Maryann Pugh

What Chester County Inspectors Found at 3 Local Restaurants WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited three food establishments on July 6 for violations involving food temperatures, mold-like g […]

US Job Growth Misses Forecasts as Hiring Momentum Slows WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. employers added just 57,000 jobs in June, far below economists’ expectations and accompanied by steep downward revisions to p […]

ICYMI: USDA, SBA Build Complaint System for Farm Regulation Fights WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Small Business Administration created a formal complaint process for farmers, ranchers and s […]

Interior Seeks Biking Trail Proposals to Expand Recreation Access WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Departments of the Interior and Agriculture are seeking public nominations for long-distance biking routes as they begin i […]

USDA Launches $500 Million Fertilizer Fund to Expand U.S. Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a $500 million program to expand domestic fertilizer manufacturing, marking the T […]

War Department Backs Trades Training With $10 Million Grant WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of War is committing $10 million to the mikeroweWORKS Foundation as part of a new workforce initiative aimed at a […]

USDA Sets $500 Million Program to Aid Beef Processors WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide up to $500 million in temporary payments to eligible beef processors, aiming to p […]

Treasury Launches Trump Accounts App as Child Investment Program Expands WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Saturday launched the full version of its Trump Accounts mobile application, expanding a […]

Trump Suspends Fertilizer Duties to Cut Farm Input Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump temporarily suspended countervailing duties on certain phosphate fertilizer imports, a move the Agriculture D […]

Education Department Ties Federal Student Aid to Graduate Earnings WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has finalized a new accountability framework that could strip federal student loan eligibility f […]

DEA Moves to Temporarily Schedule Kratom-Related Opioids WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials backed the Drug Enforcement Administration’s move to begin temporarily placing certain kratom-related sub […]

HHS Sets Timetable to End COVID Emergency Authorizations WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ending the emergency declarations that allowed the rapid authorization of C […]

CMS Proposes Medicare Payment Changes to Cut Drug, Imaging Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed sweeping changes to Medicare outpatient payment policies for 2027, i […]

HHS Revives Presidential Fitness Test in Youth Health Push ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a nationwide effort to restore the Presidential Fitness Test a […]

Hopper Agrees to $35 Million FTC Settlement Over Hidden Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. — The companies behind the Hopper travel app will pay $35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they misled c […]

VA Centralizes Payroll Operations, Projects $24 Million in Annual Savings WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has consolidated payroll processing for its more than 430,000 employees and all VA medical c […]

FTC Finalizes $1.5 Million Order Over Self-Publishing Claims WASHINGTON, D.C. — Publishing.com LLC and its two principals will pay $1.5 million under a Federal Trade Commission order resolving allegations that t […]

FDA Expands Casgevy Approval to Children as Young as 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval of the gene therapy Casgevy to include children as young as 2 with s […]

FTC Extends Ad Collusion Orders to Final Big Six Agency WASHINGTON, D.C. — Havas Media Group USA agreed to a federal order resolving allegations that it colluded with other major advertising agencies to i […]

SBA, USDA Create Complaint System for Farmers Facing Federal Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have established a formal process for farmers, r […]