News from March 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - With the President’s unconstitutional, $2.6 trillion health spending law turning two years old on Friday, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today released a fact sheet outlining how the law was funded by raiding cornerstone programs like Medicare to pay for the President’s...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Whenever the National Park Service has surveyed visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park about their planned activities while in the Park, the number one response has always been "viewing scenery - scenic views." Over the years the number and quality of those scenic viewpoints along Park roads...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) made the following statement on the House approval of the PATH Act, H.R. 5, which repeals the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board and advances medical liability reform...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Mount Rainier Superintendent Randy King advises that the public sledding area at Paradise will be groomed and staffed through Sunday, April 1. After that date the snow play runs will no longer be maintained and sledding will not be permitted in the park. Equipment used to groom the snow play area is needed to begin spring snow removal around the park.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) made the following statement on the House approval of the PATH Act, H.R. 5, which repeals the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board and advances medical liability reform...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: "I was extremely disappointed with the final fiscal year 2012 funding level for the IRS. The funding cuts for the IRS in fiscal year 2012 resulted in a significant drop in IRS enforcement personnel. Because of the cuts, you now have 5,000 fewer employees. As a result, I have no doubt that there is likely to be billions of dollars in lost revenue, and I look forward to discussing this with you further.".
By Interior Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: On Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 10:00 pm, Everglades National Park will host a New Moon Star Party event. The park is a perfect spot for viewing the wonders of the night sky due to its location away from the lights of the local communities.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced today “Iron Dome Support Act" (IDSA) authorizing the President to provide assistance if requested by the Israeli government to procure additional Iron Dome anti-missile defense systems.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: Funding Available For Regional Economic Development Strategies WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is seeking applications for grants to help rural businesses create jobs and spur economic development.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today discussed how the Affordable Care Act is building a stronger health system in rural communities and providing better care for farm families and the agricultural community.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: A federal court has permanently barred Annie P. Williams, the former proprietor of PPH Tax & Realty Inc. in Brooklyn, N.Y., from preparing federal tax returns for others and from having any ownership or financial interest in any tax preparation business, the Justice Department announced today. The civil ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Stewart David Nozette, 54, a scientist who once worked for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the White House’s National Space Council, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for attempted espionage, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence concluded a three-day public hearing in Miami today on the challenges of preventing children’s exposure to violence in the community. At the hearing, expert panelists on the child welfare system testified about how immigrant and at-risk youth are exposed to violence and how mayors across the country are interrupting the cycle of violence in their cities, among other issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: CATOOSA, Okla. – The Justice and Interior Departments today completed the first in a series of national level training courses, “Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country” (CJIC), designed to strengthen the ability of tribal and local law enforcement to participate in the investigation and enforcement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today its findings that the state of Mississippi violated the constitutional rights of youth detained at the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility (WGYCF). WGYCF is a 1,500-bed prison that houses young men aged ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Seven alleged members of a jewelry theft ring were arrested yesterday on charges related to their alleged roles in a highly sophisticated and violent organization that has stolen more than $4.6 million worth of jewelry from traveling jewelry sales representatives throughout Virginia and at least six other states. Charges against the individuals were unsealed today after the defendants made initial court appearances in Newport News, Va.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang member David Harlow was found guilty today by Senior U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. in Houston of racketeering aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit racketeering aggravated assault for his role in the 2008 beating of a gang prospect.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – An Atlanta man was sentenced today to 17 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for sex trafficking of a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Sally Quillian Yates.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application by Adam Bank Group, Inc., Tampa, Florida, to acquire Brazos Valley Bank, National Association, College Station, Texas.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 21, 2012
News Release: International visitor spending hits all-time record of $153 billion The U.S. Department of Commerce today released tourism data revealing that international and domestic tourism spending increased 8.1 percent in 2011, supporting an additional 103,000 jobs for a total of 7.6 million. A big factor in the ...
