News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022



2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Iceland

Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief and practice, as long as it is not prejudicial to good morals or public order. The constitution also protects the right to form religious associations. It names the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) as the state church, to which the government ...


Census Bureau: 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey shows 'population undercounts and overcounts by state and D.C.'

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a survey which shows population overcounts and undercounts for the nation.


EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates new EPA program to protect children’s health, reduce pollution, and boost American manufacturing


Carbon County Man Charged With Drug Trafficking

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Roberto Magobet, age 44, of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was indicted on May 31, 2022, by a federal grand jury and charged with drug trafficking.


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations discussed on June 1 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The constitution stipulates everyone is free to choose his or her faith. It makes the state responsible for “protecting the religious…interests of the people" and establishes Roman Catholicism as the state religion. The constitution stipulates individuals may practice other religious faiths within the ...


Foxx, Banks, Owens Blast AFT-NewsGuard “Misinfo” Partnership

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN), and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent letters to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and...


Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for a Foreign-Built Vessel: SKY (Motor); Invitation for Public Comments discussed on June 1 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Law Enforcement Initiative Leads to Charges Against Nine Men for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses

News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. has announced that an investigation into a drug trafficking organization based out of Ascension Parish has resulted in a federal grand jury superseding indictment leading to the arrest of nine men on various firearm and drug trafficking offenses.


New Bern Man Receives 18 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking

News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Jonathan Pak, 36, of Craven County, was sentenced to 216 months in prison for the distribution of approximately five kilograms of methamphetamine, two and a half kilograms of cocaine, more than 390 grams of heroin and 160 grams of fentanyl.


Call for Review Editor Nominations for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) discussed on June 1 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The constitution provides for the right, individually or jointly with others, to adhere to any religion or to no religion, and to participate in religious customs and ceremonies. The constitution states, “Religious associations shall be separate from the state and shall not interfere in state affairs."...


News Release: U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver on-camera remarks for the release of the 2021 International Religious Freedom Report on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the U.S. Department of State.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Nevada today, where she announced significant policy and organizational updates to advance clean energy production on public lands and meet the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of a net-zero economy by 2050.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Luxembourg

Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including the right to practice one’s religious beliefs and express one’s religious opinions in public, and it prohibits compulsory participation in religious services or observance of religious groups’ days of rest. At year’s end, the European Court ...


The US Transportation Department published a seven page proposed rule on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Monaco

Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and its public expression and prohibits compelling participation in religious ceremonies. Roman Catholicism is the state religion, and state ceremonies often include Catholic rituals. Religious groups must apply to the government to build a public place ...


News Release: BOSTON - The principal of a Connecticut environmental consulting firm was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for paying bribes to procure consulting contracts at higher educational institutions in Massachusetts and New York.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Honduras

Release: The constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions. Religious organizations may register as legal entities classified as religious associations and thereby acquire tax-exempt status and other government benefits. On Sept. 30, the Inter-Ecclesiastical Forum (FIH) - an evangelical Protestant...