News from May 2011
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today unveiled S.868, the State Flexibility Act, legislation to repeal the onerous Medicaid Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements that is threatening the financial health of many states across America.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA), issued the following statement after a Honduran court dismissed the last two remaining charges against former President Manuel Zelaya:
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: If you are planning a trip to the Dry Tortugas this summer, please be aware that boat permits are now required for all vessels in the park, including the Research Natural Area(RNA). The only vessels exempt from this rule are those transiting the area without interruption.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is beginning a special resource study of Shepherdstown Battlefield. In March 2009, Congress passed legislation (Public Law 111-11, Title VII, Subtitle C, Sec.7205) requiring a study to be undertaken to examine the significance of the battlefield and related sites, and determine if it would be suitable and feasible to add the battlefield and related sites as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or Antietam National Battlefield.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Many people reach toward the back of the fresh-produce shelf to find the freshest salad greens with the latest expiration dates. But a study led by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists may prompt consumers to instead look for packages that receive the greatest exposure to light--usually those found closest to the front.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - On Saturday, May 7 the public is invited to attend the Glacier National Park Associates (GNPA) annual "Volunteer Day" at the West Glacier Community Building in Glacier National Park. Projects for the day will include trail work, helping at the Native Plant Nursery, constructing an information kiosk, and refurbishing an historic cabin. Participants should dress appropriately for work projects and bring gloves, lunch and drinking water.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: 2011 Lyceum Series "Trying To See The Forest For The Trees: Forest Health In The Rocky Mountains".
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service is seeking individuals and groups to participate in Duneland Heritage Days at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 & 18, 2011. This free event takes place at the historic Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm areas of the national lakeshore and draws about 6,000 visitors.
By DOE Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Berlin, Maryland - Superintendent Trish Kicklighter today announced that construction is underway on a new Visitor Contact Station in the Maryland District of Assateague Island National Seashore. The new facility will replace the dilapidated and undersized structure that has served as the ranger station and campground office since the late 1960s.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - A woman who suffered fatal injuries in a fall in Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, April 28, has been identified.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Rain has ceased throughout the park allowing crews to continue to work on park-wide flood assessments and repairs from high flood levels over the past week. Crews are actively working to repair roads, remove hazardous trees and repair exposed electrical wiring. Many park sites are open for you to enjoy, however; the following areas remain closed for the safety of our visitors due to hazardous conditions related to the high water conditions.
By DOE Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the House approved H.R. 1213, a bill he authored to repeal the unlimited spending power created under the health care law to provide grants to states for various activities related to health insurance exchanges. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will reduce the deficit by $14.4 billion.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the House approved H.R. 1213, a bill he authored to repeal the unlimited spending power created under the health care law to provide grants to states for various activities related to health insurance exchanges. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will reduce the deficit by $14.4 billion.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: STATESVILLE, NC. - Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina announced that Travis Donnell Knox, 34, of Statesville, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Statesville today to 188 months imprisonment for trafficking in “crack" cocaine. U.S. Attorney Tompkins is joined in making today’s announcement by Rodney G. Benson, Special Agent in (SAC) of the Atlanta Field Division of DEA and Chief Tom Anderson of the Statesville Police Department.
By EPA Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In response to bipartisan requests from governors across the nation, leaders in the House and Senate today introduced the State Flexibility Act. The bill repeals the Medicaid Maintenance of Effort requirements first imposed in the stimulus and eventually incorporated into the health...
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, the noted 18th century French economist, said...
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In response to bipartisan requests from governors across the nation, leaders in the House and Senate today introduced the State Flexibility Act. The bill repeals the Medicaid Maintenance of Effort requirements first imposed in the stimulus and eventually incorporated into the health...
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement in recognition of National Charter Schools Week (May 1st - May 7th).
By EPA Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the House approved H.R. 1213, a bill he authored to repeal the unlimited spending power created under the health care law to provide grants to states for various activities related to health insurance exchanges. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will reduce the deficit by $14.4 billion.
