News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Urges Drivers to Stay Alert While Driving Near Nation’s Highway Work Zones

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today kicked off National Work Zone Awareness Week as construction season approaches. Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau joined state and federal officials at the Washington Boulevard Bridge over Columbia Pike in Arlington, Va., to urge drivers to stay alert when driving near highway workers. They were joined by workers and families affected by work zone crashes.


New Data Show January Driving Topped 237 Billion Miles

News Release: Report Features Seasonally Adjusted Data to Expand Research Possibilities


News Release: Defendant was One of 29 Defendants Charged with Trafficking Drugs in San Juan County in February 2014 as a Result of Multi-Agency Investigation.


Jackson Tax Preparer Indicted For Preparing False Income Tax Returns

News Release: Jackson, TN - The operator of Carol’s Income Tax Service was charged today with 123 counts of fraud for preparing false and fictitious income tax returns.


New Orleans Woman Charged with Stealing Federal Grant Money from Open World Family Services

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that KIM CASSELL, age 42, of New Orleans, was charged in a one-count Bill of Information last Friday with stealing money from Open World Family Services, Inc. (“Open World"). Open World was a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable corporation organized for the purpose of helping students in the greater New Orleans area grow academically.


Former Hip-Hop Manager James Rosemond Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life Plus 20 Years In Prison For Ordering The Murder Of Rap Group Associate Lowell Fletcher

News Release: NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that James Rosemond, a/k/a “Jimmy the Henchman," was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to life plus 20 years in prison for offenses arising from his role in ordering a crew of men to murder...


New BLM office opens to the public

News Release: MONTE VISTA, Colo. - The new Bureau of Land Management building for the San Luis Valley Field Office is now officially open to the public. The new building is at 1313 E. Highway 160 in Monte Vista.


Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution

News Release: BOSTON - Stephen Tavernier, 27, of Springfield, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, and distribution of cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman scheduled sentencing for June 29, 2015.


PAYCHECK FAIRNESS: Murray Calls for Supporting Women and Families by Closing the Pay Gap

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support the paycheck fairness amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget offered by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). Murray highlighted...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Adminda Poole, a/k/a Adminda Lopez, 39, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, heroin and cocaine, was sentenced to 125 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


Temporary Road Closure at Point Reyes National Seashore from March 30 through April 3

News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore staff will be performing cyclic road and parking lot maintenance at the Palomarin Trailhead at the southern end of the Seashore near Bolinas from Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 3. The Palomarin Trailhead parking lot will be closed during that time while it is graded...


Opening Statement of Chairman Ron Johnson “Securing the Border: Understanding the Presence of Transnational Crime”

News Release: Good morning and welcome. Last week, the committee heard from Texans and Arizonians with first-hand knowledge of the problems they are confronting on the U.S.-Mexico border. The witnesses presented us with a consistent message: The border is not secure. Our witnesses testified that landowners do not...