Stories by Karen Kidd on Federal Newswire


Fox: Congratulations to Pflugerville 'on closing the first WIFIA loan in the state of Texas'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $52 million loan to a small suburban Texas town for critical drinking water system upgrades.


Rollins: Sentencing of Massachusetts man on federal gun charges 'a step in the right direction'

A Massachusetts man was recently sentenced for the unlawful possession of firearms, resulting from his illegal dealing of rifles and handguns.


Rollins: 'Actors who cyberstalk and victimize innocent individuals will be identified, prosecuted and brought to justice'

A Georgia man was sentenced in a Boston federal court on cyberstalking and extortion charges.


Touton: DOI works 'to better protect Colorado River System' with possible guideline revisions

U.S. Department of the Interior announced possible guideline revisions for operating two major dams along the Colorado River to stabilize depleted reservoirs.


Pureval: Cincinnati viaduct 'project is going to change the face of our city for a generation'

The $127 million federal INFRA grant announced for Cincinnati's Western Hills Viaduct will get traffic moving more smoothly through the area.


Doorman: 'We look forward to receiving public input' on Nevada communication tower

Bureau of Land Management's Las Vegas field office is looking forward to public input about the draft environmental assessment for a proposed communication tower along State Route 163 in Nevada.


Granholm: 'Poland will select the U.S. government & Westinghouse' for nuclear project

Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the approval of a nuclear energy project for the first nuclear power station to be built with U.S. firm Westinghouse.


Garland on charges against Chinese agents: 'The Justice Department will not tolerate attempts by any foreign power to undermine the Rule of Law'

Charges against Chinese agents in a "multi-year campaign of harassment" to bully a Chinese national into returning to China demonstrates the communist country's determination to undermine the United States' judicial system, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a news release


Romero: 'Defendants kidnapped a teenager in an effort to extort money, a crime for which they have now been convicted'

Two men were sentenced to prison time for kidnapping charges in the abduction of a teenagers from northeast Philadelphia to New Jersey in June 2021.


Buttigieg: Highway Administration's $18.4 million bridge grants will help 'connect people and communities'

More than $18.4 million in first round U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) grants for bridge projects in 23 states will affect people in many communities, said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a news release.


Guzman: 'These grants will do much to advance our shared goal of protecting water resources'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced grants of more than $14.5 million for water improvement projects in the agency's Pacific Southwest Region to advance water resources projects.


Bujanda: New Mexico man sentenced for 'senseless assault' on FBI agent

An New Mexico felon was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison for the 2020 shooting of an FBI agent.


McCollister: EPA 'excited to continue our longstanding and fruitful history with Haskell Indian Nations University'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a Tribal university in Kansas are partnering to promote environmental collaboration and career opportunities.


Bronaugh: Trade mission will 'build economic partnerships between the U.S. and Kenya and Tanzania'

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh will be leading an agribusiness trade mission in East Africa.


Raimondo: 'Faith-based and neighborhood partnerships form the backbones of communities across the country'

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said the Commerce Department relaunched the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.


FIRE: 'Critiquing of a government body whether it be foreign or domestic is a key component of free speech expression'

A non-profit civil liberties group based in Philadelphia issued an open letter about a year ago in defense of a student organization suspended by Emerson College in Boston after organization members passed out stickers cryptically critical of China.


Dorsey: 'Tax evasion with this degree of trickery, dishonesty and deceit, did not go undetected'

A Georgia co-owner of multiple bars and a restaurant pleaded guilty to tax evasion.


Homendy: 'Veronica is the right leader to future-proof our workforce of dedicated experts'

The National Transportation Safety Board named its first chief human capital officer.


Bonnie: USDA works 'to support agriculture in the urban landscape'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $14.2 million investment in 52 grants in 27 states for urban agriculture and innovative production to empower local communities.


Granholm: New research center 'will help establish a reliable domestic supply of isotopes critical to the health and safety of Americans'

The U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory held a groundbreaking for the Stable Isotope Production and Research Center.