News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - A former college dean has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for embezzling more than $650,000 from a national student organization working to improve minority representation in the pharmacy industry.

By DOE Newswire | May 5, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the distribution of $57,675,000 in historic preservation grants for states, territories, and partnering nations, and $16 million to more than 200 Tribal historic preservation offices.

By State Newswire | May 5, 2022
U.S. EMBASSY WINDHOEK PAS ANNUAL PROGRAM grant opened on May 5.

By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Program - Region 2 grant opened on May 5.

By John Kelly | May 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture renewed the People's Garden Initiative across the country.
By State Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Oslo from May 6-7 and London from May 8-11 to engage with government counterparts to accelerate cooperation to address the climate crisis, including ocean-climate linkages such as green shipping, conserving and restoring forests, reducing ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Bluefield man was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Defendant Accused of Fighting With Officer, Breaking Window.
By US DOT Newswire | May 5, 2022
There was activity on two bills related to the Environment and Public Works Committee on May 4.
By State Newswire | May 5, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: For Conspiring to Straw Purchasing Firearms.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JEFFERY N. CROSSLAND was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in prison, RAYMOND E. ROBINSON, a pastor, was sentenced on March 18, 2022 to 42 months in prison and STEPHEN C. PARENTE was sentenced on March 19, 2022 to 33 months in prison for conspiring to defraud four churches and a real estate development company out of more than $3.5 million.

By Press release submission | May 5, 2022
After the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation showed prices increased by 6.6 percent, the highest since 1982

By Press release submission | May 5, 2022
Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced the introduction of House and Senate legislation to modernize the nation’s severely antiquated hardrock mining law.

By Press release submission | May 5, 2022
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a slate of bills under the House Committee on Natural Resources' jurisdiction, including three introduced by the late U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska).

By Press release submission | May 5, 2022
“We’ve made great strides by moving toward prevention-focused services, but it’s crucial to ensure we do a better job of preparing foster youth for a successful transition to adulthood.

By Press release submission | May 5, 2022
Republican leaders of the Senate and House Committees with oversight of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are raising concerns with a recent decision to severely restrict coverage of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

By Press release submission | May 5, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on hydropower licensing and the proposals outlined in the Uncommon Dialogue proposal on Thursday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m.

By Press release submission | May 5, 2022
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Fiscal Year 2023 HHS Budget:”I am pleased to have Secretary Becerra before us today to discuss the Biden Administration’s fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Budgets are an expression of our values.