News from July 2008
By DOT News Wire | Jul 23, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 23, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 23, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
The US Interior Department published a five page proposed rule on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Susan Collins today announced that Maine will receive a total of $11.1 million under the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and Operation Stonegarden grant programs administered by the Department of Homeland Security. SHSGP provides funding...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: The climbing routes of Otter Cliffs previously known as The Black Crack, Riptide, and Razor Crack (a.k.a. Razor Flake) were closed on Thursday, July 17, until further notice. Over the evening of Tuesday, July 15, a rockfall occurred in the Otter Cliffs area. At that time, several very large boulders broke free from the cliff face, but several more still attached boulders remain unstable on the cliff face above what were once these climbing routes.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to review the short- and long-term costs of hunger in the United States. Congressman Joe Baca of California is Chairman of the Subcommittee.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: On Saturday, July 26, 2008, rangers at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will present two programs. Both are free and open to the public.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: A new peach variety that requires less winter chilling will give growers in the southeastern lower coastal plain an edge--and consumers a more reliable supply--of early summertime peaches.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON --- A comprehensive plan to provide $3.96 billion in federal taxrelief to flood, tornado and severe storm victims in the Midwest was introduced today bySenators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin of Iowa, Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill ofMissouri, Norm Coleman and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Dick Durbin and BarackObama of Illinois, Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback of Kansas, and Evan Bayh andRichard Lugar of Indiana.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - The Senate Finance Committee today approved by a unanimous voice vote S.J. Res. 41, a measure granting the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. The resolution imposes a variety of sanctions on Burma and that country’s military leaders,...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Tuesday convened a hearing to review tax policy specifically designed to promote economic development in Indian country, and to hear from witnesses what additional proposals could boost Indian economies. Baucus asked witnesses...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., reacted strongly Wednesday to the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the Defense Contracting Audit Agency (DCAA). The report substantiated whistleblower...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: On April 16, 2008, Natural Bridges National Monument celebrated its 100th anniversary. A dedication ceremony was held at the Visitor Center, with a special birthday cake and a visit from President Theodore Roosevelt.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: The National Park Service has completed the Mountain Lakes Fishery Management Plan / Environmental Impact Statement. The Mountain Lakes Fishery Management Plan is based on more than ten years of research regarding the ecological impacts of fish stocking within the North Cascades ecosystem and was developed...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance of the U.S. Senate, madethe following response to remarks from Kamal Nath, India’s minister of commerce and industry, atthe World Trade Organization talks in Geneva.
By State Newswire | Jul 23, 2008
News Release: Seven years ago Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. Chinese people young and old, their faces streaming with tears of elation, flooded the streets by the millions to celebrate. Many Chinese looked upon this as the moment when, after decades of struggle, their country had finally received the respect of the world.
