News from May 2010
By DOT News Wire | May 10, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 10, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 10, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 10, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today in response to a ruling by the National Mediation Board designed to increase the number of unionized workers in the airline and railway industries...
By State Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: Washington, D.C.---Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) today sent a letter to the Administration calling for the timely resolution of outstanding issues related to theU.S.-South Korean trade agreement. Senators Kerry and Lugar argue that it is in the best economic and strategic interest of the United States to strengthen ties with its allies.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: A 22-year-old man, a Goleta CA resident, died on Saturday afternoon May 8, 2010, after a 60-foot fall off the cliff at Potato Harbor on Santa Cruz Island within Channel Islands National Park.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: New Grants Spur More than $1.5 Million in Conservation Action.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: 2010 Lyceum Series “Wilderness: Of What Avail Are Forty Freedoms Without A Blank Spot On The Map?".
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Fire managers on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park are making plans to burn piles of woody debris.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: Beans that add pleasing tastes and textures to chili, soups, and other favorite dishes may tomorrow be an even better source of an essential nutrient-iron. That's a goal of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) physiologist Raymond P. Glahn. His studies may help plant breeders develop new and improved beans.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a new rule to prohibit the use of fireworks and other explosive devices on all public lands in Colorado. This new rule would bring BLM regulations in line with other land management agencies in the state in an effort to reduce wildfires.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: Farmington, PA - The Mount Washington Tavern at Fort Necessity National Battlefield will be open 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16 for the National Pike Festival. Park volunteers and staff in period costume will greet visitors to the historic Tavern. Visitors can learn about the tavern’s history from the costumed interpreters.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: Lowell National Historical Park will be opening the exhibit “The Preservation Movement: Then and Now," presented in collaboration with Historic New England, beginning May 13th in the Boott Gallery. The exhibit, on display until Sept. 26, 2010, focuses on two centuries, and two tales, of historic preservation in Massachusetts and New England. Both parts of the exhibit tell the rich and intriguing story of the growth of a historic preservation ethic in Massachusetts.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today the temporary closure of off-road vehicle Ramp 23, which is located approximately 0.3 of a mile south of Salvo on Hatteras Island. The ramp is temporarily closed for shorebird breeding activity, as prescribed under the terms of the court ordered consent decree.
By Homeland Newswire | May 10, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins today spoke on the Senate floor regarding an amendment she has introduced to the financial regulatory reform legislation currently being considered by the Senate. The amendment, which is cosponsored by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), would help prevent future...
By Fed Newswire | May 9, 2010
News Release: In response to the reemergence of strains in U.S. dollar short-term funding markets in Europe, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are announcing the reestablishment of temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap facilities. These ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “At the request of the President, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will visit Nashville, Tenn., and the surrounding area to meet with Governor Phil Bredesen and federal, state and local officials to discuss ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal district judge in Columbia, S.C., has permanently barred Dorothy Lee Anderson of Hopkins, S.C., from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. According to the order, Anderson is a return preparer operating under the name, "DL Anderson Tax Service." The court also ordered Anderson to provide her customer lists to the government and to mail copies of the court order to her former customers.
By Fed Newswire | May 7, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between The South Financial Group, Greenville, South Carolina, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
