News from September 2022

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence woman has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston of drug trafficking offenses in connection with her role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.

By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
There are seven releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 9.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System grant opened on Sept. 8.
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Brazil on the 200th anniversary of your independence on September 7th.

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 8, 2022
As Republican members of Congress prepare to roll out their “Commitment to America” plan, U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Michael McCaul discussed the importance of reining in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: St. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Hurricane Irma's winds of more than 150 mph, along with bands of wind-driven rain, severely damaged the power grids on St. Thomas and St. John. The storm blew away roofs from hundreds of homes and damaged other critical services, including medical facilities and schools.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: Mammoth Cave is officially six miles longer. The new additions bring the total length of the cave to 426 miles. The announcement comes during the park’s 50th Anniversary celebration of the Flint Ridge-Mammoth Cave connection which earned Mammoth Cave the title of longest cave in the world.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - The former owner of a Richmond-based assisted living facility was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for health care fraud after diverting over $800,000 in federal and state benefits that were intended to pay for the care of the facility’s residents.

By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 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 Minnesota under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.

By DOL Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - To provide people too often marginalized and underrepresented in the U.S. with a route to good-paying jobs, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $45 million in grant funding to 13 colleges in 12 states to help expand career and technical education programs.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Ross Fork Fire burning in Blaine County, Idaho.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Edward Maxwell, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was indicted today on multiple drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 9.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: YOUNGSTOWN - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that fourteen individuals were charged today in a forty-six-count indictment with operating a drug trafficking organization that allegedly distributed crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues throughout the Youngstown area.

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Narkevia Lewis, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for her role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
There was activity on two bills related to the Foreign Relations Committee on Sept. 7.

By DOL Newswire | Sep 8, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - In the spirit of this week’s Labor Day celebration, the U.S. Department of Labor is collaborating with the Small Business Administration , the National Labor Relations Board and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services to release a first-of-its-kind digital toolkit for employers seeking guidance on supporting and responding to their employees interested in exercising their right to form or join a union.