WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration has proposed an exemption to allow the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Apprentice and Training Fund to sell a 1.13-acre parcel of real property in Kansas City, Missouri, to the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (MACRC). The sale, which involves a portion of a 5.67-acre property at 8955 E. Terrace, would otherwise be prohibited under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. 95-1135) on July 3, 2025, entitled "The Federal Grand Jury" by Charles Doyle, American public law senior specialist: * * * Summary The federal grand jury exists to investigate crimes against the United States and to preserve the constitutional right of grand jury indictment. Its responsibilities require broad powers. As an arm of the U.S. District Court which summons it, upon whose process it  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. 95-1135) on July 3, 2025, entitled "The Federal Grand Jury" by Charles Doyle, American public law senior specialist: (Continued from Part 3 of 4) * * * Final Grand Jury Action There are four possible outcomes of convening a grand jury - (1) indictment,/227 (2) a vote not to indict, to find "no bill" or "no true bill," or to endorse the indictment "ignoramus,"/228 (3) discharge or expiration w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist has finalized an inventory of human remains, with plans to repatriate them to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in California. The remains, representing at least one individual, were determined to have a cultural affiliation with the Indian tribe. The remains were originally discovered in 1960 at an unspecified mound site on Richardson Bay in Marin County, California. They were later found in a priva  more