News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON-The Justice Department announced today that it has concluded there is reasonable cause to believe that the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) routinely confines people in its custody past the dates when they are legally entitled to be released from custody, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Unlawful Southwest Border Crossings Plummet Under New Border Enforcement Measures

News Release: WASHINGTON - Encounters of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan non-citizens attempting to cross the southwest border unlawfully has decreased drastically since President Biden announced an expanded parole program for these individuals, putting the month of January on track to see the lowest levels of monthly border encounters since February 2021.

Cahokia Courthouse, Illinois

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Lost Mine Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. About 17 species of oaks are found in the Chisos Mountains. They can be difficult to identify due to their tendency to hybridize between species. Several notable species along this trail include Emory...

Commerce Department discusses 2023 Annual Determination To Implement the Sea Turtle Observer Requirement on Jan. 25

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2023

The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

FEMA Updates Flood Maps in Colusa County, Colusa and Williams

News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for unincorporated Colusa County and the cities of Colusa and Williams. The maps identify revised flood hazards along the Sacramento River, Stone Corral Creek near Maxwell, Salt Creek at Williams, and...

New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Gun Offenses

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MAURICE FLORANT, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on Jan. 26, 2023 in a two-count indictment for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.

Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Process Public Comments Posted – What’s Next?

News Release: SANTA FE, NM - More than 300 comments about the interim rule were submitted online and at six public meetings during the 60-day public comment period which closed on Jan. 13. Your input is being used to shape the final regulations, but many activities remain underway to keep the claims process moving, and keep you informed along the way.

Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2023

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced the release of the 2021 Current Population Survey (CPS), Civic Engagement and Volunteering (CEV) Supplement Microdata File. It is the most robust longitudinal survey about volunteerism and other...

Chairs Rodgers and Griffith Announces First Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Hearing

By DOE Newswire | Jan 26, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and upcoming Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced the first hearing of the 118th Congress in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. It will focus on...

Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Autauga, Dallas and Elmore Counties

News Release: CLANTON, Ala. - FEMA and the state of Alabama are opening disaster recovery centers in Autauga, Dallas and Elmore counties to assist tornado survivors. The centers open at 1 p.m. Central Time, Jan. 26 and will provide one-on-one help to people affected by the Jan.12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.

Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers Join the Dragonfly Mercury Project

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 46°18'52.56"N 116°42'38.66"W. Significance: One of the catholic missions established on the Nez Perce Reservation. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. MANAGED BY: Private property. Protestant missionaries had an established presence in Nez Perce country for over twenty years when Father Cataldo arrived...

Commerce Department discusses BE-185: Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons on Jan. 25

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2023

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

New Britain Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution and Firearm Possession Charges

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that RAFAEL MARTINEZ, 31, of New Britain, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.

Maps of the Missouri River

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Lost Mine Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. One of the more common birds heard and seen in the Chisos Mountains is the rufous-crowned sparrow. A larger sparrow, at six inches in length, rufous-crowned sparrows are an easier sparrow to identify.

Presque Isle Park

News Release: This article was developed from two oral history interviews that Perri Meldon and Lu Ann Jones conducted with Eileen Szychowski in January and February 2022. It is part of the initiative Telling Our Untold Stories: Civil Rights and the National Park Service. The interview will be archived at the NPS History Collection, Harpers Ferry Center.

Risch: Tank Delay Was Costly, U.S. Should Do More

By State Newswire | Jan 26, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the administration’s decision to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine:

Statement from United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz