President Obama nominates Janet Yellen for Fed chair, USDA warns of salmonella outbreak, and more…
- President Barack Obama nominated Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed).
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned of a salmonella outbreak in chicken from certain California facilities.
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) furloughed ninety percent of its staff a day earlier than originally planned.
- Industry groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the agency’s renewable fuel standard.
- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it would create a common platform for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to issue mortgage-backed securities.
- The Hill reported that the government shutdown slowed regulatory productivity.
- The United Kingdom rejected the press’s proposal for self-regulation, citing non-compliance with fundamental principles and government policy.
- European lawmakers constructed permissive rules on the use of electronic cigarettes.
- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) struggled to convince a court of the agency’s authority to regulate tax preparers.
- The governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, defied an order under the government shutdown and kept a federally funded park open.
- California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses.
