Maryann Pugh

Treasury Flags $99 Million in Payments to Deceased People WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department has flagged more than 4,900 federal payments totaling about $99 million for review after a new v […]

HHS Targets Faster Medical Discoveries With AI Push WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services is organizing a government-wide artificial intelligence initiative intended to cut in h […]

Chester County Flags Food-Safety Risks at 3 Businesses WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors ordered food discarded, halted sales of improperly labeled products and required refrigeration a […]

Department of War Commits $1.5 Billion to AI Research Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of War plans to commit more than $1.5 billion over fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to artificial intelligence, h […]

FTC Seeks Permanent Ban for Student Loan Scheme Operator WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has reached a proposed settlement that would permanently bar Dennise Merdjanian from the debt relief i […]

Education Department Ends Extra CTE Civil Rights Reviews WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has eliminated a federal requirement that states conduct separate civil rights compliance reviews o […]

SSA Expands Online Disability Claims Tools to Speed Case Access BALTIMORE, MD — The Social Security Administration has expanded its online services for disability applicants, adding claim tracking, electronic d […]

SBA Offers $9 Million to Strengthen U.S. Supply Chains WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering $9 million in grants to organizations that help small businesses overcome p […]

CMS Tax Rule Would Cut Federal Medicaid Spending by $246 Billion WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed new limits on state health care-related taxes that the agency estimates w […]

CMS Defers $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to States WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week deferred more than $1 b […]

VA Commits $1.2 Billion to Medical Facility Upgrades WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs approved $1.2 billion in medical-facility maintenance and modernization projects during the t […]

FDA Moves to Eliminate Two Food Dye Authorizations WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is revoking one petroleum-based food dye authorization and proposing to eliminate another, a […]

Trump Administration Expands FEMA Fraud Controls WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is tightening fraud-prevention controls across federal benefit programs, citing the five-year prison s […]

FTC Secures $16.5 Million Celsius Settlement WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Celsius Network Chief Executive Officer Alexander Mashinsky and two of the cryptocurrency lender’s co-founders have agreed t […]

Lettuce-Linked Cyclospora Outbreak Expands to Pennsylvania WASHINGTON, D.C. — A multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce has expanded to Pennsylvania and three other s […]

SBA Targets Service Gaps With $6 Million Grant Program WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening a $6 million grant competition to expand counseling, training and capital-access s […]

IRS Targets CRAT Tax Shelters With New Disclosure Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have finalized regulations classifying certain charitable r […]

Pennsylvania Opens $13 Million Farm Tax Credit Program for Conservation HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania farmers will be able to compete for $13 million in state tax credits beginning Aug. 1 to offset the cost of c […]

McCormick Presses Senate to Tighten Russia Oil Sanctions WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick urged the Senate on Thursday to advance two sanctions bills targeting Russian oil revenue and financial n […]

Pest Activity, Unsafe Temperatures Cited in Food Checks WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited pest activity, unsafe refrigeration and inadequate dishwashing temperatures during July 24 i […]