News from May 2011
By Commerce News Now | May 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Wednesday, June 15, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the completion of two years of improvements to the Mather Point and Grand Canyon Visitor Center area.
By State Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - This morning, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) held a nomination hearing for Gary Locke to be Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. -Officials at Glacier National Park were contacted by the wife of an overdue hiker on Wednesday morning, May 25, 2011. Richard Layne, 59 years old and from Helena, was issued his backcountry permit on May 10 and according to his permit would be hiking in remote sections of Glacier's North Fork and exiting on May 20. Layne and his wife had agreed that if he was not back by the 25th of May, she was to contact the park service.
By DOE Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 26, 2011 - Today, the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing titled “Buying More Land When We Can’t Maintain What We Already Own: The National Wildlife Refuge System’s Operations and Maintenance Backlog Story." Members heard from the...
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Confucius said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.".
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Porter, IN.- Parents Magazine has named West Beach at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as one of America’s "Ten Best Beaches for Families 2011.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: HOUSTON, TX - Brothers Bernard Harry Theriot, 37, and Bryan Andrew Theriot aka Tow Down, 33, both of Houston, and six others were arrested yesterday after search warrants executed at several locations resulted in the discovery of grow operations of marijuana plants, Acting Special Agent in Charge of...
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement...
By DOE Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: PADUCAH, KY - David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, announced today that Dwayne Michael Joseph was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. The sentencing of Joseph by U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas B. Russell, brings to conclusion the successful prosecution of 20 Western Kentucky residents in this large crack cocaine distribution ring.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that beginning June 6, 2011, National Park Service (NPS) Fire Management staff will begin establishing fire breaks along the boundary of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and private property at the north end of Roanoke Island. As part of the Outer Banks Group...
By DOL Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (Remarks as Prepared)...
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., issued the following statement Thursday after the Administration announced it is eliminating and refining burdensome and out-of-date regulations to help spark economic growth.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Thirteen national parks receive grants from the National Park Foundation to support interactive and engaging projects that will strengthen Americans' connection with their national parks.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today unveiled the Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, bicameral legislation to strengthen and expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) for American workers and retirees. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.).
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2012 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee bill by voice vote. The bill now moves to the full House of Representatives for consideration.
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 168,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2011/2012 marketing year.
