National News

QUINCY, Mass. – The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) and State Farm® announce that Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (Preparedness Day) will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The national campaign, which began in 2014, provides an opportunity for groups and individuals who live in wildfire-prone areas to come together on a single day to complete projects that can help make their

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the Commission has approved the Federal Register notice of the Request For Information (RFI) seeking public input on chronic hazards associated with gas stoves.   The RFI does not constitute or propose any regulatory action or ban.  CPSC has been clear that there are no regulatory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has outlined the steps it plans to take in response to an external evaluation commissioned last year from an independent panel of evaluators working through the Reagan-Udall Foundation. The evaluation was an important opportunity to take a critical look at the

Surprising Medicare Benefits I have been working with Medicare for over 16 years; I get calls all the time from beneficiaries asking if Medicare covers certain procedures or services. The key words with Medicare is “Medically Necessary” and “Maybe”.  Those are very frustrating words when you are facing medical expenses. If something is medically necessary

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed rule that would improve and modernize the pesticide Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) requirements under the 2015 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS), reaffirming the Agency’s commitment to protecting farmworkers, pesticide handlers, their families, and agricultural communities from pesticide exposure during National Pesticide Safety

LENEXA, Kan – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, including the Valley Park TCE Site in Valley Park, Missouri, and to expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the

FAIRFAX, Virginia – The National Rifle Association has announced the filing of an NRA-backed and supported lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) unlawful rule on stabilizing braces.  “ATF’s new definition for stabilizing braces is arbitrary. The bureau is declaring that they will effectively decide on a case-by-case basis whether a

Project 21 WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the beginning of our nation’s month-long annual celebration of more than 400 years of black influence upon American history, members of the Project 21 black leadership network reflect on the tremendous strides made in civil rights. Yet, even with these advances, government-imposed regulations still often stand in the way