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Where the Jalapeño Salmonella Outbreak Stands: 431 Sick in 32 States, and No Federal Update Since August 21
As of September 6, 2026, the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Javiana linked to fresh jalapeño peppers has sickened 431 people in 32 states. Fifty-seven have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported. The peppers were grown in Sinaloa,...
Watch out for Fake Merger & Acquisition Scams!
DarkReading.com reported that “Social engineers are trying to convince companies to make large-dollar transfers to their own accounts, under the guise of fake merger & acquisition (M&A) deals.” The September 3, 2026 article entitled...
Trump administration again appeals mail-in ballot dispute to the Supreme Court
The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Sunday morning, asking the justices to pause a ruling by a federal judge in Massachusetts that bars the government from implementing parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots. U.S. Solicitor General D....
TIGTA, Statistical Trends of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division Through Fiscal Year 2025
Last month the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration published a report titled Statistical Trends of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division Through Fiscal Year 2025. From the “What TIGTA Found” section: New legislation and executive...
The Economist Calls for Ending Charity Donation Tax Breaks
Late last month, The Economist published an opinion piece titled Tax breaks for charity donations should be scrapped (subscription required). Here are the first three paragraphs: Over more than 20 years Sheldon Solow, an American property billionaire who died in 2020,...
College Athletics & Nonprofits
On the first full weekend of college football, it is appropriate to highlight a recent Associate Press article titled Cash-hungry college sports programs are starting nonprofits to make money to stay competitive. Here are the first four paragraphs: University of...
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 31, 2026 to September 4, 2026
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC announced that September 24 is the deadline for...
Less Salmonella, Worse Salmonella: Six Years After Our Petition, There Is Still Work to Do
The New Lede reported last week on a Farm Forward analysis of USDA sampling data that ought to end a long-running argument about how we measure progress on Salmonella in poultry. Between 2014 and 2025, three serotypes — Infantis, Enteritidis and...
The 2023 to 2025 ByHeart Infant Formula Outbreak
Extraordinary Circumstances Infant botulism is normally sporadic; most cases involve one infant, one household, and no single identified commercial source. Bacterial spores are widely present in soil and dust around the country and therefore may cause sporadic, random...