Maryann Pugh

VA Ends West Los Angeles Leases, Seeks Dental Contractor, and Streamlines Survivor Benefit Claims What This Means for You West Los Angeles Campus: The VA has terminated three agreements at the West LA medical campus to reclaim property for a […]

DCNR Unveils Master Plan for Big Elk Creek State Park in Chester County What This Means for You Big Elk Creek State Park is planning new trails, parking areas, and a combined visitor and education center. Less […]

FDA Reassesses Food Preservative, Updates Hormone Therapy Warnings, and Approves New Pancreatic Cancer Device What This Means for You Food Safety: The FDA has launched a new review of the food preservative BHA to determine whether it remains safe under […]

Pennsylvania Announces Tourism, Film, Sports Grants and Housing Plan What This Means for You State leaders are investing in tourism events, film production, sports marketing, and housing initiatives aimed at […]

FTC Warns Data Brokers, Issues Consumer Refunds, and Finalizes Labor Enforcement Order What This Means for You Data Privacy: The FTC warned 13 data brokers that selling Americans’ sensitive data to foreign adversaries could t […]

Pennsylvania Opens $20.7M School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools What This Means for You Nonpublic schools and certain local agencies can apply for up to $75,000 to improve safety and mental health services. […]

CDC Expands Firefighter Cancer Registry as Drug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Supplement Recall What This Means for You Firefighters: More than 40,000 firefighters have enrolled in a national cancer registry studying job-related cancer […]

SBA Honors Veterans’ Entrepreneurship Instructors and Moves to Terminate 154 Firms From 8(a) Program What This Means for You Recognition: The SBA named eight educators and professionals as 2025 Boots to Business Instructors of the Year for […]

IRS Expands Digital Tools for Tax Professionals and Issues Energy Credit Guidance as Filing Season Begins What This Means for You The IRS expanded its Tax Pro Account for tax-preparation businesses, issued guidance on new limits to certain clean […]

$300 Million Pipe Contract to Create 250 Jobs at Steelton Plant What This Means for You Dura-Bond Pipe will add more than 250 jobs at its Steelton facility under a new $300 million contract. The company […]

Trump Administration Revokes 2009 Climate Finding, Clearing Path for Rollback of Emissions Rules What This Means for You The Trump Administration announced it has revoked the EPA’s 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” the legal basis for regul […]

Variable Speed Limits Reduce Winter Crashes on Key Pennsylvania Highways What This Means for You Electronic variable speed limits automatically lower speeds on parts of Interstates 80 and 81 during dangerous winter […]

More Than $670,000 Awarded to Local Fire and EMS Companies in SD44 What This Means for You Thirty-six fire and EMS providers serving Senate District 44 will receive state grants totaling $671,662. No direct […]

Health Inspectors Cite Five Chester County Food Establishments What This Means for You Five restaurants and food facilities were cited for food safety and equipment violations on February 13. No fines […]

Pa. Lawmakers Move to Bar ICE From Polling Places HARRISBURG, PA — A group of Democratic state lawmakers is advancing legislation that would prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from m […]

Chester County Restaurants Cited for Food Safety Violations WEST CHESTER, PA — The Chester County Health Department released inspection reports for licensed food facilities across the county, detailing a range o […]

Auditor General Clears Kennett Square Pension Plans in Audit HARRISBURG, PA — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor this week released compliance audit reports for the Kennett Square Borough Police Pension Plan and t […]

McCormick Warns of ‘Election Vulnerabilities,’ Backs SAVE America Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., took to the Senate floor Thursday to forcefully defend the SAVE America Act, arguing the l […]

Shapiro Unveils Sweeping Housing Plan to Close 185K Home Gap PHILADELPHIA, PA — Governor Josh Shapiro today rolled out Pennsylvania’s first-ever comprehensive Housing Action Plan, warning the Commonwealth cou […]

$44M Surge Targets Bay Cleanup, Habitat Revival Across Region WASHINGTON, D.C. — A sweeping $44 million conservation investment is set to ripple across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, federal officials announced W […]