The US Agriculture Department deleted 15 pages of obsolete rules
What happened
The US Agriculture Department is deleting 15 pages of old rules from the Code of Federal Regulations. These rules were outdated, unnecessary, or already obsolete.
Why it matters
Bureaucracies tend to add rules, not remove them. This is a small but concrete example of an agency actually cleaning up its own rulebook. It means less paperwork for the department and for anyone who interacts with it.
The signal
Watch for other federal agencies to follow suit, especially those under the Agriculture Department, as they review their own regulations.