News from February 2023
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will convene the next meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) at 2:00pm EST on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: When you consider the words “National Park" what images come to mind?
By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s full committee markup of Energy and Commerce’s Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will conduct a prescribed burn at the CJ Strike Bruneau Duck Ponds located 12 miles south of Mountain Home between Feb. 9 and March 31, 2023, depending on weather and vegetation conditions. The 93-acre burn will enhance wetland habitat and improve recreation opportunities.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
U.S. Embassy Philippines PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 10.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement in response to the first reading of 2022 Q4 GDP showing 2.9 percent annualized growth...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: By Alisson Vera. As one of the fastest growing cities in Oregon, Bend saw more than 267,000 people floating down the Deschutes River during the 2021 river recreation season - up 30% from 2020. Carving its way through canyons and beautiful desert landscapes, the Deschutes River is a 250-mile river that...
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
Release: Today, the United States welcomes 222 individuals who had been imprisoned by the Government of Nicaragua for exercising their fundamental freedoms and have endured lengthy unjust detentions. The release of these individuals, one of whom is a U.S. citizen, by the Government of Nicaragua marks a constructive...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s full committee markup of Energy and Commerce’s Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on its Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) program funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. This program provides EPA with approximately $3 billion for ECJ program grants and technical assistance for environmental and climate justice efforts that benefit overburdened communities.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s full committee markup of Energy and Commerce’s Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Reading is crucial to a child’s educational development and future success. This is why staff from the Law Enforcement Coordination and Community Outreach Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida hold weekly readings for pre-kindergarten children in at-risk South Florida schools.
By Tamara Browning | Feb 10, 2023
The diversified Alaska Native investment corporation Bristol Bay Native Corporation was among nearly 20 American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native entities that received more than $2.5 million from a U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs grant program for developing Tribal energy resources.
By USDA Newswire Report | Feb 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a special library to increase transparency for cattle producers by providing insight on key terms, conditions and volumes related to cattle contracting.
By Sam Jackson | Feb 10, 2023
A New York man has been charged with child exploitation, enticement of minors and firearm possession as a felon.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Korean War Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor Recipient. Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York. Date of Birth: Aug. 26, 1927. Place of Death: Haman, South Korea. Date of Death: August 6, 1950. Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery. Cemetery Name: Farmingdale, New York. William...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - A Haines man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting minors.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) will continue to serve as the top Republican of the powerful Senate Finance Committee in the 118th Congress. The Senate Finance Committee oversees more than 50 percent of the federal budget, and Crapo’s position gives Idaho a strong voice in legislation...
