News from February 2023
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Transatlantic Democracy Innovation Fund grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 15, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced additional funding for Superfund site cleanup projects.
By DOL Newswire Report | Feb 15, 2023
A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation determined the death of a 17-year-old Pennsylvania worker, who was partially pulled into a woodchipper, could have been prevented if the company followed federal safety standards.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 15, 2023
U.S. Department of Energy proposed new appliance efficiency standards for refrigerators and washing machines.
By Tamara Browning | Feb 15, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security’s Use of Force Policy has been updated, a first since 2018.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Nassau, The Bahamas, from February 14-16 and Munich, Germany from February 17-18. In Nassau, Secretary Kerry will continue efforts to advance international cooperation among nations particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis at the 44th...
By Commerce Newswire Report | Feb 15, 2023
Financial experts told the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Feb. 14 that the years with cryptocurrency have shown ample evidence of the “dire harm” it inflicts throughout society.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Located approximately 8 miles SE South Pass City, Wyoming. Significance: The confluence of trails and one of the key components in the growth of the American nation. Designation: Certified Site. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. MANAGED BY: Jim Hellyer; Prior planning with an organized group is...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Jose Anastacio Osorio Diaz, a/k/a Kenneth Rodriguez, 48, from Mexico, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess illegal narcotics with intent to distribute. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Garnell Eugene Graves, age 59, of Baltimore, to 50 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for four counts of sexual exploitation of a child related to his sexual abuse of five minor victims. The sentence was imposed late on Feb. 10, 2023.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Enhancing Border Security Cooperation in Kenya and Somalia grant opened on Feb. 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHANEL GALLE, of New Orleans, LA, age 44, was indicted on Feb. 10, 2023 by a federal grand jury for two counts of making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DAVID STONE was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil to 28 months in prison for his participation in an insider trading scheme. STONE previously pled guilty to one count of securities fraud.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is posting its fiscal year 2022 enforcement activity summary data, which provides information about enforcement efforts in the areas of biotechnology, agricultural quarantine inspection, animal and plant health, and animal welfare and horse protection.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Ocala, FL - This morning, members of the U.S. Marshals, Florida-Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Matthew Rutter, 29. Rutter was wanted by the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office and Conneaut Police Department for rape and three counts of gross sexual imposition.
