News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s really a pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Shoukry and all of the members of the Egyptian delegation here as we open the Egypt-U.S. Strategic Dialogue. Sameh, welcome again. It’s great to have you back in Washington. We had the opportunity to meet...


FEMA Provides $86M to Wisconsin Department of Health Services for COVID-19 Response

News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management Agency (WEM) announced today that $86,209,845 in federal funding has been made available to Wisconsin Department of Health Services for costs related to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the federal disaster declaration of April 4, 2020.


Women’s Economic Empowerment in APEC: Reflecting on a Decade of Impact

News Release: Since the United States last hosted APEC in 2011, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members have worked over the last decade to elevate women’s economic empowerment as a driver of inclusive economic growth. APEC economies have expanded women’s economic participation and opportunities across the...


EXPERT: ‘Government Should Not be in Charge of Child Care’

News Release: EXPERT: ‘Government Should Not be in Charge of Child Care’.


New York Times: Dems’ Bill Could Cost $4 Trillion, Adds to Deficit, Handouts to Rich

News Release: New York Times: Dems’ Bill Could Cost $4 Trillion, Adds to Deficit, Handouts to Rich.


News Release: WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Under Biden’s Reconciliation Bill, Family Businesses Face Highest Tax Rates in the Developed World.


Akron Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Distribution of Carfentanil That Caused Death

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Ellis J. Wilson, 27, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge Dan Aaron Polster to 20 years in prison after Wilson pleaded guilty to distribution or carfentanil with an enhanced penalty, distribution of carfentanil and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.


News Release: Big Cypress National Preserve Seeks Public Input on Draft Water Management Plan - to increase water flow, reduce wildfires and improve habitat.


News Release: UPDATED: Democrats’ Latest Crippling Tax Hikes Punish Workers & Families, Send Jobs Overseas, Crush Small Business, & Make Labor Shortage Worse.


Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: BOSTON - A Texas woman pleaded guilty today to her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently claim COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Justin Andrew Beardsley, 33, of Parkersburg, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Assaulting a Federal Officer.


$279 Million in Federal Funding Fuels New York Two Months After Hurricane Ida

News Release: NEW YORK - When the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck the Northeast, New Yorkers were stunned by its ferocity. Floodwaters poured into a New York City subway station, turned streets into rivers and left sections of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway impassable.


News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Marvin Forbes, age 49, from Orlando, FL, was sentenced to 37 months of incarceration by Judge Robert A. Molloy on his conviction of Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana after qualifying as a career offender in federal court.


Berkeley County man sentenced for firearms violation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Nathan Johnson, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years of probation for a firearms violation, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


Champaign Woman Convicted of Providing a Firearm to a Felon

News Release: URBANA, Ill. - Lawanda Moore, 31, of the 200 block of Arcadia Drive in Champaign, Illinois, pleaded guilty on November 5, 2021, to unlawfully transferring a firearm to a convicted felon. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 7, 2022, in federal court in Urbana, Illinois.


News Release: On Monday, November 8, 2021, at approximately 8:00 a.m., National Park Service dispatchers received a report of a vehicle off the road near Milepost 386 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. NPS Rangers, along with Buncombe County rescue personnel, responded to the scene to find two deceased occupants of the vehicle.


New Jersey man admits to role in drug conspiracy

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Aquilino Javier Lorenzo-Rivera, of Blackwood, New Jersey, has admitted to his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


Get Home Repair Advice Nov. 8-13 at Lowe’s on Staten Island

News Release: NEW YORK - As the people of New York repair and rebuild their homes, FEMA has teamed with Lowe’s home-improvement store on Staten Island to provide free information and tips on how to make homes damaged by natural disasters stronger and safer.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.