News from June 2017
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office has announced the extension of reduced Federal coal royalty rates for nine counties in Oklahoma. The counties are Atoka, Coal, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburgh, and Sequoyah. The Category 5 royalty rate reduction, which has been in place since 1990, will now be in effect until at least Dec. 17, 2019.
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: The Republic of Kosovo is Europe’s youngest country - and one of its poorest - but it has managed to record positive economic growth rates, 2.8 percent on average since 2012. Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008 and has been recognized by more than 100 UN Member States. Since 1999 the United ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: JUNE 29, 2017 - Starting in July, governments around the country will start the process of ensuring the accuracy of their address lists through the 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses operation. LUCA is a voluntary, once-a-decade opportunity for governments to add, correct or delete addresses on the lists and maps used to conduct the decennial census. An accurate and complete census helps governments plan for future infrastructure, program and service needs.
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: Despite continuing challenges, Croatia welcomes foreign investment. The government is willing to meet at senior levels with interested investors and to assist in resolving problems. Strengths in the Croatian economy include low inflation, a stable exchange rate, developed infrastructure, and membership in the European Union (EU). Historically, the most promising sectors for investment in Croatia have been tourism, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and banking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal jury in the Western District of North Carolina convicted Ronald McKnight, 44, of Charlotte, of two charges of bank robbery, following a two-day trial that ended today, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: Located in the Caucasus region between Asia and Europe, Armenia has a highly educated workforce and the Government of Armenia (GOA) officially welcomes foreign investment. In 2015, Contour Global acquired the Vorotan Hydroelectric Cascade, a major U.S. investment in Armenia’s energy generation sector.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - On June 26, 2017, District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez sentenced Aracelis N. Ayala a/k/a "Gordita" a/k/a "Fluff," 34, of St. Croix, to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release for Hobbs Act robbery and related gun offenses, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced. Judge Gomez also ordered Ayala to perform 400 hours of community service and pay a $300 special assessment.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today approved three bills to restore fairness and balance to federal labor policies by reforming the National Labor Relations Act. Members released the following statements upon passage...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Hartford Police Chief James C. Rovella announced that the following 13 individuals were arrested today on federal charges related to the distribution of heroin and fentanyl in the Hartford area and western Massachusetts.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called for answers on why two Department of Energy contractors with a history of waste and fraud were able to subcontract to themselves by creating a subsidiary that can avoid direct oversight by the federal government. The contract is for the Hanford nuclear Waste Treatment Plant, a project that was first set to be completed in 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - If you have an interest in mining mineral materials such as sand, gravel and scoria in eastern Montana, the BLM Miles City Field Office would like to get your comments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 54-year-old undocumented Mexican National has been convicted of assaulting a Border Patrol agent, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. A federal jury in Laredo returned the verdicts today against Miguel Cabrera-Rangel following a two-day trial and less than five hours of deliberation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for money laundering, transacting in criminally-derived property, and theft of public funds.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on tonight’s partial reinstatement of President Trump’s revised travel ban...
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: Former Soviet republic Moldova has made some progress towards adopting the principles of a free-market democracy since gaining its independence in 1991, but still has significant shortcomings in its investment climate. After multiple government changes in 2015 and political demonstrations in early 2016 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANDREW AVILES, also known as “P.A." and “Papo," 30, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 237 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in the September 2012 homicide of Javier Reyes of New London.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - Holiday weekends at Zion National Park are regularly very crowded. Crowds for Memorial Day weekend reached 30,000 one day. Visitors who can be flexible with their schedules, should plan to arrive early in the morning. Arriving early will also give visitors the best chance to find parking...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On Thursday, June 29, 2017, Jose Manuel Vargas, 38, of Eugene, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken to 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Hartford Police Chief James C. Rovella announced that the following 13 individuals were arrested today on federal charges related to the distribution of heroin and fentanyl in the Hartford area and western Massachusetts.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today released the results of nearly three years of investigation by the top federal government watchdog, in a report detailing systemic problems plaguing a federally-subsidized phone program that McCaskill has long targeted in her effort to protect taxpayer dollars.
