News from May 2015
By State Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are writing to express our deep concern with Russia’s planned delivery of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran. If completed, the transfer of this sophisticated weapons system would significantly bolster Iran’s military capabilities and introduce new obstacles to our ability...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i -Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park's current artist-in-residence, feather artist Rick Makanaaloha Kia'imeaokekanaka San Nicolas, is holding an open house Monday through Friday, now through May 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the 1932 Administration Building (also called the 'Ōhi'a Wing).
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: In March, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation H.R. 1321, the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, which would prohibit the sale or distribution of personal care products that contain synthetic plastic microbeads. The bipartisan bill would ban the sale or distribution of cosmetics products containing plastic microbeads effective Jan. 1, 2018.
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss the issue of microbeads in cosmetic products polluting American waters. Full committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) together have introduced H.R. 1321, the Microbead-Free Waters Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - Adam Polakowski, 46, of West Yarmouth, Mass., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf to five years in prison, six years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution to four victims. In January 2015, Polakowski pleaded guilty to distribution and possession of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Superintendent John J. Donahue announced today that the preliminary public input period for the Visitor Use Management Plan (VUM Plan) has been extended until May 15, 2015. The National Park Service (NPS) is developing a comprehensive plan to more effectively...
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and former Nevada Sen. and Gov. Richard Bryan co-signed an op-ed earlier this month dismissing the remarkable scientific evidence in support of the Yucca Mountain Project (“Unsafe site won’t ever be safe for nuclear waste," April 12 Review-Journal).
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: Mount Rainier Superintendent Randy King advises that this year's low snowpack has made early access to some park areas possible.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that SERGIO TULIO VARGAS-VARGAS, age 25, a citizen of Guatemala, was charged today in a one-count Indictment with illegal reentry of a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced today that Michael A. Anglin of Milwaukee (age: 24) was convicted in federal court following a four-day trial of: (1) interference with commerce by threats of violence also known as the Hobbs Act, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1951; (2) discharge of a firearm ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted the public release of data by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that shows Medicare Prescription Drug payments...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced witnesses for the Committee's hearing on child nutrition programs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - An Olathe woman pleaded guilty Friday to fraudulently collecting more than $53,000 in benefits from Social Security, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Bureau of Reclamation is hosting a Canyon Ferry Working Group meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, located at 2715 Skyway Drive, Helena, Mont. (Montana Association of County Claims Office). The meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is open to the public.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: Road Construction Occurring on Portions of Tioga Road.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: ASHFORD, WA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that nearly 1.3 million recreation visitors to Mount Rainier National Park during 2014 spent $45.5M in communities surrounding the park and a net impact to the economy of approximately $57.7M. This spending supported approximately 595 jobs...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Julie Anette Bailes, 25, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison after she provided a fictitious statement to a firearms dealer in order to purchase a gun, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal indictment unsealed Thursday afternoon charges eight individuals with conspiracy to distribute XLR-11, a synthetic cannabinoid commonly known as spice; possession of spice with intent to distribute; and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment was returned by a grand jury Wednesday afternoon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: Defendants admit to torturing and prostituting a woman.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today continued its hearing series examining the growing problem of prescription drug and opioid abuse. Members discussed the issue with federal officials to learn what they are doing to combat the epidemic and explore how federal policies can better support efforts to develop new and promising treatments.
