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CPSC warns consumers to immediately stop using magnetic ferrite stones

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of magnetic ferrite stones sold by UYPEA because the loose, hazardous magnets pose a risk of serious injury or death if ingested by children.   CPSC testing determined the magnets do not comply with the requirements […]

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FDA, FTC Continue Joint Effort to Protect Consumers Against Companies Illegally Selling Copycat Delta-8 THC Food Products

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued warning letters to five companies for illegally selling copycat food products containing delta-8 THC and introducing them into the marketplace in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).   The warning letters were issued

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$1.3M grant to Holcim U.S. will support clean manufacturing of construction materials

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Holcim U.S. Inc. in Missouri, to receive $1,371,814 in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials used in buildings and other built infrastructure account for over 15% of annual global greenhouse

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Senator Schmitt files legislation to reclaim legislative power and navigate a post-Chevron world

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright, Senator Schmitt led his colleagues in launching a major effort to retake legislative authority away from administrative agencies and place it back where it belongs: the Article I branch. That major effort includes the filing of the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA), the launching

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Social Security announces upcoming changes to accessing online service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced that customers who created an online account (e.g., my Social Security account) before September 18, 2021, will soon be required to transition to a Login.gov account to continue access to their online services. Over five million of these account holders have already transitioned to Login.gov. The agency is

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Bost bill would rename Millstadt Post Office after fallen Marine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) has introduced legislation renaming the U.S. Post Office located at 19 W. White Street in Millstadt after Marine Cpl. Matthew A. Wyatt.   Wyatt, a Millstadt native, was killed stopping a suicide bomber’s truck packed with 600 pounds of explosives at the gates of his Forward Operating

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New advisory council studies Medicaid financing models to expand equitable access to sickle cell and high-cost drug treatments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The newly formed Advisory Council on Financing and Access to Sickle Cell Disease Treatment and Other High-Cost Drugs and Treatmenthas begun its work to study options and make recommendations for developing payment models and financing structures for novel Sickle Cell Disease treatments, as well as other high-cost drugs and therapies that are

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HUD dissects stakeholder feedback to improve mortgage process

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), is posting for stakeholder feedback a revised version of its proposed FHA Defect Taxonomy for Servicing Loan Reviews (the “Servicing Defect Taxonomy”). When final, the Servicing Defect Taxonomy will provide clear guidance to mortgage servicers regarding FHA’s servicing

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HUD expands program to help homeowners repair homes

PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through its Federal Housing Administration (FHA), has published a newly updated set of policies for its 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program. The changes will modernize the program and enhance its usefulness for individuals and families seeking affordable financing for renovating or rehabilitating a single-family home when purchasing

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