News from March 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jody Hice (R-GA) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) introduced H.R. 1668, the “Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act." H.R. 1668 establishes a new foundation that will leverage private funding to assist federal land management agencieswith abandoned mine lands cleanup as well as other mission areas.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted the following remarks for the record at an Environment Subcommittee hearing titled, “H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017", which would weaken Clean Air Act standards...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Leonardo Lara, 36, pleaded guilty yesterday to concealment money laundering, transacting in criminally-derived property, and theft of public funds. U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel scheduled sentencing for June 28, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Auxvasse, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing 21 firearms and three firearm silencers.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted the following remarks for the record at an Environment Subcommittee hearing titled, “H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017", which would weaken Clean Air Act standards...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) spoke about the success of the Prescription Drug User Fee Agreement (PDUFA) and the need to quickly reauthorize the agreement at a subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining the Prescription Drug User Fee Agreement Reauthorization:"
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - The former President of Telexfree, Inc., a global pyramid scheme disguised as an internet telecom company, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Worcester.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Marco Antonio Ramirez Zuno, 32, of Cancun, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a timeshare resale fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: MARCH 21, 2017 - The provides quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states. This report produces three tables: Table 1 and Table 2 include income and sales data and Table 3 provides tax collections by state. Internet address:
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: California Resident used Stash Houses and Distribution Network in Snohomish and Skagit Counties.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reminds everyone there is less than a week left to register at a discounted rate for the 2017 UAS Symposium, which will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA, from March 27 to 29.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Brady Leon Beck, Jr., 40, of Monroe, N.C. to 50 years in prison on child pornography and related charges, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Beck was also ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised release and to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Reclamation, at the request of, and in collaboration with, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF), Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Wyoming Water Development Office, and Willwood Irrigation District, has scheduled a one-time flushing flow in the Shoshone River downstream of Buffalo Bill Dam.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 – Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young today released the following statement: "Today is National Agriculture Day, set aside to pay tribute to the farmers and ranchers of our nation. The work of American producers and growers ensures consumers in our country ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the availability of more than $6 million in funding to implement practices that will help private farmers, ranchers and forest landowners affected by the wildfires blazing in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Pea Ridge School District (PRSD) of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, to remedy alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination by public entities, including school districts, against individuals who have disabilities; individuals regarded as having disabilities; and individuals associated with people with disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement today with Pizzerias, LLC (Pizzerias), a pizza restaurant franchisee with 31 locations in Miami, Florida. The agreement resolves the department’s investigation into whether Pizzerias violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against work-authorized immigrants when checking their work authorization documents.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued the following statement regarding Saturday’s fatal shooting in Louisiana: “We are all saddened to learn of the death on Saturday night of Sergeant Shawn Anderson, who was shot and killed while trying to question a rape suspect. His death adds to the sorrow ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: Continuing their efforts to reduce regulatory burdens while ensuring the safety and soundness of the nation's financial institutions, member agencies of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today issued a joint report to Congress detailing their review of rules affecting financial institutions.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve System's 10th biennial Community Development Research Conference convenes on March 23 in Washington, D.C. The conference theme, Strong Foundations: The Economic Futures of Kids and Communities, will explore the relationship between the development of children and community conditions and the effect of early childhood investments on the economy.
