News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Joshua Gutierrez, 21, of To’Hajilee, Mexico appeared in federal court in Albuquerque on March 31 for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with murder in Indian Country.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Fourteen House Committee Chairs sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought today requesting an immediate extension of public comment periods, hearings and meetings due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Committee leaders asked that OMB direct agencies to extend public comment periods by at least 45 days beyond the end of the declared national emergency.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act). Today’s release includes two draft repayment contracts from the Orland-Artois Water District and Clear Creek Community Services District for a 60-day public comment period. These are two of over 86 repayment contract conversions requested by federal Central Valley Project contractors.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
Release: "Today, Secretary Brouillette and Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak had a productive discussion on the current volatility in global oil markets, following President Trump's March 30 phone call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Secretary Brouillette and Minister Novak discussed energy market ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, AK - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.7 million grant to the Cal Poly Corporation, in San Luis Obispo, California, to construct a facility to expand the Cal Poly Technology Park. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $4 million in local investment, is expected to create 150 jobs and spur $20 million in private investment.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced several actions regarding sugar: 1) a reassignment of projected fiscal year (FY) 2020 surplus beet sugar marketing allocations among beet sugar processors, with a consequent reassignment of 750,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) to...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: *This guidance, first issued April 1, is being re-issued to include previous modifications to operations in Los Angeles County operations.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule to grant the state of Wyoming “primacy" to issue permits for carbon ...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its draft risk evaluation of asbestos...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited BWay Corp. - doing business as Mauser Packaging Solutions - for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee suffered an amputation on Sept. 26, 2019, at the Lawrence Township, New Jersey, facility. The company faces $151,329 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: $2,649,050 Available to Help Utah Agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS-A Colorado man convicted of trafficking heroin and methamphetamine in the community and of possessing a firearm was sentenced today to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: CARES Act: Unemployment Insurance FAQ . Who is eligible for unemployment insurance? The Unemployment Compensation program (UC, usually referred to as Unemployment Insurance, or UI) makes insurance payments to workers who become involuntarily unemployed for economic reasons and meet state-established...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Department of Treasury announced that Social Security beneficiaries will automatically receive CARES Act economic impact payments and will not have to file a simplified tax return to access those funds...
