News from August 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2011
News Release: In Case You Missed It. Rep. Mary Bono Mack’s bill on consumer product safety passes Congress. Written by Paul C. Barton, Desert Sun Washington Bureau. Rep. Mary Bono Mack won overwhelming...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 2, 2011
News Release: In Case You Missed It. Rep. Mary Bono Mack’s bill on consumer product safety passes Congress. Written by Paul C. Barton, Desert Sun Washington Bureau. Rep. Mary Bono Mack won overwhelming...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2011
News Release: Berlin, Maryland - Superintendent Trish Kicklighter today announced that the National Park Service will hold public workshops August 16th, 17th and 18th to provide the community with an opportunity to learn about and comment on the new General Management Plan being developed for Assateague Island National Seashore.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2011
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today on Congress adjourning without passing Trade Adjustment Assistance and the pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. From Chairman Baucus...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on One Brothers Produce LLC, operating out of Miami, Fla., for failing to pay a $48,154.50 reparation award in favor of a Texas seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Victor Espinoza was listed as a member of the business.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced the entry of guilty pleas and one sentencing in three separate marijuana-cultivation cases stemming from Operation Trident, a multi-agency marijuana enforcement effort...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor primary elections on Aug. 2, 2011, in Bolivar, Clay, Copiah, Humphreys, Jefferson Davis, Noxubee, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie and Wilkinson Counties in Mississippi to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership in a minority language group.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice challenged the state of Alabama’s recently passed immigration law, H.B. 56, in federal court today. In a complaint and brief filed in the Northern District of Alabama, the department said that various provisions of H.B. 56 conflict with federal immigration law and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Dennis Coster, 58, of White Hall, Md., was sentenced today to 12 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to deal in explosive materials and to create a false entry in a required record, the Justice Department announced. U.S. Judge Marvin J. Garbis of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a settlement that, if approved by the court, will resolve the department’s allegations that the state of New Jersey and the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (collectively “New Jersey”) violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against African-Americans and Hispanics in the promotion of police sergeants throughout the state.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, will resolve the department’s complaint alleging sex and/or national origin discrimination ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A current U.S. military service member and a former U.S. military service member pleaded guilty on Aug. 1, 2011, to bribery and conspiracy charges related to their roles in accepting $50,000 for the award of a Department of Defense contract in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii Florence Nakakuni.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Acting Deputy Secretary Dr. Rebecca M. Blank Assumes Role of Acting Commerce Secretary U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke formally resigned today and was sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the next U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — On July 31, the U.S. Department of Labor marked the 10th anniversary of administering the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. The EEOICPA provides compensation and medical benefits to eligible workers and their survivors who became ill as a result of working in ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – In a continuing effort to improve the Whistleblower Protection Program, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that it is implementing additional measures to strengthen the program and is releasing an internal report detailing a recent ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has extended the public comment period for a proposed rule to revise the interpretation of "advice" as it pertains to the employer and labor relations consultant persuader reporting requirements of Section 203 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. All public comments now must be received on or before Sept. 21.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $3 million National Emergency Grant to create 230 temporary jobs to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts in the aftermath of severe flooding along the Mississippi River in May and June.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $3.75 million National Emergency Grant to provide training and support services to approximately 375 workers affected by the closure of Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in Rome, Ga. The facility, a state-run mental health hospital for developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients, will be closing on Sept. 30.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
