News from May 2019
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: The amount spent per pupil for public elementary and secondary education (prekindergarten through 12th grade) for all 50 states and the District of Columbia increased by 3.7% to $12,201 per pupil during the 2017 fiscal year, compared to $11,763 per pupil in 2016, according to new tables released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Mexican national man was sentenced for the felony offense of Reentry of a Removed Alien, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Manuel Ortiz-Sanchez, 44, received a “time-served" sentence and was immediately remanded to ICE agents for administrative deportation proceedings.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: When firefighters rush into burning buildings, they know the thermal environment may change in a matter of seconds, exposing them to potentially lethal temperatures. Burn Saver is a body-worn technology that continuously monitors thermal conditions and warns firefighters when those conditions become...
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan met with the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) to discuss a range of homeland security issues and his priorities for the Department. The Acting Secretary then swore in two new members to the HSAC, Robert Bonner and Leon Fresco.
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: From a USDA Spokesperson: “Details on the new farming support program will be forthcoming shortly, but we want to be clear that the program is being designed to avoid skewing planting decisions one way or another. Farmers should continue to make their planting and production decisions with the current market signals in mind, rather than some expectation of what a farming support program might or might not look like based on inaccurate media stories.”
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia has returned a three-count indictment against a former commissioner in DeKalb County, Georgia, for extorting bribe payments from a DeKalb County subcontractor. Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: A Morgantown, West Virginia, physician pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances by fraudulently writing prescriptions using colleagues’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) numbers and presenting stolen driver’s licenses to pick up fraudulently prescribed controlled substances from Morgantown ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California charged a California man with federal hate crimes and additional firearms offenses, including the murder of one person and the attempted murder of 53 others, for his actions during the April 27 shooting at ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: A Baltimore, Maryland, gang member was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a drug distribution conspiracy and a violent racketeering enterprise known as Trained To Go (TTG). The racketeering conspiracy included eight murders, as well as drug trafficking and witness intimidation.
By Fed Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent Prohibition and Cease-and-Desist Order against Katherine Tibboles, former employee of The Croghan Colonial Bank, Fremont, Ohio, for embezzling bank funds The Board on Tuesday also announced the ...
By Labor Gazette | May 21, 2019
News Release: HARTFORD, CT – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation, three restaurants in Fairfield County, Connecticut, have paid $180,007 in back wages and liquidated damages to 49 employees to resolve violations of the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | May 21, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced current Deputy Chief of Staff and Acting Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration Molly Conway has been named Chief of Staff effective June 1, 2019.
By Labor Gazette | May 21, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) are collaborating with the Georgia Department of Labor, the Atlanta VA Health Care System, and the Goodwill Career Center to host a veteran's education ...
By DOT News Wire | May 21, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 21, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 21, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 21, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 21, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 21, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
