News from January 2009
By USDA Wire | Jan 30, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2009
News Release: Petrified Forest National Park. Announces Early Spring Ranger Programs-February 2009. Petrified Forest, AZ―Discover Petrified Forest National Park by joining a ranger-guided tour. Adventures can be found every day throughout the park (times begin on February 1): Puerco Pueblo Tour: 10:00 am and 2:30...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) have extended the application period for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks. The Discover...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2009
News Release: Yosemite National Park is announcing the public scoping period for the Scenic Vista Management Plan Environmental Assessment (EA). Public scoping comments will be used to assist the park in developing a range of reasonable and feasible project alternatives that meet the purpose and need, including a...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2009
News Release: Please see related files for the legislative text of the Senate Finance Committee provisions for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2009
News Release: Dear Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today the National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is seeking public comment on the proposed highway improvements on 5.28 miles of NC 12 on Bodie Island, from Whalebone Junction to the Bodie Island District Ranger Station...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2009
News Release: A new study funded in part by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) suggests that neutralizing an acid-producing diet may be an important key to reducing bone breakdown, or "turnover," while aging. The study comes on the heels of several ARS-reported studies suggesting that consuming more-than-recommended amounts of calcium may not be the main answer to protecting bone.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) tonight led full Senate passage of legislation renewing and expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to provide health insurance for children living in families not poor enough for Medicaid, but still unable to afford private...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: History Unveiled: The Black Rock Premiere on Alcatraz.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced a settlement resolving allegations that the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metropolitan Government) violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by discriminating against Teen Challenge, a Christian substance abuse treatment program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Las Vegas federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Alan Rodrigues, a former pit boss and casino owner from Henderson, Nev.; Weston Coolidge, a businessman from Las Vegas; and Joseph Prokop, a former National Football League punter from Upland, Calif., with a tax fraud scheme ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Suzanne L. Halverson, an Army National Guard member, against Grand Forks County, N.D., alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), which prohibits employers from discriminating against service-members because of their past, current or future military service obligations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department today filed suit against Ronald D. Peterson and Glen E. Johnson, the owner and rental manager, respectively, of 11 single family homes in Ypsilanti, Mich., alleging a pattern or practice of sexual harassment of female tenants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON -- A federal indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon charging Harold James Nicholson, 58, of Sheridan, Ore., and Nathaniel James Nicholson, 24, of Eugene, Ore., with two counts of Conspiracy, one count of Acting as Agents of a Foreign Government, and four counts of Money Laundering.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested public comment on proposed changes to Regulation D (Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions) to authorize the establishment of limited purpose accounts, called "excess balance accounts" (EBAs), at Federal Reserve Banks. The authorization of EBAs ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold an informal public hearing on the proposed cranes and derricks in construction standard published in the Oct. 9, 2008, edition of the Federal Register (73 FR 59713).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 29, 2009
News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 588,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 585,000. The 4-week moving average was 542,500, an increase of 24,250 from the previous week's revised average of 518,250.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
