Pennsylvania’s SNAP Asset Test Will Backfire
The test will be expensive and discourage efforts to become financially independent.
USDA Proposes to Modernize Poultry Slaughter Inspection
The USDA would inspect operations while decreasing its focus on expensive slaughter line inspections.
Updating the Benefits of Preventing Acute Illness
New research finds higher values for protection against risks of short-term foodborne illness.
How Bad Math at Federal Agencies Undervalues Human Life
Agencies underestimate the value of human life by consistently ignoring health inflation and wealth inflation.
Regulatory Agencies Plan for Federal Government Shutdown
Agencies show how they would react to a funding hiatus.
USDA Fully Deregulates Genetically Modified Alfalfa
Following Supreme Court decision, the USDA stops regulating Roundup Ready Alfalfa.
Federal Budget Battle Centers on Regulation
Regulatory agencies’ budgets a focal point in negotiations over government spending.
Week in Review
Obama Administration plans housing reform, President pledges to modernize regulations, and more…