News from March 2022
By David Beasley | Mar 21, 2022
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has ordered new X-ray systems for carry-on items at airport checkpoints, a news release said.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on March 21.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Representative David McKinley (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) submitted the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Coalition’s official response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) first step in the process to select winning hydrogen hubs funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The proposal to participate can be found here.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Long Beach Police officer pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for distributing child pornography, including when he was on duty as a law enforcement officer.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Georgia NRCS Technical Outreach and Education for Fiscal Year 2022 grant opened on March 21.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
After two weeks of war and a bipartisan push in Congress, President Biden finally banned imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, will hold a hearing to examine the urgent need for the federal government to adopt better wildfire preparation measures, and discuss the human toll of wildfires that are becoming larger and more severe due to drought, global warming, and other climate stressors.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Gary Ryan, age 51, of Mechanicville, New York, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual abuse and transportation of minors to engage in sexual activity. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Colonie Police Department Chief Michael Woods.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, held a hearing to examine the urgent need for the federal government to adopt better wildfire preparation measures and discuss the human toll of wildfires that are becoming larger and more severe due to drought, global warming, and other climate stressors.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union from Poland to discuss the current situation on the ground, the mounting humanitarian crisis, and what more the U.S. needs to be doing to support the Ukrainian people to defend themselves from Putin’s unprovoked full-scale war.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing their concern that the administration is working through Russian intermediaries to finalize an Iran nuclear deal without submitting it for Congressional consideration.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that TORISE BAKER, 38, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to a tax fraud offense.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much, and good morning, everyone. Stu, thank you for those very kind words, but also thank you for so many decades of extraordinary service to this country and to its ideals.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - Two Rhode Island men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: The Department of State is taking action against PRC officials for their involvement in repressive acts against members of ethnic and religious minority groups and religious and spiritual practitioners inside and outside of China’s borders, including within the United States.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the State Department, I wish a Happy Nowruz to all those celebrating around the world. Whether in the United States, Iran, the broader Middle East, Central and South Asia, Europe, or elsewhere throughout the globe, we hope this new day brings health, happiness, and time to renew meaningful connections with friends and loved ones.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 21, 2022
A federal court has ordered a Massachusetts employer accused of threatening an employee to pay $25,000 in punitive damages plus $164,246 in wages and damages to eight other workers who were underpaid, the Department of Labor announced March 9.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Court Imposes Restrictions on Credit Repair Company to Protect Consumers.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Monday, March 21, 2022. He will tour the exhibit “Burma’s Path to Genocide” at 9:15 a.m.
