News from June 2022
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
FY 2022 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program grant opened on June 3.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution recognizes Buddhism as the state’s “spiritual heritage," provides for freedom of religion, and bans discrimination based on religious belief. The constitution states religious institutions and personalities shall remain “above politics." The law restricts religious speech and written...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution states that the country is secular, prohibits religious discrimination, provides for freedom of religion or belief, bans the use of religion for political ends, and stipulates that impositions on freedom of conscience stemming from “religious fanaticism" shall be punishable by law. Following...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: IPEF will strengthen our ties in this critical region to define the coming decades for technological innovation and the global economy Framework will create a stronger, fairer, more resilient economy for families, workers, and businesses in the United States and in the Indo-Pacific region Today in Tokyo, ...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion; provides for freedom of belief, religion, and worship; and states no one “shall be obligated by coercive measures to declare his or her ideology or beliefs." According to media reports, the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and progovernment...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religion, prohibits discrimination based on religion, and mandates the separation of the activities of state and religious institutions. The law requires religious institutions to register with authorities but provides little detail on registration...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The former administrative manager of a carpenters’ union pension fund today admitted embezzling approximately $140,000 and making false statements on a required report to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution provides protections for religious freedom with “reasonable restrictions" to ensure public order and the rights of other individuals. The constitution provides for the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and belief and to the free exercise of religion. Governmental functions usually began and ended with a Christian prayer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - The Department of Justice announced it has reached a settlement agreement with DeKalb County, Georgia, that will resolve its lawsuit alleging the county violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it retaliated against former administrative assistant Cemetra Brooks, first by extending...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of the United States of America and Bangladesh.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: Defendant faces separate state charges in Santa Cruz County for Ben Lomond shooting.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship and of religious instruction. There is no official state religion, although Catholicism is the predominant religion. Religious organizations may register with the government under the regulations provided for nonprofit corporate bodies.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - To bolster community colleges’ and other institutions’ efforts to deliver more equitable education and training, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of a $50 million funding opportunity to help people in marginalized and underrepresented populations overcome barriers to the career and technical education programs they need to be connected to good-paying jobs.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The country’s laws and Supreme Court rulings protect the freedoms of conscience, faith, religion, and worship, regardless of an individual’s religious affiliation. The 1992 Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty describes the country as a “Jewish and democratic state." The 2018 Basic Law: Israel - The...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LAWRENCE ROBERTSON (“ROBERTSON"), age 37, pled guilty on June 2, 2022 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1)...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution states no law may be passed to establish a state religion or impair the free exercise of religion. Senior government officials regularly met with religious leaders to promote the government’s commitment to freedom of religion. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some U.S. missionaries,...
