Maryann Pugh

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 […]

Pennsylvania Enacts Property Owner Disclosure Law to Combat Blight HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania property owners will face new transparency requirements under legislation signed into law Monday that requires m […]

Jim Thorpe Dedicates $4 Million Public Works Garage HARRISBURG, PA — Jim Thorpe Borough dedicated a new 22,500-square-foot public works garage Wednesday, completing a $4 million USDA-backed i […]

Deputy Bit by Great Dane While Serving Civil Papers in Coatesville WEST CHESTER, PA — A Chester County sheriff’s deputy returned to duty the same day after being bitten by a Great Dane while attempting to serve civil p […]

Expired Meats, Unsafe Temperatures Lead Chester County Inspection Findings WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited multiple restaurants, grocery retailers and food service operations for critical food s […]

Pennsylvania Budget Directs $958.5 Million to Roads, Bridges HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 budget directs $958.5 million toward road, highway and bridge work, including $775 million for shovel-ready pro […]

Pennsylvania Tightens Oversight of Local Aging Agencies NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA — Pennsylvania is expanding a performance-based review system for local aging agencies, backed by additional state funding, as o […]

West Chester Restaurants Cited in Follow-Up Inspections WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited two West Chester restaurants during follow-up inspections July 22, identifying improper f […]

PennDOT Awards $1.1 Million to Train School Bus Drivers HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is investing more than $1.1 million to train more than 430 new school bus drivers, expanding efforts to address driver s […]