News from May 2015
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2015 - Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held a legislative hearing to review the (H.R. 2358). This bipartisan legislation, introduced by Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR), will improve the safety and reliability of electricity transmission...
By EPA Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee today will consider seven draft bills, offered by Republicans and Democrats, to improve process and transparency at the Federal Communications Commission. Ahead of today’s 2:00 p.m. markup, Katy on the Hill interviewed Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden...
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee issued the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s continuation of the markup of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Health Subcommittee...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: DENVER - Today U.S. Attorney John Walsh issued the following statement and list of those indicted and arrested as part of the announcement of federal and state indictments and arrests of the Ruelas-Torres Drug Trafficking Organization.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee today will consider seven draft bills, offered by Republicans and Democrats, to improve process and transparency at the Federal Communications Commission. Ahead of today’s 2:00 p.m. markup, Katy on the Hill interviewed Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden...
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it is seeking public nominations for open positions on 15 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), which advise the BLM on public land issues. This request also applies to BLM’s Carrizo Plain National Monument (California) Advisory Council. As published in a notice in the Federal Register, the BLM will consider nominations for 30 days.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Mario A. Oros, 32, of Las Cruces, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces to methamphetamine trafficking charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Jason Evans, age 32, of Millsboro, Delaware, today to four years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft, arising from the use of stolen credit and debit...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Pros Ranch Markets CA LLC, of Phoenix, Ariz., for failure to pay for produce.
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: CALUMET CITY, Ill. - Workers at two Chicago-area Dollar Tree Inc. stores were exposed to safety hazards from blocked exit routes and boxes piled at dangerous heights. The national retailer, who recorded sales of $8.6 billion in 2014, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for more than 200 safety and health violations across the nation since 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: Boston - A California-based business consultant was convicted on Friday, May 15, 2015, for his role in a fraudulent scheme to pay kickbacks to an undercover agent posing as a corrupt hedge fund manager in order to obtain financing for small, publicly traded companies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Daniel Shank, 39, of Philadelphia, was charged today by indictment with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: Boston - After deliberating for 14 hours over three days, a federal jury in Boston recommended that Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev be sentenced to death on Friday, May 15, 2015, for his role in using weapons of mass destruction at the 2013 Boston Marathon. By law, the judge must follow the jury’s recommendation and sentence Tsarnaev to death. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: Trade Promotion Authority Sets High Standards for Investor-State Dispute Settlement.
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: The 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill would keep MRA and committee budgets flat and prohibit a pay raise for Members of Congress. While a veto threat is not expected, controversial amendments could be made in order.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: National Park Service Recruiting Volunteers. New River Gorge National River is recruiting volunteers to assist with 2015 Summer Visitor Center Operations at Grandview. Glen Jean, West Virginia, May 19, 2015---Do you love talking to people, helping visitors find their way or enjoy sharing stories and...
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah received bonus bids totaling $256,248.50 for 11 parcels covering 13,344 acres at the quarterly oil and gas lease sale held today at the BLM-Utah State Office in Salt Lake City.The BLM sold 11 of the 14 offered parcels. In addition to the bonus bids, the sale grossed...
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Today, Congress passed H.R. 2252, a bill that ensures fair treatment for our dedicated Border Patrol personnel. After the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 passed last year, the Office of Personnel Management advised DHS that the bill ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I commend the work of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service to bring criminal charges against 14 baggage handlers and co-conspirators, for circumventing TSA checkpoints and illegally transporting drugs across the country.
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: 34 Countries represented at 10th Annual Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Rural Development Conference, Memphis TN May 19-21 MEMPHIS, TN, May 19 2015 - Today, leaders from 34 countries gathered in Memphis for the 10th Annual Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ...
