News from April 2015
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today took action to protect consumers and small businesses by voting to advance the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL Act) by a vote of 10 to 7. The TROL Act is a balanced solution to stop the practice of fraudulent and abusive patent demand letters, while preserving the ability of patent holders to legitimately protect their intellectual property.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: Fritch, Texas -Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument will celebrate National Junior Ranger Day this Saturday, April 25, at the Alibates Visitor Center located off Cas Johnson Road. This event is part of National Park Week, April 20-25, when entrance fees into national parks across the country will be waived.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Dr. Sheila Mohammed, 55, of Pace, Florida, pled guilty today to seven counts of submitting false tax returns. The guilty plea was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was sentenced Wednesday for robbing a bank that he robbed once before eight years ago, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that they will establish a consortium to provide private‐sector input on national advanced manufacturing research and development priorities. NSF has released a solicitation, calling for applications from organizations to administer the consortium through a cooperative agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Chapmanville, W.Va. man admitted to selling the powerful prescription painkiller oxymorphone, commonly known as Opana. Joseph Allen Rogers, 41, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Charleston to distribution of oxymorphone, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: Defendants Billed DISD And FWISD Approximately $3 Million For Tutoring Services Not Provided.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: CRAIG, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Little Snake Field Office announces the 2nd Annual Spring Fever Fun Day event scheduled for May 16 in the Sand Wash Basin.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: Thank you for yielding, Mr. Chairman. As you all know, this bill has a strong reputation for finding bipartisan common ground as members work together to fund the construction of military facilities and strive to improve the quality of life and care afforded to our veterans and military families.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S Attorney Scott S. Allen, Jr., who handled the case, stated that on Nov. 12, 2014, Ndoja attempted to enter the United States from Canada at the Peace Bridge. The defendant, a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) card holder and member of the trusted traveler program, was driving a tractor trailer...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Cranberry producers will vote from May 4 - 26, 2015, on whether to continue their federal marketing order.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: “Earth Day reminds us all that we have responsibility to safeguard this planet for future generations, to do all that we can to ensure that we leave a safe and healthy environment for our children and grandchildren. We have come a long way since we first began observing Earth Day in 1970. Forty-five...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: “Earth Day reminds us all that we have responsibility to safeguard this planet for future generations, to do all that we can to ensure that we leave a safe and healthy environment for our children and grandchildren. We have come a long way since we first began observing Earth Day in 1970. Forty-five...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael Allan Hancock, 42, of River Falls, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 10 years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a sawed-off shotgun ...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power today voted to approve the Ratepayer Protection Act by a vote of 17 to 12. The Ratepayer Protection Act is a commonsense solution to protect ratepayers from higher electricity prices, reduced reliability, and other harmful impacts of EPA’s proposed...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: Along with colleagues on this committee and throughout this Congress, I have been working to achieve a Trans-Pacific Partnership that could gain broad bipartisan support. We have laid out TPP issues and specific proposals on how they can be effectively addressed.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power today voted to approve the Ratepayer Protection Act by a vote of 17 to 12. The Ratepayer Protection Act is a commonsense solution to protect ratepayers from higher electricity prices, reduced reliability, and other harmful impacts of EPA’s proposed...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: “Earth Day reminds us all that we have responsibility to safeguard this planet for future generations, to do all that we can to ensure that we leave a safe and healthy environment for our children and grandchildren. We have come a long way since we first began observing Earth Day in 1970. Forty-five...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - A federal trial jury convicted Ralph Jason Miller, 32, of Woodville, Florida, of three charges of using a minor in the production of child pornography and one charge of committing these offenses while required to register as a sex offender under the laws of the State of Florida and the United States. The verdict was announced today by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
