News from August 2015
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Concerned with two upcoming regulatory decisions, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today sent a letter to Stephen Burns, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The leaders...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Concerned with two upcoming regulatory decisions, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today sent a letter to Stephen Burns, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The leaders...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in September. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Programs are co-sponsored by the Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association, and your $2 donation helps support park programs. Mark the calendar for these upcoming events.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: Tourism to William Howard Taft National Historic Site Creates $1.9 Million in Economic Benefits.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) today commented on the administration’s renewal of the United States’ contract for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) today commented on the administration’s renewal of the United States’ contract for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Concerned with two upcoming regulatory decisions, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today sent a letter to Stephen Burns, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The leaders...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) today commented on the administration’s renewal of the United States’ contract for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: Troy Edwards, 27, East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced on Aug. 14, 2015, in federal district court to a term of 18 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, a fine of $150, and a special assessment of $100, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: LOS ANGELES - One of the principal cocaine traffickers associated with an international narcotics ring was sentenced this morning to 20 years in federal prison. Zaid Wakil, 43, of Winston Salem, North Carolina, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu for his role in acquiring more than 170 pounds of cocaine from Los Angeles-area traffickers with the intent to distribute the drug on the East Coast.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: DETROIT - Today, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement in the wake of the death of Civil Rights Leader, Julian Bond...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today issued the following statement in response to the National Labor Relations Board’s decision to not assert jurisdiction in the Northwestern University football players case...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Albert Faria announced today two changes to whale waters that will go into effect at 5 AM Tuesday August 18. First, a vessel speed limit of 13 knots through the water will be implemented in the middle of Glacier Bay to protect numerous humpback...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Patrick Towns (35, Fort Myers) to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the pistol and ammunition used in the offense. Towns pleaded guilty on May 6, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. -august 17, 2015. Caleb Kesler, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-5276 x227. Camp Verde, AZ -Montezuma Castle National Monument. Clarkdale, AZ -Tuzigoot National Monument. National Parks And Monuments' Fee-Free For Founders' Day. National Park Service units throughout the...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah today joined U.S. Senator John Hoeven to announce that Central Power Electric Cooperative will receive a $46 million loan from USDA to make critical infrastructure improvements.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Shawn Goodine, 38, of Nashua, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to possession of an unregistered NFA firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man charged with Sexual Abuse pled guilty to and was sentenced on Aug. 10, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today hosted a joint Senate oversight hearing in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley to examine the effects of the federal government’s regulatory practices, including mitigation and land use requirements, that often delay or prevent the development of energy projects in Alaska.
By State Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, contributed an op-ed for The Washington Post on his decision to oppose the Iran nuclear agreement when Congress votes on a resolution of disapproval in September. Corker authored the Iran Nuclear Agreement ...
