WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Let Patients Decide: Banning, Over-Regulating Drug Ads Hurts Choice and Competition By Isabelle Marchese In recent years, direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs has come under fire. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have intensified regulation of these ads. Worse, lawmakers like Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor, Secretary Redding, Be Money $mart Partners Announce Winner of Student Art Contest at PA Farm Show * Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced at the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show that Olivia Green, a Luzerne County 9 th -grader, is the winner of this year's Be Money $mart student art contest. Olivia's artwork is featured on the cover of the d  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper in January 2026 entitled "Not Cashing In on Cashing Out: An Analysis of Low Cash-Out Refinance Rates." Here are excerpts: * * * 1 Introduction Lowering a borrower's interest rate is one of the most effective ways to reduce a borrower's debt burden. The market for lowering interest rates is huge, with $1.6 trillion in mortgage refinancing in the first h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The National Institute of Justice has released an article titled 'Detecting Contraband: Current and Emerging Technologies and Limitations,' authored by Ariel Whitworth as an NIJ Update adapted from "Keeping Contraband on the Outside," originally published in the summer 2009 issue of TechBeat. The piece appears in the October 2010 issue of Corrections Today and notes that its findings and conclusions do not necessarily represent the official position or policies o  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Mayor Zohran Mamdani Announces Senior Communications Hires * Mamdani taps top Sanders aide Anna Bahr as Communications Director * Senior communications team brings deep experience in city & state government, national campaigns and New York City politics * TODAY, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced senior communications hires for City Hall, assembling a team with deep experience in governmen  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release: * * * Two Berks County Residents Plead Guilty to Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Two residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Angel Diaz-Gibson, 34, and Kayla Rickenbach, 24,  more