News from March 2023
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Dear Attorney General Holder: There has been growing concern about the effect that state “stand your ground" laws have on the safety of our communities and on Americans’ civil rights. “Stand your ground" laws expand the situations in which lethal force can be used by civilians in response to perceived...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An 11-count indictment, unsealed today, charges 12 members of a violent transnational criminal organization in a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act conspiracy that included kidnapping, murder, robbery, witness tampering, and drug trafficking. Federal agents with...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a markup of five pieces of legislation.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 6, 2023 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that the United States is requesting technical consultations with Mexico under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Chapter of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). These consultations regard certain Mexican measures concerning products of agricultural biotechnology.
By State Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Todd D. Robinson will travel to Tbilisi, Georgia from March 6-8 where he will attend the Women in Policing Conference and meet with INL’s partners in justice and law enforcement.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee markup of 13 bills.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to New Delhi, India to meet with Indian public and private sector leaders and participate in the U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue and CEO Forum. The Secretary will convey the importance that the Biden Administration places on U.S.-India relations and emphasize the significant opportunity to deepen commercial ties between the two countries.
By State Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to welcome my friend, the foreign minister of Lithuania, here today. Gabrielius, welcome back to the State Department, to Washington. I think we - we met almost exactly a year ago today in Vilnius, but it’s really great to have you here.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: PLOVER, WI ‒ At a Plover, Wisconsin, Del Monte Foods cannery, a 20-year-old seasonal worker suffered a partial amputation of their finger after attempting to unjam an unguarded palletizer machine, a federal workplace safety investigation found.
By State Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I join President Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana in celebrating 66 years of independence on March 6.
By State Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today the launch of its first-ever regional summit for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in the Indo-Pacific region and welcomed more than 200 businesswomen from Brunei, Fiji, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Presidio La Bahía is across the San Antonio River, 1/4 mile south of the park on U.S. highways 183 and 77A. Significance: Presidio La Bahía is one of the world's finest examples of a Spanish frontier fort. It is also the most fought over fort in Texas history, having seen participation...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: PLOVER, WI ‒ At a Plover, Wisconsin, Del Monte Foods cannery, a 20-year-old seasonal worker suffered a partial amputation of their finger after attempting to unjam an unguarded palletizer machine, a federal workplace safety investigation found.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON ― The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is announcing the release of Criminal Victimization in the 22 Largest U.S. States, 2017-2019, the first release of subnational violent and property victimization estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Among the 22 most populous...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Massachusetts man was found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to orchestrating an investment fraud scheme in Pike County and to failing to remit more than $50,000 that had been withheld from employee paychecks to employee retirement funds.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Why do I need to use a flashlight with a red light to view stars?
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: FBI Pledges to Advance Women in Policing.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: LAFAYETTE, GA - A 21-year-old line operator at a LaFayette, Georgia, insulation manufacturer suffered severe head trauma after being caught in a machine’s roller. A U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined that the employer willfully ignored federal workplace safety standards.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (March 6th, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $199,701,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma ...
