News from May 2023
By Tamara Browning | May 4, 2023
A mine and reclamation plan for the proposed Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine near Soda Springs, Idaho, has been approved by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Congresswoman Michelle Steel, R-Calif., has stood firmly in support of Taiwan after China carried out significant military operations in the region after U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's visit with the nation's president.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Indiana announced that a Pigeon Township trustee and a pair of co-conspirators have been charged with wire fraud and committing wire fraud in an effort to steal thousands from local taxpayers in a kickback scheme.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor reached a settlement with Prudential Insurance Company of America to revise life insurance practices that denied claims.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Congressman Mark Green, R-Tenn., criticized President Joe Biden for how the administration is handling China now that new video seemingly shows a group of military-aged Chinese men headed toward the U.S. border from Panama.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Department of the Interior in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced a partnership that will expand the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative in an effort to help the Native communities.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan outlined the FTC’s budget request for fiscal year 2024 in testimony to the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the United States House of Representatives.
By Federal Newswire | May 3, 2023
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Federal Newswire | May 3, 2023
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Tamara Browning | May 3, 2023
The deputy director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission during testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs reiterated the commission’s call for legislation to revive its ability to seek relief for veterans who are exploited monetarily.
By Tamara Browning | May 3, 2023
The United States government is involved in actions to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking even as it continues to offer rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of fentanyl traffickers while indicting and imposing sanctions on others.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Florida announced that the local president of “We Build the Wall” has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to crimes related to his 2019 federal income taxes.
By Federal Newswire | May 3, 2023
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Apple significantly increased the size of its Restoration Fund April 11, tripling the company's overall commitment to developing high-quality, natural carbon removal initiatives.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the U.S., has filed a narrow action in federal court seeking an answer from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to a petition Coinbase filed last summer.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana announced that three men from St. Bernard Parish have been convicted of federal bank fraud and money laundering dating back to 2017.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, a federal court has ordered five pizza franchise operators of Rosati’s restaurants in Illinois and Indiana to pay $250,000 in back wages and damages to 35 restaurant and delivery employees.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Following an investigation and litigation, a federal court has ordered a Philadelphia home care agency and its owner to pay more than $410,000 in back wages and damages.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. EPA has recognized the Aquifer Storage and Restoration project in the City of Hastings, Neb., for Excellence in Problem Solving.
By Federal Department News | May 3, 2023
Free 30- to 45-minute guided tours of Utah's Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry are available in select weeks of May and June, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced May 1.
