News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Luis Raul Perez Rodriguez (50, Orlando) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances. Perez Rodriguez faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

USCBC: Tariffs on China 'causing serious harm' to businesses

By T.H. Lawrence | Mar 28, 2022

The U.S.-China Business Council is frustrated and dismayed by a decision on tariff exclusions on imported good and products from China announced March 23.

DOS-INL offers new grant application process starting March 28

Combating Corruption in Costa Ricas Judicial Authority Through Ethics Training grant opened on March 28.

Commitments to Security and Prosperity Underscore Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Morocco

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Rabat, Morocco from March 28 to 30, where he will meet with Prime Minister Aziz Akhanouch and Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to exchange views on regional political issues and bilateral cooperation. The Secretary will also engage with Moroccan civil society leaders and participate in a media engagement.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Israeli President Isaac Herzog Before Their Meeting

News Release: Israel Presidency PRESIDENT HERZOG: So shalom, welcome, Secretary of State Antony, Tony, Blinken, a good friend, a long-time friend, and a great friend of the State of Israel. Your visit means a lot to us, and we welcome you whole-heartedly here in Jerusalem. And we congratulate you for joining this ...

The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

Release: President Biden believes deeply in the ability of U.S. global leadership to solve challenges, and the Administration recognizes that diplomacy and development are vital tools for advancing U.S. interests and values. That is why the Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget requests $60.4 billion for the Department...

Big South Fork Announces 2022 Spring Planting and Music Festival Line Up

A diverse range of the region’s most talented live music acts are currently scheduled to perform during the 22nd annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development FY 2023 Budget Request

Release: The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request includes $60.4 billion for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $1.9 billion or 3 percent above the Fiscal Year 2022 Request, and $7.4 billion or 14 percent above FY 2021 enacted levels. Reflecting the priority...

Great Sand Dunes Announces Free Programs and Events during “We Love Our National Park” Celebration in April

To honor the Great Sand Dunes National Park, and to celebrate being the Gateway Community, Visit Alamosa will launch the second annual, month-long ‘We Love Our National Park Celebration’ on April 1, 2022.

BLM Wheatland Off-Range Corral postpones April 1 adoption event

By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2022

News Release: WHEATLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Wheatland Off-Range Corral has postponed its scheduled April 1 wild horse and burro adoption event because some horses at the facility have an upper respiratory illness.

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Grand Canyon National Park Accepting Comments on Proposed Tuweep Day-use Tickets

Grand Canyon National Park is beginning civic engagement to seek comments on implementing a three-year pilot advance day-use reservation system to manage day-use visitation to the Tuweep Visitor Use Area including all park areas within Toroweap Valley and the Kanab Plateau.

2022 National Park Service Youth Conservation Corps Program at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is accepting applications for the National Park Service Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program for the 2022 season.

Chairman Neal Statement on President Biden’s FY23 Budget

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 28, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget...

Peters, Grassley, Hassan & Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Conflicts of Interest in Federal Contracting

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 28, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to help identify and mitigate potential conflicts of interest between taxpayer-funded...

Idaho Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Enticement of a Child

News Release: POCATELLO - An Idaho Falls man pleaded guilty in federal court to attempted coercion and enticement a child.

Albuquerque man appears in court following arrest for a string of bank robberies

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jason Smeltzer, 40, of Albuquerque, appeared in federal court on March 25 for a preliminary and detention hearing where he was charged with robbing four local banks. Smeltzer will be conditionally released to La Pasada Halfway House pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

Lincoln County Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Resulting in a Death

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Stanford, Ky., man, Donald Means, 55, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, after pleading guilty to distribution of a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, which resulted in the death of another person.

Chairs Meeks, Deutch Lead Letter to Secretary Blinken on Bolstering Tunisia’s Governance Amid Democratic Backsliding