News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship. The law prohibits religious discrimination and provides civil remedies to victims of discrimination. Religion and state are officially separate. The National Office of Religious Affairs (ONAR) is charged with facilitating communication...


Commemorating the life of Pelagia Malgenak

News Release: KING SALMON, Alaska -- Katmai National Park and Preserve will host a public unveiling ceremony of a "Monument Commemorating the life of Pelagia Malgenak" on June 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm in the King Salmon Visitor Center. All are invited to come and learn more about this incredible person.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging BIMAEL ACEVEDO-ROMAN, 28, of Meriden, with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.


USDA Celebrates National Homeownership Month

News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Programs to Help People Buy, Build, Repair and Rent Homes in Rural, Tribal and Underserved Communities


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Malta

Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religious worship and prohibits religious discrimination. The constitution establishes Roman Catholicism as the state religion and mandates Catholic religious teaching in state schools, from which students may opt out. The government did not introduce ...


Release: The constitution grants individuals the right to choose, practice, and change religions; it prohibits discrimination based on religion. The constitution also states secular ethics are the basis for public service and the legal system. The law requires all religious groups to register with the government;...



Biden Administration and EPA Announce $113M to fund Great Lakes Restoration Projects near Duluth, Minnesota

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law accelerating long-awaited work in St. Louis River Area of Concern on Lake Superior


Mercer Island, WA Student Earns National EPA Recognition for Agriculture Project

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that two high school students -- Josephine “Josie” Barber, a junior at Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island, Washington and Mason Sufnarski, a senior at Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw



Hultquist: 'It’s possible Iran aimed to disrupt and harass U.S. targets'

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has alleged hackers from Iran were responsible for hacking the Boston Children’s Hospital computer network last June.


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth-City of Superior 4th of July Fireworks on June 1

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


U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $41.55 Million Loan for Significant Rural Road Safety Project in Oklahoma

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that its Build America Bureau has provided a low-interest, long-term loan of $41.55 million to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to finance 49 percent of the $85.97 million in eligible costs for the Rural Two-Lane Advancement . .


There is one release scheduled to be published on June 3.


New notice from National Park Service to be published on June 3

There is one release scheduled to be published on June 3.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Andorra

Release: The constitution provides for freedom of individuals to manifest their religion or belief and prohibits religious discrimination. It names two co-princes - the President of France and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain - as joint heads of state. In accordance with the constitution ...


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Pakistan

Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion and requires all provisions of the law to be consistent with Islam. The constitution states, “Subject to law, public order, and morality, every citizen shall have the right to profess, practice, and propagate his religion." It also states, “A person...


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL AVENATTI was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court by United States District Judge Jesse M. Furman to 48 months in prison for fraud and aggravated identity theft. AVENATTI was previously found guilty on February 4, 2022, following a two-week jury trial.


Registered Sex Offender Is Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

News Release: The Defendant Traveled from Buffalo, New York to Western North Carolina to Engage In Sexual Activity with a Minor.


Bogus Online Auto Auction Participant Indicted For Bank Fraud

News Release: Defendant Charged For His Alleged “Money Mule" Role In Scheme That Defrauded 117 Buyers And Netted Nearly $2 Million.