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Attorney Involved in Scheme that Targeted Distressed Homeowners Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal...
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRADFORD BARNEYS, 51, of Odenton, Maryland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three y...
House Passes Legislation to Improve Water Supply Management
Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act, which includes both short and long-term provisions intended to restore water reliability in California,...
Rep. McNerney Statement on Divisive California Water Bill
In response to the House passage of H.R. 23, which would undermine existing environmental protections for the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09) issued the following statement:
House Passes Valadao GROW Act
The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 23, legislation introduced by Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) to modernize water policies in California and throughout the entire Western United States.
Attorney General Becerra to U.S. House: Oppose Bill Requiring California to Adopt Outdated Water...
Attorney General Xavier Becerra is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose legislation that would force California to accept water quality standards that are over 22 years old and give up all enforcement of its own higher state standards...
2017 Boating Infrastructure Grant Available for Marina Operators
Public and private marina owners can now apply for a Federal Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) through California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW). The deadline to submit applications to DBW is Aug. 1, 2017
Key Assembly Committee Votes for 100% Renewable Electricity by 2045
The California Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy voted today in favor of a critical bill that will put California on the path to independence from dirty fossil fuels. Senate Bill 100, authored by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, will accelerate California’s current mandate to achieve 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources from 2030 up to 2026; it will also establish that California will generate 60 percent renewable electricity by 2030 and 100 percent by 2045.
Two California Men Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Fake Law Firms that...
Two Orange County, California men were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California to serve 41 and 47 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a multi-million dollar fraudulent mortgage modification scheme posing as a successful law firm, the Justice Department announced
Oakridge’s Department of Energy East Tennessee Technology Park Recognized for Saving Resources and Taxpayer...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the efforts of the Department of Energy’s East Tennessee Technology Park in Oak Ridge, TN for taking steps to improve efficiency, save resources and reduce costs as part of the Federal Green Challenge (FGC).
Oakridge’s Department of Energy East Tennessee Technology Park Recognized for Saving Resources and Taxpayer...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the efforts of the Department of Energy’s East Tennessee Technology Park in Oak Ridge, TN for taking steps to improve efficiency, save resources and reduce costs as part of the Federal Green Challenge (FGC).
Unclaimed Property Program Returns $313M in 12 Months
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis today announced that the Florida Division of Unclaimed Property returned an astonishing $313 million during the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the highest annual return figure in the program’s 56-year history. More than 513,000 individual claims were paid throughout the 2016-2017 fiscal year, a double-digit increase over the previous fiscal year. One in five Floridians has an unclaimed account in their name, and all are encouraged to regularly search for accounts on the Division’s website.
CalHFA Helps Hundreds with Free Homebuyer Education
With all of the research and work that goes into it, the actual process of buying a home doesn’t feel like a fairy tale at first. Still, the California Housing Finance Agency does all it can to make sure its homebuyers live happily ever after.
Reps. Tiberi and Pascrell Introduce Bill to Protect Patient Access to Home Infusion Services
Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) introduced the Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act. This bill creates a new transitional payment structure for prov...
Ohio EPA Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Former Kilgore Manufacturing Property
A plan to address cleanup at the former Kilgore Manufacturing Property, 400 N. Spring Road, Westerville, will be the focus of an Ohio EPA public meeting set for Mon., July 24, 2017
DEC Announces Cleanup of Properties Near Former Geneva Foundry to Start This Summer
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that the cleanup of properties in neighborhoods near the former Geneva Foundry Site in the city of Geneva, Ontario County, is scheduled to begin in July.
Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $400,000 For Local Government Dissolutions and Consolidations
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced nearly $400,000 through nine Local Government Citizens Reorganization Empowerment Grants to assist upstate New York municipalities with government reorganizations. Six towns and three villages received grants to...
Maryland Real Estate Flipper Pleads Guilty to Obstructing IRS and Failing to File Tax...
A Maryland man who bought, improved and sold residential real estate pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to one count of obstructing the lawful functions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and four counts of failing to file personal and corporate income tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen M. Schenning for the District of Maryland.
Gov. Rick Snyder makes appointment to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority Board
Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Luke Terry of Haslett to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority Board. The eight-member board supports MSHDA’s mission of enhancing Michigan's economic and social health through housing and community development activities.
Feinstein, Harris Oppose House Water Bill
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris (both D-Calif.) today released the following statement in opposition to H.R. 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act
Reps. Pascrell and Tiberi Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Patient Access to Home Infusion...
Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Pat Tiberi (R-OH), members of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act. This bipartisan bill creates a new transitional payment structure for providers of home infusion services before policies signed into law in the 21st Century Cures Act take effect in 2021.
Reps. Pascrell and Tiberi Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Patient Access to Home Infusion...
Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Pat Tiberi (R-OH), members of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act. This bipartisan bill creates a new transitional payment structure for providers of home infusion services before policies signed into law in the 21st Century Cures Act take effect in 2021.
Maloney Announces Bill to Turn “Zombie” Homes into Housing for Homeless Veterans
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) joined local leaders in front of one of the many abandoned properties in the City of Newburgh to announce legislation to help homeless veterans and renovate "zombie" or abandoned properties. The Housing Our H...
EPA Awards $91,000 Environmental Education Grant to Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $91,000 environmental education grant to Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania to help educate elementary school teachers and students about environmental protection and water-related issues.
EPA Awards $91,000 Environmental Education Grant to Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $91,000 environmental education grant to Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania to help educate elementary school teachers and students about environmental protection and water-related issues.
CFO Jeff Atwater Announces Staggering $275 Million in Annual Unclaimed Property Returns
With nearly two months remaining in the fiscal year, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced that the Florida Division of Unclaimed Property has broken its annual fiscal year return record. More than 425,000 individual claims worth a combi...
Thirteen Companies Receive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification
The Office of General Services Commissioner today announced that the following thirteen businesses have recently been certified by the Office of General Services’ (OGS) Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD): Anchor Freight Inc., located in Pine Bush, NY, provides general construction, paving, roofing, framing, and masonry.
Crawford, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot Health Departments Receive Funding from Ohio EPA; Help Homeowners with...
Ohio EPA is helping eligible homeowners in Crawford, Marion, Seneca and Wyandot counties repair or replace failing home sewage treatment systems (HSTS) with principal forgiveness loans to their county health departments.
Menendez, Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources that Protect LGBTQ...
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) co-authored a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson with 28 U.S. senators, urging him to reinstate resources that protect LGBTQ people from housing discrimination. These resources, designed to help housing providers comply with HUD’s nondiscrimination rules, were removed from HUD’s website in recent months.
FEMA Expected to Release New Morris County Flood Maps in July
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to release its long-awaited revised preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (pFIRMs) for Morris County on July 28. Once finalized and adopted, these new maps will be used to review development plans countywide. They will be key to determining if flood insurance is required and the rates that property owners will pay to the National Flood Insurance Program
Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $37 Million to Upgrade Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems Across...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that nearly $37 million in grants and interest-free, low-cost loans have been approved by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors to support vital drinking water and wastewater...
