News from April 2020
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: Beginning Monday, April 27th, 2020, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will utilize goats to manage vegetation and fuels at the Tower House Historic District. The Tower House Historic District is located approximately two miles west of Whiskeytown Lake and has been on the National Register of Historic...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its report outlining a number of activities to renew our nation’s nuclear energy capabilities.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: ELKO, NV - The Bureau of Land Management, in cooperation with the Southern Nevada Conservancy and The Nevada Outdoor School, has decided to cancel California Trail Days previously planned for June 13th and 14th.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sturgis, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on April 17, 2020, by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court Judge.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Super HK HG LLC, d/b/a Hong Kong Supermarket, satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $4,774 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: LEAVENWORTH, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking comment on the rehabilitation, replacement and modernization of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Surface Water Intake Fish Screens and Fish Passage Project.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: Pennsylvania Attorney Pleads Guilty for Role in $2.7 Million Ponzi Scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $700,000 grant to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Concho, Oklahoma, to advance long-term economic recovery and resilience planning efforts following the 2018 wildfires. The EDA grant will be matched with $307,604 in local investment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: MEMPHIS, TN - The FBI Memphis Field Office is pleased to announce the Nashville Predators as the recipient of the 2019 Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA). The Nashville Predators, a NHL ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee, build philanthropic partnerships within the community to improve the lives of youth and their families.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., April 23, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Wisconsin has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: An Allentown, Pennsylvania, attorney pleaded guilty today for his role in a $2.7 million investment fraud scheme that victimized his law clients. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Driscoll of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office made the announcement.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: To facilitate lending to small businesses via the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Federal Reserve on Thursday announced that it is working to expand access to its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (PPPLF) for additional SBA-qualified lenders as soon as possible.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced temporary actions aimed at increasing the availability of intraday credit extended by Federal Reserve Banks on both a collateralized and uncollateralized basis. These temporary actions are consistent with the series of actions the Board has announced to ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding Unemployment Insurance claims: “Today’s unemployment report shows continued, elevated unemployment claims caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Labor is continuing to provide guidance and support ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: PERRY, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Creative Multicare Inc. – a carpet restoration, plumbing and resurfacing contractor based in Stockbridge, Georgia – for exposing employees to safety and health hazards after a fatal incident at a worksite in Perry, Georgia. The company faces $183,127 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Bear Creek Electrical – an electrical company based in Tucson, Arizona – will pay one employee $1,600 for refusing to provide him sick leave under the newly passed Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act after health care providers ordered him to self-quarantine with potential coronavirus symptoms.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Bear Creek Electrical – an electrical company based in Tucson, Arizona – will pay one employee $1,600 for refusing to provide him sick leave under the newly passed Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act after health care providers ordered him to self-quarantine with potential coronavirus symptoms.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: PERRY, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Creative Multicare Inc. – a carpet restoration, plumbing and resurfacing contractor based in Stockbridge, Georgia – for exposing employees to safety and health hazards after a fatal incident at a worksite in Perry, Georgia. The company faces $183,127 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding Unemployment Insurance claims: “Today’s unemployment report shows continued, elevated unemployment claims caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Labor is continuing to provide guidance and support ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2020
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
