Obama signs executive order to share government information, Republicans block EPA nominee, and more.
- President Barack Obama signed an executive order to make government information more available to the public.
- Republicans blocked a vote on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) nominee Gina McCarthy.
- The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule prohibiting creditors from financing insurance premiums in certain consumer transactions.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a rule amending the safe and healthy use of certain radiation sources on animal feed and pet foods.
- CFPB filed a complaint against two companies for allegedly charging illegal advance fees for debt-settlement services.
- Colorado lawmakers passed two laws for legal marijuana use. One created a regulatory scheme for marijuana use and the other set rates of taxation.
- The FDA announced its plans to investigate the safety of caffeinated foods, particularly those targeted at children and adolescents.
- CFPB released a report analyzing the responses from the agency’s request for comments on promoting student loan affordability.
- D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells proposed legislation to ban 3D printer guns.
- The EPA denied an Earth Justice petition to add coal mines as sources under the Clean Air Act and to regulate their emissions.
- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report showing that the Social Security Administration‘s (SSA) procedures allow for erroneous death reporting.
