News from March 2020
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Hawaii counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Hawaii and Maui counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - Pullman 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 3/18/2020, the shared Visitor Information Center at...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PETER BRIGHT, a former technology editor for an online publication, was convicted in Manhattan federal court Monday of attempted child enticement. BRIGHT was convicted after a one-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight South Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Anderson, Calhoun, Greenville, Lexington, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, and Spartanburg counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fleming requesting that Economic Development Administration (EDA) programs respond as quickly as possible to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - “During this time of uncertainty, what is certain is our resolve to protect the citizens of the Northern District of Alabama. We continue to work closely with our federal, state and local partners to protect the public and ensure that mission-critical operations remain constant. The...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Russell Cave National Monument is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: International Falls, MN - Voyageurs 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 March 19, 2020, the Rainy Lake Visitor...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: PUBLIC NOTICE. Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (ESTA) s proposing fare increases on the Devils Postpile/ Reds Meadow Shuttle service and Bridgeport - Carson City service. The comment period is March 30, 2020, to April 10, 2020. DEVILS POSTPILE/REDS MEADOW SHUTTLE. The following fare changes are proposed:...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Philadelphia, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Christian William Kight, a/k/a Drillo, has been sentenced for extortion, computer fraud, and wire fraud for hacking into an Atlanta-based computer analytics company and attempting to extort money from the company in exchange for the return of their intellectual property.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Capulin NM - Capulin Volcano 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 03/17/20, Capulin Volcano Visitor Center...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, into law...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - After careful consideration, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt directed the National Park Service (NPS) to temporarily suspend the collection of all park entrance fees until further notice.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Sandy Springs, GA - Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) 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 18, 2020...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Passaic County men are scheduled to appear today in connection with the robbery of the Valley National Bank in Little Falls, New Jersey, on Feb. 27, 2020, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. President:. We write to you with concern about how Canada’s new travel restrictions will impact novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts here in the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that beginning March 18, the Government of Canada will “[b]ar foreign...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 83 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the Senate passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued the following statement after the Senate passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which includes more than $1 billion to provide nutritious food to pregnant women and mothers with young children, help food banks, and provide meals to families and seniors.
