News from May 2016
By EPA Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following opening statement today at a Subcommittee on Energy and Power markup of H.R. 4979, the “Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016," and H.R. 4775, the “Ozone Standards Implementation Act."
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Implementation of Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)." At the hearing, members will discuss the Centers for Medicare and...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: RENO, Nev. - The federal grand jury in Reno today indicted Robert Rand M.D. and eight others on felony drug conspiracy and other charges, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada. The indictment replaces the prior criminal complaint, and is required in order for the government to prosecute the defendants on the felony charges.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: Long before we got to the Super Bowl ads this year, the Fall saw a whole set of commercials run signaling the arrival of a new industry - Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS). Nearly 60 million people participated in fantasy sports last year, with millions of dollars at stake at any time. Already it’s estimated...
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining health care solutions that would improve pre-existing condition protections, lower patient costs, and encourage plan innovation without government mandates.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment today charging a local man with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and making a false statement on a firearms purchasing form, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge Robert Elder of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: Grab your magnifying glass and explore nature in Fort Caroline National Memorial like never before! On May 20-21, national parks across the country, including Fort Caroline National Memorial, will participate in the National Parks BioBlitz. BioBlitz is a fun, fast-paced biological survey of a park's creepers and crawlers, plants and pollinators, mammals and more! The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday with more than 100 BioBlitzes across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of Firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on May 9, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: * 46,000 Horses Already Being Cared for Off-Range.
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: In a piece for The Hill’s Congress Blog, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) preview this morning’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee hearing on “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives." Upton and Pallone write, ...
By EPA Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: Long before we got to the Super Bowl ads this year, the Fall saw a whole set of commercials run signaling the arrival of a new industry - Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS). Nearly 60 million people participated in fantasy sports last year, with millions of dollars at stake at any time. Already it’s estimated...
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 10 a.m. in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, entitled “The Obama Administration’s Medicare Drug Experiment: The Patient and Doctor Perspective."
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for role in a large-scale conspiracy that distributed more than 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in St. Joseph and across a four-state region.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following opening statement today at a Subcommittee on Energy and Power markup of H.R. 4979, the “Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016," and H.R. 4775, the “Ozone Standards Implementation Act."
By State Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Terrorism, Missiles and Corruption: The Risks of Economic Engagement with Iran.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Justin Longworth, 36, of Lane County, Oregon, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken to 94 months in prison for the crimes of felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Following his release from prison, Longworth will be on supervised release for three years.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andrew Gonzalez, age 30, York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane for his role in a heroin trafficking scheme operated out of a York City home.
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following opening statement today at a Subcommittee on Health Hearing on “Health Care Solutions: Increasing Patient Choice and Plan Innovation."
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following opening statement today at a Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Hearing on “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives."
