News from June 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: DENVER -Flood insurance rate map updates for Deuel County, South Dakota are nearing completion. The new maps will provide unincorporated Deuel County and the Cities of Clear lake and Gary with more accurate flood risk information that can help local officials and residents make informed decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, spoke in favor S. 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, while managing the bill on the House Floor. The landmark legislation establishes Juneteenth-which is celebrated on June 19th-as a federal holiday.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “Starships and Stripes Forever - An Examination of the FAA’s Role in the Future of Spaceflight":
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Moorhead man, Phillip Jones, Jr., 33, was arrested and charged with firearms violations after a juvenile was killed by a bullet fired from a gun that Jones allegedly possessed, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Johnson City, Texas - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 75,000 visitors to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in 2020 spent a total of $4.5 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 64 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $6.5 million.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 488,332 visitors to Cape Lookout National Seashore in 2020 spent $21,905,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 304 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $23,491,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Sherman Evans Jr., a/k/a “Face Evans", age 33, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty yesterday to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: DENVER - Unincorporated Jefferson County and the Cities of Lakewood, Edgewater and Wheat Ridge flood insurance rate map updates for Sanderson Gulch and Sloan’s Lake Drainageway and its Tributaries are nearing completion. The new maps will provide these areas with more accurate flood risk information that can help local officials and residents make informed decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Farmer Jacks Produce LLC violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) by failing to pay a reparation award in the amount of $11,031 in March 2021. As a result, USDA imposed sanctions on the business, including requiring that all principals may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA approval.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips appeared in court today on charges that include attempted murder and murder as part of a RICO conspiracy.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
Release: More information about Cambodia is available on the Cambodia page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Helped Hackers Evade Defenses of U.S. Businesses and Conduct Malicious Cyber Attacks.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden Administration withdrew a Trump Administration proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rule that would have eliminated broad-based categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and potentially kept millions of Americans from the temporary food assistance they need...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) wants to hear from you as we begin to develop a vision and goals for the future of a portion of Anacostia Park. We are creating a plan to study the existing conditions and develop a set of recommendations for park improvements that will provide an enhanced visitor experience, while continuing to protect natural and cultural resources.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it has signed the Decision Record approving the Travel Management Resource Management Plan Amendment for the 1.5-million acre White River Field Office in northwestern Colorado. The decision provides access for diverse recreational opportunities, including off-road motorized areas and places for high-quality big game hunting in non-motorized areas.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington-Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding reports of Russian mercenaries accused of human rights abuses in the Central African Republic...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the Department of Education’s announcement that LGBTQIA+ students will be protected against discrimination under Title IX.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal firearms and drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips appeared in court today on charges that include attempted murder and murder as part of a RICO conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
