News from May 2016
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Reservations are filling, but there is still time to sign up for this weekend's special BioBlitz activities at Olympic National Park!.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Yesterday, Henry Joe Kane, 52, of Tumacacori, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Raner C. Collins to two years in prison. Kane had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to harbor illegal aliens for profit, a felony. Kane’s prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - On June 1, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park entrance fees will increase, as part of a three-year incremental plan to meet national standards for parks with similar visitor amenities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Ashland, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Ninety Six, SC -Grab your binoculars and cameras to explore nature at Ninety Six National Historic Site like never before. On Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21 from 7:30 AM -4PM, the public is invited to visit and work alongside birding experts to discover and document as many birds as possible at the park. The park will also showcase interactive activities for people of all ages to learn about the natural world. The event is free and open to the public.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, AK - Kayaking is a major visitor activity in Bartlett Cove. For convenience to local residents and employees, the Superintendent has made available the use of designated locations and storage racks to allow visitors and employees to store their personally owned kayaks within the park boundaries.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, “Protecting Social Security from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse," on Wednesday, May 18, at 10:00 AM in room B-318 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in East St. Louis has returned a two-count indictment against Steven A. Yon, 27, of East Alton, Illinois, for Production of Child Pornography and Receipt of Child Pornography, James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: A juried show of twenty-six art quilts created by 22 Florida artists will be featured in an art exhibit opening at Cape Cod National Seashore's Salt Pond Visitor Center on May 27. Piecing Together a Changing Planet highlights a few of the many ways that America's national parks are being impacted by...
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following joint statement on the Department of Labor’s final overtime rule...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Criminal charges were filed in federal court against two men for sexually exploiting children, law enforcement officials said.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First I would like to say thank you to you and your staff. You have been a good partner, and I look forward to continuing to work with you throughout this process. I know that while we may have a difference of opinion on several issues, we do share a large number of priorities...
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Dear Dr. Califf: The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is examining the regulatory burdens that federal agencies place on small businesses. On May 5, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a new regulation that expanded its authority over electronic cigarettes,...
By State Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks at the full Committee markup in support of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (S.284 )...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: On May 18, 2016, James C. Poynor, a thirty-seven year old St. Louis, MO, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, to Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today. Poyner is scheduled...
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Homestead National Monument of America will be a great place to spend time listening to amazing music and learning about amazing art over Memorial Day Weekend. Entrance to the park is FREE and participation in the events is FREE!.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) report on the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on the U.S. economy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, a federal jury in Montgomery convicted Kennon W. Whaley, 51, from Auburn, Alabama on two counts of bankruptcy fraud for concealing assets of his business from the Bankruptcy Court and his creditors, announced George Beck Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Harrisburg, who was previously charged by a federal Grand Jury in Scranton on charges of conspiring and attempting to provide material...
