News from January 2023
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $179,860 in back wages and liquidated damages from the owners of 10 Korean BBQ, sushi and hot pot restaurants in Las Vegas who failed to combine the hours of 121 employees when they worked at more than one location and did not pay workers overtime wages for the hours over 40 in a workweek.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL. - For homeowners and renters who sustained damage from the July 25-28 floods in St. Clair County, the deadline to apply for federal assistance has passed. In rare cases, though, you may be eligible to submit a late application to FEMA.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted a doctor formerly licensed in Ohio today for illegally prescribing controlled substance pills in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today hailed an announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outlining the timeline and mechanisms for Medicare drug price negotiation policies as it goes into effect this year...
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: Declaration between the Government of the United Mexican States, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the United States of America.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: Tribe Relies on 21st Century Solution To Combat Climate Threats, Support Resilient Community Services and Operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: On Sunday, Jan. 8, in connection with the North America Leaders’ Summit, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland traveled to Mexico City, Mexico for bilateral meetings with Mexican and Canadian officials on shared law enforcement priorities.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Jan 12, 2023
Alan Lane, the CEO of Silvergate, the parent company of Silvergate Bank, which provides financial solutions to businesses in fintech and cryptocurrency, said in a statement the company has taken steps in response to lower deposit levels and shaken industry confidence in the fourth quarter of 2022, aiming to remain liquid by reducing the company's headcount and selling debt securities.
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: This week, the Government of Spain repatriated two women and thirteen children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria. We are grateful to Spain for working with us to resolve the ongoing humanitarian crisis resulting from the dismantlement of the so-called ISIS “caliphate" by the Global Coalition ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India and Bangladesh January 12-15, for meetings on a range of priorities including energy, trade, security cooperation, religious freedom, labor, and human rights.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on Human Trafficking Awareness Day:
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), proteins that can bind to specific targets in the body, can fight everything from cancer and rheumatoid arthritis to COVID-19. Since 2016, manufacturers of these powerful new drugs have been able to verify and improve their quality-control methods by using a reference material...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Behrouz Mokhtari, age 72, of McLean, Virginia and Tehran, Iran, a native of Iran and a naturalized citizen of the United States, pleaded guilty today to two conspiracies to violate sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran regarding the exportation, re-exportation, sale, or supply directly or indirectly, any goods, technology, or services to Iran.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the winners of the third and final phase of the Hydropower Operations Optimization (H2Os) Prize. Three teams were selected to receive a share of the $50,000 prize pool for their novel solutions to enhance hydropower’s contribution to the electric grid.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 12, 2023
Release: San Francisco, CA Jan.12, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service Western Regional Office (WRO) announced today Oregonis one of fourteen states that have been selected to participate in the expansion of a demonstration project to evaluate the impact of using Medicaid eligibility data to directly certify students from low-income households to receive free and reduced-price school meals.
