SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, Randy Grossman, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: Former U.S. Navy Captain Donald Hornbeck pleaded guilty in federal court today to bribery charges, admitting that while he directed the operations of all combatant ships in the Seventh Fleet, he accepted at least $67,830 in extravagant dinners, hotels, parties and prostitutes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Francis in exchange for  more

PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The Center for Coastal Studies issued the following news release: The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, a Canadian-American partnership that collaborates on gulf watershed issues, has named Patricia Hughes, former Director of Marine Policy at the Center For Coastal Studies, the recipient of the 2021 Susan Snow-Cotter Leadership Award. The award recognizes a coastal management professional who exemplifies leadership and exceptional mentoring  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 2 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Members of the Legislature's Marine Resources Committee voted Tuesday to advance a proposal by Rep. Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, that would extend legal fishing hours for Maine's lobster industry. The vote was unanimous among the 10 committee members present. LD 1759 would change the legal start time to 4 a.m. during the month of September. Under current law, start times from June 1 to September 30 are   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: At a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about several important issues facing the State of Maine, including the unfair right whale rule as well as the implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure bill's broadband provisions to expand high-speed Internet. Senator Collins has been steadfastly opposed to NOAA's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from the Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire Senate delegations seeking to ensure that offshore wind developments in the Gulf of Maine are pursued in a sustainable manner backed by "rigorous scientific research." In the letter to BOEM Director Amanda Lefton, King and Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jeanne   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from the Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire Senate delegations seeking to ensure that offshore wind developments in the Gulf of Maine are pursued in a sustainable manner backed by "rigorous scientific research." In the letter to BOEM Director Amanda Lefton, King and Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (TNSPol)(TNScapV) -- The Sports and Fitness Industry Association issued the following news release: On February 1st, SFIA joined other industries on a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy requesting inclusion of a more transparent Section 301 Tariff Exclusion process for Chinese-made products. To date Customs and Border Patrol has assessed over $126.5 billion in tariffs on U.S. companies importing products from China. A Government Accountability Office (GAO)  more