News from January 2025
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The Justice Department has initiated legal action against Fayette County, Tennessee, accusing the Board of County Commissioners of infringing upon Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has proposed significant tax changes to address the state's projected $3 billion budget deficit for fiscal year 2026.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), introducing new requirements for the collection, use, and disclosure of children's personal information.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston has announced her resignation from the United States Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of North Carolina, effective January 18, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Danny Dennevil, also known as Danny Dorcine-Turnbull, a 34-year-old resident of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, has been sentenced to 92 days in prison.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Donald Miller, also known as "Duck," a 43-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on January 15, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has made a significant ruling in the case of E.M.D Sales, Inc. v. Faustino Sanchez Carrera, determining that the "preponderance of the evidence" standard is applicable when employers seek to prove an employee's exemption...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk has sentenced Shamari Jackson, a 33-year-old resident of St. Louis, to five years of probation and 40 hours of community service for stealing government benefits meant for her deceased grandmother.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Ryan J. Harris, also known as "Red," has pled guilty to charges related to a scheme involving staged automobile collisions in New Orleans.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
A former Army officer and attorney was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for destroying U.S. Army property and making false statements to federal investigators.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The Department of the Interior has announced a $14.5 million allocation from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address orphaned oil and gas wells in California and New Mexico.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer, together with the Chief Director of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, Rev. Dr. Patrick Nomo, and representatives from the Nuclear Power Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a resolution agreement with Howard County Public Schools in Maryland to address compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
TechNet, a national network of CEOs and senior executives from the innovation economy, has announced new leadership appointments.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Chase Phillip Hornaday, a 41-year-old resident of Ammon, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced that Fleet Patrick Matt, aged 49, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice for one count of abusive sexual contact.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its third periodic review of the cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Upper Hudson River, following a public comment period.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Keith Brown, a convicted felon from Humble, Texas, has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for leading a criminal organization responsible for numerous pharmacy burglaries across multiple states.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released new guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act's domestic content bonus for Clean Electricity Production and Investment Tax Credits.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Ryan Davidek, a 40-year-old resident of Lincoln, California, has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. U.S. District Judge Troy L....
