News from November 2012
By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today released the below statement on continuing and finalizing the farm bill process in the lame duck session.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed plan for oil shale and oil sands leasing on Western lands. BLM published its proposal today, which will block off an additional 1.6 million acres of federal lands from leasing.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: SUMMIT OVERLOOK PARKING AREA CLOSED NOV 11-12.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: Salem, MA - In honor of those that serve and have served in the United States military, national park units around the country, including Salem Maritime National Historic Site, will be offering everyone fee-free tours and programs during the Veterans Day weekend.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service has removed 21 antlerless elk from the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the past two weeks.The park is in the maintenance phase of the Elk Management Plan, after two highly successful elk reduction efforts during 2010-2011.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join research coordinator Joy Marburger at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Douglas Center on Saturday, November 17 at 1:30 pm for a presentation highlighting the behavior of animals and plants in response to shifting climate patterns. Through slides and data, Dr. Marburger will discuss specific local examples of how to measure changes in plant and animal behavior.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: Today the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold 32 parcels totaling 17,026 acres for $264,854 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was for a 369-acre parcel in Morgan County that was sold to Vecta Oil and Gas, LTD in Lakewood for $180 per acre.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas to participate in a special citizenship ceremony for adopted children, in recognition of National Adoption Month.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2012—As part of federal efforts to provide necessary support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has provided $5.3 million in Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: The government has intervened in a lawsuit against Fluor Hanford Inc. and its parent company, Fluor Corporation (collectively Fluor), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, the Justice Department announced today. Fluor Hanford, Inc. is a subsidiary of Fluor Corporation, a ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: A real estate investor pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in Raleigh, N.C., and surrounding areas, the Department of Justice announced. This is the second charge in the department’s ongoing investigation into real estate foreclosure auctions in eastern North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two former members of the U.S. military were sentenced today for their participation in a conspiracy to obtain approximately $244,000 in fraudulent recruiting referral bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Five charter fishing boat captains operating out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Va. – Jeffery S. Adams, Raymond Carroll Webb, David Dwayne Scott, William W. “Duby” Lowery, IV and Nolan L. Agner – were indicted today for violating the Lacey Act by selling illegally harvested Striped Bass, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: John Hall, 27, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Seagoville, Texas, pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act stemming from his assault of a fellow inmate, who he believed to be gay, the Department of Justice announced. Hall assaulted his fellow inmate with a dangerous weapon, causing bodily injury to the victim on Dec. 20, 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Michigan man was arraigned today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on charges of mail fraud and selling counterfeit Microsoft software with a retail value of more than $1.2 million, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Foster Bankshares, Inc. (PDF), Rolling Meadows, Illinois Written Agreement dated November 5, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the balance of foreign trade for September 2012. The trade deficit narrowed 5.1 percent from August to September, to $41.5 billion–significantly better than market expectations that the monthly deficit would grow. ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today released the following statement encouraging U.S. employers to commemorate the Veterans Day holiday Monday by making a commitment to hiring veterans: "On Monday, America will celebrate the sacrifices of the men and women who've served their country in the armed forces. I strongly believe that the best way we can honor our veterans is to employ them.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 8, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Nov. 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 355,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 363,000. The 4-week moving average was 370,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 367,250.
By State News Post | Nov 8, 2012
The US State Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
