News from October 2020
By EPA Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiating a Section 230 rulemaking process...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: HINES, Ore. - Did you know the Bureau of Land Management has Resource Advisory Councils - made up of people just like you - that give citizen-based advice and recommendations on the management of public lands? These groups provide an opportunity for individuals from all backgrounds and interests to have a stronger impact on the decisions made for public lands.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiating a Section 230 rulemaking process...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Oversight Marcia Fudge released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rule to strip Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits away from able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister is reminding educators and parents in Kansas not to let COVID-19 distract from keeping students and children safe on the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Jason Douglas Black, 37, of Noorvik, was sentenced, by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 54 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to illegally possessing...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur today announced awards of $2,905,629 in Department of Justice grants to fight drug abuse and addiction in the District of Maryland. The grants were awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and are part of more than $341 million going to communities nationwide.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada is asking the public to review and provide comment on a Determination of NEPA Adequacy for six parcels (6,028 acres) in Nye County proposed for inclusion in the March 9, 2021 oil and gas lease sale. A determination of NEPA adequacy is used to determine...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich today announced awards of $2,463,568 in Department of Justice grants to fight drug abuse and addiction in the District of Nevada. The grants were awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and are part of more than $341 million going to communities nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Al-Teric Garrett, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister is reminding educators and parents in Kansas not to let COVID-19 distract from keeping students and children safe on the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Christopher P. Tenorio (619) 909-7556.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Daquan Seabrook, age 25, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release by Chief United States District Court Judge John E. Jones III, for drug trafficking.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - At the request of U.S. Senators Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee, the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Murdo, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Oct. 19, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor has executed a region wide corporate settlement agreement with Target Corp. to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety at about 200 of the retailer's stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Two brothers made their initial appearances in federal court on Friday for allegedly transporting 100 pounds of methamphetamine from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Christopher P. Tenorio (619) 909-7556.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Murdo, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Oct. 19, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) criticized the mainstream media for ignoring findings from his committee’s investigation into conflicts of interest concerning the Biden family during an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News Monday night.
