News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, requesting answers on why the administration is continuing its politically motivated delays of oil and gas lease sales, even at the detriment of state and local economies. In part, the members wrote:
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: TAMPA, FL - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor led to major changes by a Tampa employer in its pay practices that have the potential to affect the lives of more than 2,000 local workers.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) released the following joint statement regarding the Biden White House’s lack of leadership during the latest rollout of 5G technology:
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter today to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky requesting a briefing on the multiple crises that have occurred under her leadership at the agency.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) released the following joint statement regarding the Biden White House’s lack of leadership during the latest rollout of 5G technology...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2022 – “Today, the U.S. Trade Representative announced that the United States has prevailed in the first dispute settlement panel proceeding under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The panel agreed with the United States that Canada is unfairly restricting access to its market for U.S. dairy products by breaching its USMCA commitments regarding allocation of dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Kentucky man was sentenced to prison today for his involvement in a fentanyl distribution ring operating in the Huntington area. Leonard Brandon Joe Rice, 35, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for using a communication facility to facilitate a felony drug offense.
By State Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
Annual Program Statement for Public Affairs Cultural and Educational Programs (&"Public Diplomacy Grants Program&") grant opened on Jan. 18.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - With 2021 in the books, crews are gearing up for a busy year of projects that will build on previous accomplishments and continue altering the landscape in Oak Ridge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL SCHMEER, 52, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for downloading thousands of child sex abuses images and videos over the internet.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, welcomed Secretary Vilsack’s statement on USDA’s work to combat climate change using the resources provided through the 2018 Farm Bill, the American Rescue Plan Act, and other ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced today that OLGA MARINA ESTRADA-BARAHONA, age 44, was charged on Jan. 14, 2022 in a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK - A federal court in New York has ordered a Long Island pizzeria and its owner to pay $178,000 in back wages, damages and civil money penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer’s pay practices shortchanged workers when it failed to pay overtime wages.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - FEMA has announced that the National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) allocated $530 million to jurisdictions (counties and cities) across the country to assist our nation’s hungry and homeless populations.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: BURLINGTON, NC – To ensure nursing mothers can care for their newborns and earn a living, federal law requires employers to designate a place for them to express milk privately without fear of intrusion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: POCATELLO - An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Antonio Castellanos, 38, of Whittier, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY – While nursing home workers continue to put themselves at-risk as the nation battles the ongoing pandemic, federal investigators found that the pay practices of three Oklahoma City-area nursing homes denied 129 workers all of their hard-earned wages.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: St. Marys, GA - Cumberland Island National Seashore is planning to implement prescribed burn operations in seven burn units on the north end of the island. The seven burn units are in the Settlement Area adjacent to the 2019 Whitney Fire and were previously burned in 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced additional regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors.
