News from March 2022
By EPA Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a partnership with the European Union to increase American exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) to Europe.
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: Bureau of Counterterrorism Acting Principal Deputy Coordinator Christopher A. Landberg travels to Jordan March 24-28 to participate in the Iraq Border Security and Traveler Screening Workshop and hold bilateral meetings with his Jordanian counterparts.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 26, 2022
Residents in Sunset, La., told Vice President Kamala Harris and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves about the stark digital divide caused by a localized lack of access to broadband and were told heard help is on the way.
By Timothy Stuckey | Mar 26, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applicants for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program to provide states with $200 million to buy locally grown food for school lunch programs, according to USDA March 17 news release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 26, 2022
A $3.5 million grant will help local and state workforce partners help workers find jobs and employers hire and retain skilled workers, according to a March 10 U.S. Department of Labor news release.
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met today with Italian MFA Secretary General Ettore Sequi in Washington, D.C. They discussed shared efforts to assist Ukraine in the face of Moscow’s unprovoked and unjustified war, to deliver humanitarian ...
By Press release submission | Mar 26, 2022
More than 2,000 families will have access to drinking water thanks to the repair of community aqueducts through allocations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for damage that resulted from Hurricane María.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: Lacey, Wash. - Nov. 5 through Dec. 2, 2021, severe storms threatened Clallam, Skagit, Whatcom counties and Lummi Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, and Quileute Tribe by bringing the largest and, for some areas, most severe, disaster to occur in history. As a result, over 1000 individuals were forced to evacuate.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: DALLAS, TX- An Arlington physician has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for fraud and drug crimes, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez.
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: During her August 2021 visit to Vietnam, Vice President Kamala Harris affirmed the importance of U.S. and Vietnamese efforts to ensure space activities are conducted in a responsible and sustainable manner. As part of those joint efforts, U.S. and Vietnamese officials met virtually March 22-24 for the third U.S.-Vietnam Civil Space Dialogue.
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
Release: Following is a joint statement on Armed Forces Day in Myanmar issued by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union and the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a first-of-its-kind action, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance to all 50 states and the nation’s territories encouraging them to designate more than 2,300 locally operated American Job Centers as voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
Release: WHO: U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the Government and people of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Greece as you celebrate the 201st anniversary of the founding of the Hellenic Republic.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
“Senate“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D289-D290 on March 21
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: $32.7 million in Funding for Broadband Infrastructure Projects Will Connect More Than 12,000 Households in Mississippi to High-Speed Internet Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joined Senator Roger Wicker in Jackson, Mississippi, to announce the details of a $32.7 million broadband infrastructure ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea of the Western District of Wisconsin announced that Jose A. Mendoza-Cortez, 32, a citizen of Mexico found in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, was sentenced...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: Los Alamos, New Mexico - Santa Clara Pueblo and Bandelier National Monument have entered into a new agreement that will allow collaboration between the Pueblo and the Monument on a variety of projects in the coming years. Members of Santa Clara and Bandelier staff celebrated the agreement with a signing...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: EL PASO - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited El Paso, Texas, today with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar to meet with local officials and community members and to learn about their vision for increasing access to, and conservation of, outdoor spaces. During the visit, Secretary Haaland highlighted ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that a federal jury returned a guilty verdict on March 23, 2022, against Muhammad Usama, 25, of Houston, for knowingly possessing 100 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance, with intent to distribute it.
