Maryann Pugh

DOT Opens Highway, Rail Corridors to Utility Development WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation is developing a program that would allow states and railroads to lease transportation r […]

OSHA Proposes $496K Fine for Pennsylvania Brick Maker WATSONTOWN, PA — The U.S. Department of Labor proposed $496,528 in penalties against General Shale Brick Inc. after federal inspectors alleged the c […]

Interior Streamlines Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is replacing annual federal rulemaking for migratory game bird hunting seasons with a m […]

FDA Authorizes Generic Ivermectin to Protect Cattle From Screwworm WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of Bimectin ivermectin injections to prevent New World screwworm i […]

War Department Deploys $886 Million Into Critical Materials WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of War is directing at least $885.6 million into rare-earth, alumina and critical-mineral projects, using e […]

FTC Finalizes $930,000 Settlement Over ‘Active Listening’ Claims WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission finalized settlements requiring Cox Media Group and two marketing firms to pay a combined $930,000 o […]

USDA Directs Up to $95 Million Toward School Meal Overhaul WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is directing up to $95 million toward school kitchen infrastructure and farm-to-school grants w […]

Education Department Warns Schools on Parent Privacy Rights WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education is warning federally funded schools and education agencies that violations of federal parental a […]

HHS Opens $32.5 Million School Nutrition Pilot Program TAMPA, FL — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making $32.5 million available to schools and districts to test ways to reduce highly p […]

FDA Approves Rasonque as Pancreatic Cancer Treatment WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration approved Revolution Medicines Inc.’s Rasonque for certain adults with metastatic pancreatic ade […]

FTC Raises Do Not Call Registry Fees for Telemarketers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Telemarketers will pay higher fees to access the National Do Not Call Registry beginning Oct. 1, as the Federal Trade Commission i […]

SBA, War Department Target Capital at Defense Suppliers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of War are creating a federal commission to expand financing and contracting o […]

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 […]