News from March 2016
By DOL Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | March 1, 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Hazelton man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton on conspiracy and firearm offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: The fire service mourns the loss of fallen Los Angeles County inmate wildland firefighter Shawna Lynn Jones. Plans for Line of Duty Death memorial services are expected to be available in the next few days.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: OAKLAND - Siosiua Fihaki was sentenced to 112 months in prison today for his role in smuggling nine pounds of methamphetamine through a secured door at the Oakland International Airport announced Acting United States Attorney Brian Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Michael G. Isaacson, age 33, of Albany, pled guilty today to distributing and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: What an exciting year to be part of the action at Rocky Mountain as the National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016! Rocky Mountain National Park is home to one of the most dynamic and hard-working volunteer programs in the National Park Service. Each year, Rocky enlists individual...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the financing and delivery of long-term care in the United States. In 2014 alone, roughly $340 billion was spent on long-term care, amounting to more than 13 percent of the almost $2.6 trillion spent on personal health expenditures.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining a discussion draft of a bill to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) pipeline safety program.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In a rare move, the Obama Administration today officially backed Energy and Commerce Committee legislation to strengthen Medicaid for the most vulnerable. The announcement comes on the eve of tomorrow’s House vote on important reforms to increase access beyond the emergency room and reduce fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: Mills, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyo., has scheduled a Buffalo Bill Reservoir Water Information Meeting in Powell, Wyo., according to Carlie Ronca, Wyoming Area Manager.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: “At the markup for the resolution establishing the Executive Overreach Task Force, I had expressed the concern that this Task Force might be used as a platform for partisan political attacks.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Richard Laurence Stewart pleaded guilty today to robbing four San Francisco banks announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson. As part of the plea agreement, Stewart acknowledged his role in committing a string of additional bank robberies throughout San Francisco.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the financing and delivery of long-term care in the United States. In 2014 alone, roughly $340 billion was spent on long-term care, amounting to more than 13 percent of the almost $2.6 trillion spent on personal health expenditures.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - Samuel Kwushue has pleaded guilty to eight counts of wire fraud for illegally exchanging food stamp benefits for cash in his convenience store. Between late 2010 to approximately June 2015, Kwushe exchanged food stamp benefits for pennies on the dollar.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today held a business meeting where the Chairman’s Mark on Biotechnology Labeling Solutions was favorably reported with a bipartisan vote of 14-6.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- The National Park Service (NPS) announced yesterday the 2014 Appleman-Judd-Lewis Awards for Excellence in Cultural Resources Stewardship and Management. Biscayne National Park archaeologist Charles Lawson was among four NPS employees who were recognized for their unique accomplishments in cultural resource preservation.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In advance of their first idea forum today, the chairs of the Task Force on Reducing Regulatory Burdens released their mission statement. This mission statement, laying out the goals of the task force, marks the next step in the development of a bold, pro-growth agenda that Republicans will present to the country in the coming months.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Larry Garfield Letterman (63, Wildwood) yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of possession of firearms and ammunition affecting commerce by a convicted felon. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: “We all agree that a good-paying job is the best way out of poverty. But the problem with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) right now isn’t a problem with the incentives being right for individuals or employers. Low-income parents want to work and make a better life for their families. Employers want to hire workers who can do the job, and do it well.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: In this country, there is a longstanding principle of pension law that says you don’t take away benefits that workers have earned. But unless Congress acts soon, that guarantee is about to be broken.
