News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: Defendant Knocked One Officer to Ground, Used Baton to Strike Others.


MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hold Town Hall on the Teacher Pay Crisis in America

News Release: Rebecca Pringle, the President of NEA, and Randi Weingarten, the President of AFT, will Join Sen. Sanders on Stage


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to improve the debris removal disaster contracting process for federal, local, tribal and state governments following natural disasters and will...


Notice published by Commerce Department on Feb. 13

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward for Ripped Jeans Robber After Albuquerque Bank Robbery

News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward for Ripped Jeans Robber After Albuquerque Bank Robbery.


West Virginia man faces COVID fraud charges after claiming  lost earnings while incarcerated

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A West Virginia man has been indicted on wire fraud charges after obtaining COVID relief money by claiming he was operating a food truck when he was actually in federal prison.


Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in North Dakota

News Release: BISMARCK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18,914,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in North Dakota.


News Release: Kevin G. Ritz will be formally installed as the 51st United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Nominated by President Joe Biden on July 29, 2022, Ritz was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on Sept. 22, 2022. As the United States Attorney, Ritz is the chief federal...


NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers

News Release: Following the deal reached this week with CSX, Sanders calls on remaining rail companies to take urgent action in new letter


READOUT: US Department of Labor expands OSHA’s ability to protect  all workers by certifying special visa applications to ensure effective enforcement

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker today to sign a memorandum that gives the Occupational Safety and Health Administration the authority to issue certifications in support of applications for U Nonimmigrant Status and T Nonimmigrant Status visas.


News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Camarasaurus lentus is a species of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of the Morrison Formation. Camarasaurus lentus was a herbivore, and grew up to fifty feet long, shorter in length than some of its contemporaries...



Mentoring a New Generation of Female Scientists

News Release: Guest post by Helen Mearns, Deputy Director of the Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) in the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Office of National Laboratories.


What did Justice Department publish on Feb. 13?

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DENVER – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $85,895,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Colorado.


USDA-AMS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 14

Farmers Market Promotion Program grant opened on Feb. 14.


El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. multa   a compañía jardinera por permitir que un empleado menor de edad trabajara en ocupaciones peligrosas, lo que provocó lesiones graves

News Release: AUSTIN, TX - Una investigación federal descubrió que una compañía de suministros de jardinería de Austin, donde un empleado de 17 años sufrió lesiones graves en un incidente de montacargas en junio de 2021, le permitió trabajar en ocupaciones peligrosas y prohibidas en violación de la ley federal de trabajo de menores de edad.


THURSDAY: Sanders and Braun to Hold Press Conference with Rail Workers to Demand Paid Sick Days

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 9th will hold a press conference with rail workers to demand companies provide them with at least seven paid sick...


Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $66 Million to Help New Jersey Communities Address Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water

News Release: NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $66.1 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), in drinking water in New Jersey. This investment, which is allocated ...


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.