News from June 2022

By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: Hizballah continues to exploit the private sector and commercial activity to fund its illicit and destabilizing activities. The United States is committed to protecting the international financial system from Hizballah’s abuses and to supporting legitimate businesses in Lebanon, Iraq, and the broader...

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion, subject to limitations to ensure public order, health, and safety or to protect the rights of others. The law does not provide a means for religious groups to acquire legal status. A draft bill to grant them such ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: Crimea. In February 2014, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 adopted on March 27, 2014, and entitled Territorial Integrity of Ukraine states the Autonomous Republic of Crimea remains internationally recognized as within Ukraine’s ...

By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management is kicking off Great Outdoors Month by finalizing two land acquisitions in Colorado and Wyoming that will unlock over 40,000 acres of previously inaccessible public land.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A citizen of the Dominican Republic who was extradited to the United States on money laundering charges made his initial appearance in New Jersey federal court, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: Interagency effort to address drought issues through existing and new programs and resources from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: The Fundamental Law, the country’s constitution, provides for freedom of religion, including freedom to choose, change, or manifest religion or belief, cites “the role of Christianity" in “preserving nationhood," and values “various religious traditions." The Law prohibits religious discrimination and ...
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 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 2, 2022
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship and prohibits discrimination based on religion. According to the most recent data, in 2020 the government granted citizenship to 20,892 descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition and rejected 163 applicants; 54,160 applications ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA -Roderick L. Robinson, 55, of Port St. Joe, Florida, also known as “Raggedy" and “Rags," was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The United States Senate confirmed S. Lane Tucker as the United States Attorney for the District of Alaska on May 17, 2022, and she was sworn in on May 31. She was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on January 26 of this year.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on June 3.

By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: The constitution provides every person the right to “freedom of thought, conscience, and religion," and it specifies the separation of church and state. By law, eight “traditional" religious groups (seven Christian groups and Jews) receive rights and privileges other groups do not. On Nov. 10, the ...

By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: The constitution recognizes Roman Catholicism as the state religion; the law requires the state to contribute to the Catholic Church’s maintenance. The constitution prohibits the state from impeding the free exercise of religions that does not impugn “universal morality or proper behavior," and it provides...

By Press release submission | Jun 2, 2022
Interagency effort to address drought issues through existing and new programs and resources from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

By Press release submission | Jun 2, 2022
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will host a virtual Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Workshop on August 30, 2022.

By Press release submission | Jun 2, 2022
Nationally, 83 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $32 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 95,000 jobs