Appeals Court Overturns Debit Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has overturned a lower court’s 2013 decision that would have rewritten the Federal Reserve’s rule for implementing the Durbin Amendment. A…
NGA Applauds House Passage of H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act
The National Grocers Association (NGA) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act by a bipartisan vote of 248 to 179.…
FDA Releases Proposed Rule on Electronic Cigarettes
Agency exercises its authority under the Tobacco Control Act to regulate e-cigarettes and prevent minors from purchasing the products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a proposed…
Issuance and Electronic Benefits Transfer Provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014 – Questions and Answers
SNAP Retailers // These questions and answers serve as formal guidance for use by FNS Regional Offices, State agencies, and affected stakeholders as they implement these provisions of the Agricultural…
Farm Bill Updates Affect Retailers Participating in SNAP
Participating retailers will no longer be offered free Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) equipment, supplies and related services. The Farm Bill, signed into law on February 7, 2014, imposes additional obligations…
C-Stores Look to Supreme Court on Swipe Fees
Merchants to petition high court to review interchange case CSP Daily News Merchants are set to take their battle to cut debit-card swipe fees to the Supreme Court, potentially opening…
Legislation Moving Forward to Prohibit Online Lottery Sales
Urge your members of Congress to support Internet lottery bills introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. For more than 50 years, federal law prohibited gambling over phone…
Alert: Cigar Prices Going Up – FDA Regulations Forthcoming
The FDA is listening; now is the time to make our voices heard! The moment we’ve all been bracing for is here, and time is of the essence. After years of…
Center for Tobacco Products outlines thoughts on developing standards for e-cigarettes and other tobacco products
Recently, Mitch Zeller, director of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), outlined CTP’s vision for the regulation of tobacco products in the…
LARA Warns of Scam Hitting Corporations, Limited Liability Companies
Recently, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) warned corporations of a non-government entity running a scheme trying to collect a fee. The fee of $59.99 is in order…