News published on Federal Newswire in May 2009

News from May 2009


News Release: PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING LOCATION!. The Shoulder Season Charter Vessel Use public meeting will be held on May 20, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Gustavus Chapel.


Two bodies recovered from Colorado River in Grand Canyon

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The bodies of two young men were located in the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park yesterday afternoon. The first was located and secured by a private boating party; the second was located and secured by Hatch River Expeditions, a commercial river operator. Both groups called the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center, via satellite phone, with reports.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today commended Census Director Nominee Robert M. Groves for his statement that he will rule out the use of statistical sampling in the 2010 Census and for his commitment to keep the White House and all other sources of political manipulation and interference out of the Census Bureau.


Democrats Continue Spending Spree by Federalizing School Construction

News Release: Today, House Democrats gave final approval to controversial legislation that not only adds to our nation’s mounting deficit, but also dramatically increases the power of the federal government over our nation’s schools. The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R. 2187) empowers federal bureaucrats to dictate everything from what building materials must be used to how a school’s carbon footprint must be measured.


Carbon capture and our energy future

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977


Coordinated Pushback Could Help Contain Bovine Bacterial Diseases

News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, Iowa, are in a longstanding battle against two serious bacterial infections of livestock: Johne's disease and bovine tuberculosis.


News Release: A Connecticut federal court has permanently barred John Waszczak from preparing federal tax returns for others. The court also ordered Waszczak to provide his customer lists to the government and to mail copies of the complaint and the court order to his customers. Waszczak consented to the civil injunction order.


News Release: A federal district court in Connecticut has permanently barred Wethersfield residents Deowraj Buddhu and his daughter, Sunita Buddhu, from preparing federal tax returns for others. Mr. Buddhu and/or Ms. Buddhu have operated businesses that provide tax return preparation services under the names Paradise Consulting, Phoenix Consulting and Lotus Consulting, in Hartford, and Wethersfield, Connecticut.


News Release: Three former jailers at the Lexington-Fayette County Detention Center (FCDC) pleaded guilty today to civil rights charges in federal court in Lexington, Ky. Scott Tyree, Kristine Lafoe and Anthony Estep were convicted for their roles in abusing pretrial detainees and their efforts to conceal that abuse.


Written agreement with First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois, Inc., Harvey, Illinois, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.


News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke hosted a meeting with Indonesia’s Minister of Trade Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu at the Commerce Department today. This was the first meeting between Minister Pangestu and Secretary Locke.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims    Report

News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 637,000, an increase of 32,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 605,000. The 4-week moving average was 630,500, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average of 624,500.


U.S. Labor Department announces release of $137.6 million in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to New York

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today certified for release $137,580,702 in unemployment insurance (UI) modernization incentive funds to the state of New York. New York qualified for the funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) by allowing workers to use ...


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.