News from June 2020
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: TAOS, NM - With the easing of public health and safety restrictions enacted by State of New Mexico health officials, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), today announced that the Taos Field Office is increasing recreational access and services at some recreation sites. The BLM is working servicewide with Federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a case-by-case basis.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution protects freedom of religion and the right of religious communities to establish their own institutions. The constitution specifies the state and the Roman Catholic Church are independent, with their relations governed by treaties, including a concordat granting the Church a number of ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 10, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a nationwide extension of another key flexibility for USDA’s child nutrition programs. This waiver allows local partners, who have been working overtime serving meals to kids during the health crisis, the ability...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides citizens with “the right and freedom to believe or not to believe in religion." The government officially recognizes four religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha’i Faith. Decree 315, issued in 2016 with the stated intent of clarifying rules for religious practice,...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution codifies the separation of religion and the state, establishes freedom of religious choice, prohibits religious discrimination, and stipulates the government shall not interfere in the practice of any religion, nor shall any religion interfere in the affairs of the state. On July 18...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides protections for religious freedom with “reasonable restrictions" to ensure public order and the rights of other individuals. The constitution provides for the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and belief and to the free exercise of religion. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: When it comes to livestock, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is probably the most devastating picornavirus on the planet.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution protects “the freedom to practice one’s religion alone or in the company of others" and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government continued funding for a program aimed at combating racism and reducing hate crimes, including those motivated by religion, and provided additional ...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington-Today, Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Representative Gerald E.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Reno, Nev. -- The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office has completed a Preliminary environmental assessment (EA) titled Targeted Grazing of Annual Grasses in the Great Basin Ecoregions in Nevada. The public comment period closes July 9, 2020.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship and of religious instruction. There is no official state religion. Religious organizations may register with the government under the regulations provided for nonprofit corporate bodies. Religious minority groups continued to report instances...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local public health authorities, North Cascades National Park Service Complex is increasing recreational access for overnight use (day use reopened during previous phase). The National Park Service (NPS)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today for his role in a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy targeting Virginia communities.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The law and unimplemented constitution prohibit religiously motivated discrimination and provide for freedom of thought, conscience, and belief as well as the freedom to practice any religion. The government recognizes four officially registered religious groups: the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Sunni Islam...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution and other laws prohibit religious discrimination and provide for freedom of religion and worship. The law requires faith-based organizations (FBOs) to obtain legal status before beginning operations. It also calls for legal representatives of FBOs and preachers with supervisory responsibilities...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion; both the constitution and the penal code prohibit discrimination based on religion. Any violation may be brought before a court of justice. Religious groups seeking financial support from the government must register with the Ministry of Home Affairs.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and fellow Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican members urged House Appropriators to provide funding for improved broadband mapping, which is vital for deploying broadband and bridging the digital divide.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and the right to profess one’s religious beliefs. It prohibits discrimination based on religion. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) is responsible for formally recognizing churches, religious denominations, religious federations and confederations, and associations...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for the separation of religion and state and stipulates all persons are entitled to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, except as required by law to protect public safety, order, health, morals, or the rights of others. It also provides for equal protection under the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: MEMPHIS, TN- SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (SK), one of the largest engineering firms in the Republic of Korea, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud, in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain U.S. Army contracts through payments to a U.S. Department of Defense contracting official and the submission of false claims to the U.S. government.
