News from May 2022
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy Offenses
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
Chemist Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets, Economic Espionage and Wire Fraud
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
Two Men Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
“I applaud Secretary Vilsack and USDA on announcing the Emergency Relief Program, which is an updated and streamlined version of WHIP+” said Chairman David Scott.
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
Quinoa (pronounced "KEEN-wah") is increasingly popular as a high-protein, slightly nutty flavored grain-like seed that can be made into flour for bread and pasta, used in soups and cereal, eaten as a snack food, and fermented into alcoholic beverages like beer.
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices of processed wood products, such as softwood lumber and plywood, nearly quadrupled.
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.7 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support West Virginia as it recovers from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.8 million grant to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for construction of the Blackstone River Bikeway.
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
California Communities Will Receive Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants to Help Build A Better America While Advancing Environmental Justice
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the Big Sky Economic Development Authority in Billings, Montana will receive a $500,000 Brownfields assessment grant to complete environmental site assessments and create economic redevelopment opportunities in the East Billings Urban Renewal District.
By Press release submission | May 19, 2022
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently overseeing a groundwater investigation for 1,4-dioxane west of the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund site in Uniontown, Ohio.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today from Washington, D.C. following the presentation of applications by Finland and Sweden to join NATO, which the United States welcomes and supports.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Good morning. The Oversight Subcommittee meets today to discuss a very important topic: Taxpayer Fairness Across the IRS.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
There are 10 releases scheduled to be published on May 20.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Dear Mr. Ford: I write seeking information related to Abbott Laboratories’ (Abbott) international tax practices, including the methods employed by Abbott to pay a stunningly low effective tax rate that has averaged just under 12% over the last three years.[1] I also seek to understand how much was spent...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Charice Unruh, 42, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today in federal court in Spokane. Senior Judge Wm. Fremming Nielsen sentenced Unruh to 48 months in federal prison...
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Alabama under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: ALLENTOWN, Pa. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Lehigh Valley International Airport as travel volume picks up this month and into the summer.
