News from December 2022
By Karen Kidd | Dec 9, 2022
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg got a warm welcome earlier this month for his visit to one of the world's busiest cargo hubs at Louisville International Airport in Kentucky.
By Jonathan Dingler, communications director of China Aid | Dec 9, 2022
(Midland, Texas) China Aid Association is pleased to announce Ms. Xu Qin as the winner of the Lin Zhao Freedom Award 2022.
By USDA Newswire Report | Dec 9, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced an agreement with the state of New Jersey for nearly $5 million to boost the state’s purchase of nutritious, locally produced goods for school mean programs.
By Tamara Browning | Dec 9, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation will give $1.69 million to nine projects to conduct pilot testing on proposed water treatment technologies that will make unusable water usable.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a letter signed by 10 other Members of Congress from California to the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) outlining needed improvements...
By State Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Tamara Browning | Dec 9, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the Pacific Islands for efforts in improving waste reduction and recycling.
By State Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
Release: Counselor of the Department Derek Chollet will travel to Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, and Belgium with an interagency delegation from December 11-17. This visit underscores the enduring U.S. commitment to the peace, stability, and prosperity of the region.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
News Release: A federal jury convicted former prison warden Ray J. Garcia of seven counts involving sexually abusive conduct against three female victims who were serving prison sentences and one count of making false statements to government agents.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
News Release: Alaska - The U.S. Marshals, Anchorage Police Department and Alaska State Troopers have partnered to create a Sex Offender Task Force utilizing the resources and jurisdictions of each agency to ensure the compliance of convicted sex offenders living in Alaska. The overall mission of this recently created, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
BJA FY 2022 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program grant opened on Dec. 9.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jorge Torres, 23, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced to 27 months of imprisonment today in United States District Court by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III. Torres previously pleaded...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program - Toxic Reduction Lead grant opened on Dec. 9.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
F23AS00080 - Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement grant opened on Dec. 9.
By Karen Kidd | Dec 9, 2022
The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs will be working closer to improve law enforcement in Indian Country according to an agreement announced during the recent White House Tribal Nations Summit.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
News Release: A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment charging two Illinois men with bank fraud in connection with payment processing companies they operated.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today continued his investigation of Big Pharma’s tax practices with a final request to Amgen for voluntary compliance in providing information about efforts to avoid billions in taxes through profit-shifting to subsidiaries in Puerto Rico.
By State Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the State Department’s decision to make changes to its ‘China House’ plan based on feedback the senator provided:
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced that the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Blair Dawn Hart, 31 years old, of Scranton.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
