forces Redfin Back Into Rental Listings Market WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission and five states reached a proposed settlement requiring Redfin to reenter the online rental-listings b […]

SBA, Energy Department Launch Fund Push for U.S. Energy Supply Chain WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of Energy are creating a joint investment initiative aimed at steering p […]

IRS to Retire FIRE System, Forcing Filers Onto IRIS WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service will shut down its decades-old FIRE electronic filing system in November, requiring businesses and o […]

Trump Orders Plan for NASA-Led U.S. Space Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a federal commission Friday to develop plans for a United States Space Academy, o […]

Marsh Creek Opens $7.5 Million Net-Zero Visitor Center DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Pennsylvania dedicated a $7.5 million visitor center at Marsh Creek State Park in Chester County on Friday, adding a n […]

Pennsylvania Adds $500,000 to $28.3 Million Police Project UPPER MORELAND TWP, PA — Pennsylvania is adding $500,000 to a $28.3 million expansion of the Upper Moreland Township Municipal Building, bringing s […]

Pennsylvania Tightens Oversight of Local Aging Agencies SCRANTON, PA — Pennsylvania is expanding a performance-monitoring system for its 52 Area Agencies on Aging, backed by an additional $1 million in the 2 […]

Latest Chester County Inspections Flag Six Food Facilities WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited six food facilities for violations Friday, including improper food temperatures, inadequate s […]

Pennsylvania Expands Problem Gambling Aid Beyond Treatment HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is funding dedicated case management for problem gambling for the first time, expanding state-supported services beyond c […]

Unsafe Temperatures Trigger Food Disposal at Chester County Sites WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors ordered food discarded at three establishments Thursday after finding refrigeration or f […]

Pennsylvania Targets Preventive-Care Awareness Gap for Women PHILADELPHIA, PA — Pennsylvania officials used Women’s Equality Day on Wednesday to promote no-cost preventive health services available through mos […]

Weston Campus Housing Plan Advances With 55 Units WEST WHITELAND TWP, PA — A plan to replace the 53.55-acre former Weston Solutions office campus with 55 housing units advanced through West Whiteland T […]

East Whiteland Halts Data Center Work Over Water Approval EAST WHITELAND TWP, PA — East Whiteland Township ordered an immediate halt Wednesday to work under a building permit for the Sentinel/Green Fig data c […]

Mouse, Roaches and Unsafe Food Temps Surface in Inspections WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited 10 food establishments on Aug. 26 for violations ranging from unsafe food temperatures and i […]