News from September 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.3 million grant to the city of Big Spring, Texas, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements at the Crossroads Business Park.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by many colleagues, introduced the Simplified Joint Consolidation Separation Act (H.R. 8909), which will establish a more efficient process for separating joint consolidation loans to ensure timely relief for borrowers.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: Medford, Oregon - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved a plan to increase safety at the Anderson Butte area by temporarily prohibiting recreational target shooting in certain areas. The temporary closures will last up to two years, covering 11 sites totaling roughly 50 acres of public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There was activity on seven bills related to the Judiciary Committee on Sept. 20.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: MADISON, WI - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Wisconsin On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program, Knutson Construction and area labor unions are partnering to protect worker safety and health during construction of the Mayo Clinic Health Systems’ Bed Tower project in La Crosse.
By State Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Relations Committee on Sept. 20.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: $10 Million Conspiracy Distributed 1,000 Kilos of Meth.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There are five releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 22.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: House Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee leaders introduced legislation to honor the late Congresswoman Walorski by reauthorizing the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. The bill increases funding for services that aid new parents and their children...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $220 million in eight new school feeding projects that are expected to benefit more than a million children across 2,200 schools in food-insecure countries in Africa and East Asia, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 21, 2022
In a 60 Minutes interview, President Joe Biden said the U.S. would defend Taiwan if China were to attack the island, but a White House official later "corrected” Biden's statement and said Washington’s stance on Taiwan has not changed.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
Release: Funding Will Support Communities Interested in Learning About Interim Storage
By Lucas Nava | Sep 21, 2022
The 77-year-old North Central West Virginia Airport will use $15 million of federal funding to build a new terminal to replace one that's been in use since 1966.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA - A federal grand jury in Florence returned a five-count indictment against Troy Benjamin Bittner, 53, of Myrtle Beach, for defrauding a local resort out of nearly $1 million during the pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - From 1993 to 2021, the rate of violent victimization in the United States declined from 79.8 to 16.5 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, the Bureau of Justice Statistics announced. Violent victimization includes rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault and simple assault. The overall violent victimization rate did not change between 2020 and 2021.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.3 million grant to the Mason County Public Service District, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, for a new wastewater treatment plant to support business development and job growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a St. Louis man to five years and 10 months in prison for using stolen or fake identification documents to buy, lease or steal three cars and a $5,600 puppy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: DETROIT - Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Marrocco pleaded guilty to extortion by withholding county permits from businessmen who refused to contribute to Marrocco’s campaign accounts, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
