WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: The number of owner-occupied housing units increased by 8.4%, from 76.4 million in 2014-2018 to 82.9 million in 2019-2023, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. The 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates show that more people owned homes than rented in 3,070 of the nation's 3,144 counties and county equivalents between 2019 and 2023. Additionally, home values increased 21.7% bet more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: * * * Cicely LaMothe Named Acting Director * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Erik Gerding, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, will depart the agency effective Dec. 31, 2024. Upon Mr. Gerding's departure, Cicely LaMothe will serve as Acting Director. "I want to thank Erik for his leadership of the Division of Corporation Finance," said SEC Chair Gary  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Denver resident Ian G. Bell with securities fraud for lying to investors and misappropriating their funds in connection with a fraudulent day-trading scheme. The SEC's complaint alleges that, between July 2020 and March 2023, Bell raised more than $1.3 million from at least 29 investors, including professional athletes in Colorado, who are unident more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Jim Risch's (R-ID) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will cut red tape to make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around aband more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband released the following testimony by Tim Donovan, president and CEO of the Competitive Carriers Association, from a Dec. 11, 2024, hearing entitled "Communications Networks Safety and Security": * * * Chairman Lujan, Ranking Member Thune, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the importance of providing safe and secure connectivity  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two master's degre more PR