Day: March 16, 2012

Man Shot on Allegheny Street

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police were dispatched 3 p.m. to the 200 block of Allegheny Street after on March 9 in reference to a call of reckless discharge of a firearm. A witness reported that while sitting in her living room she heard an argument started in the front yard of[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Reports for March 16, 2012

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, March 16, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing NORTH KOREA North Korea’s Statement about a Satellite Launch / Leap Day Agreement Ambassador Glyn Davies and Six-Party Talks / Under Secretary Sherman SYRIA Special Envoy Kofi Annan’s Report / Secretary Clinton Meeting with Moroccan FM Syrian Refugees in Turkey / Over-flight[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama at a Campaign Event in Chicago

Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012 – 12:13 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Chicago!  (Applause.)  Thank you!  Thank you so much.  It is good to be home!  (Applause.)  Good to be home.  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Everybody, please have a seat.  Thank you so much. I have never seen the city[Read More…]

ACLU Files Information Requests on More Possible Leopold Victims, Including Sex Discrimination Plaintiffs

Group Says Leopold and Police Chief Must Account Publicly for their Actions BALTIMORE–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012.  Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is taking action to further transparency and accountability regarding Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold’s political dragnet, including filing additional public information requests on behalf of both[Read More…]

Administration Releases Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Women’s Preventive Services Policy

Administration officials also release final rule governing student health plans Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012. Officials at the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury today took the next step in the Obama administration’s effort to ensure women access to recommended preventive services while respecting religious liberty. [Read More…]

Proposed Kemper Coal Plant Permit Remanded

Mississippi Supreme Court Sides with Sierra Club in Decision Issued Yesterday Jackson, MS–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012.  The Mississippi Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling yesterday that deals a major blow to the dirty, expensive, and unnecessary proposed Kemper coal plant project. Mississippi Power, the major owner and developer of the proposed[Read More…]

New Department of Transportation Report on Highway and Transit Conditions Underscores Need for Transportation Investment

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that a new report on the state of America’s transportation infrastructure, 2010 Status of the Nation’s Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance, points to a sizeable gap between current spending and projected levels of investment needed to maintain the[Read More…]

Bureau of Land Management to Approve Disastrous Development Project in Desolation Canyon Proposed Wilderness

Bureau Rejects Nationwide Call to Protect Jobs and the Environment  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012 — The Obama administration’s decision today authorizing nearly 1,300 new natural gas wells in Utah’s Desolation Canyon wilderness and other remote areas will degrade the pristine region’s air quality and hurt the state’s tourism industry, according to[Read More…]

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