News from March 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - U.S. Attorney Bill Powell today announced that more than $83 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities improve school security and protect students, teachers and faculty from threats of violence.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Denali National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of Friday, March 20, Denali National Park and Preserve has suspended issuance...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) discussed congressional work in response to the spread of COVID-19, including the recent passage of phase one and phase two legislation and the progress of a phase three package. He spoke with WOI in Des Moines, KTIV in Sioux City and KCRG in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - Tonto National Monument is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 20, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., the Monument is closed until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: AUSA Mike Galdo Appointed as WDTX Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst today announced that more than $65 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: A Sandburg Home roof replacement project is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 23. While work is taking place, the entire area surrounding the home will be closed to visitors. Visitors should pay attention to signs and barriers and stay out of closed areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Guatemalan man was transported from Colombia to Columbus yesterday and appeared in federal court this afternoon on charges related to a Colombia-to-America cocaine conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Scott W. Brady, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the formation of a joint federal and state Western Pennsylvania COVID-19 Fraud Task Force to investigate and prosecute coronavirus-related fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: The Charles Hall Ferry, which provides vehicle and pedestrian traffic services across Lake Powell between Bullfrog and Halls Crossing, will be out of service through Mid-May as the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) replaces the propulsion system, retrofits the vessel with new engines and upgrades the associated cooling system and electrical controls. Previous ferry repairs have depended upon antiquated parts being shipped internationally or manufactured.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), today released tax policy recommendations for the “Phase 3" congressional response to the economic impact of the coronavirus.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 19, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to help facilitate the identification of foreign and domestic workers that may be available and eligible to transfer to other U.S. agricultural sector employers to fulfill critical workforce needs within the U.S. under existing regulatory authority during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement resolving the Department’s claims that a Baltimore County, Maryland construction firm, Hallaton Inc., which installs geosynthetic liners, violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald for the District of Minnesota today announced a federal criminal complaint against Muhammad Masood, 28, charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: To support the flow of credit to households and businesses, the federal bank regulatory agencies today announced an interim final rule to ensure that financial institutions will be able to effectively use a liquidity facility recently launched by the Federal Reserve Board.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced the establishment of temporary U.S. dollar liquidity arrangements (swap lines) with the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Banco Central do Brasil, the Danmarks Nationalbank (Denmark), the Bank of Korea, the Banco de Mexico, the Norges Bank (Norway), the Reserve ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board is encouraged by the notable increase in discount window borrowing this week with banks demonstrating a willingness to use the discount window as a source of funding to support the flow of credit to households and businesses.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Southwest Windows & Doors LLC – based in Tempe, Arizona – will pay $577,997 to 109 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. WHD found the window installation ...
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky has sentenced Eduardo Chinea Martinez – co-founder of several Louisville, Kentucky, medical clinics – to 42 months in ...
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: ANNANDALE, VA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has issued a default judgment requiring defendants JWK Corp., its chief executive officer and the director of operations to restore $103,098 to the 401(k) defined contribution plan of the Annandale, Virginia-based engineering services company.
