Day: March 12, 2013

Mayor Emanuel City Officials and More Than 140 Leading Community and Civic Organizations Launch First-Ever Citywide Summer Learning Initiative

Children To Earn Digital “Badges” For Completing Learning Activities Across the City CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. Mayor Emanuel, City officials and leaders from Chicago’s community and civic organizations today stood together in support of keeping Chicago’s children safe and engaged this summer through the administration’s Summer of Learning initiative, the largest[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, March 12, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing UK/ARGENTINA/FALKLANDS (MALVINAS) Recent Democratic Referendum / U.S. Position Freedom of Expression SYRIA Mutual Consent Clause / Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) / Rome Meeting UZBEKISTAN Human Rights SYRIA Israeli President Shimon Peres / Israeli Concerns Internal Decisions Postponed Free Syrian Army (FSA) Al-Nusrah,[Read More…]

Senator Leahy: Judiciary Committee Tuesday Approves Two Bills On Gun Violence

…School Safety Measure and Legislation To Enhance Background Checks Are Adopted Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013 Today the Senate Judiciary Committee adopted two additional pieces of legislation aimed to curb gun violence during the committee’s third executive business meeting devoted to the issue. Last week the panel adopted, in a bipartisan[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 12, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013 – 12:47 P.M. EDT   MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thanks for being here.  Just a quick thing I want to mention at the top, if I may. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send the full Senate two more important pieces of the President’s[Read More…]

State Reps. Cross, Durkin, Reboletti Introduce Legislation to Protect Our Children

Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013.  State Representative Jim Durkin and a group of House Republican legislators today introduced new legislation to help keep our children and our communities safe from violence. Durkin (R-Western Springs) said the measures in the “Protect Our Children” initiative target the greatest threats to our children’s safety –[Read More…]

New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus Join Community Groups to Call for an End to the Marijuana Possession Law

Marijuana possession is the number one arrest is New York City and a top arrest in New York State, leading to racial discrepancies, while costing taxpayers $600 million over last decade Albany, NY—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2013. Today members of the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus,[Read More…]

Pelosi Statement on the Ryan Republican Budget

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released this year’s version of the House Republican budget: “The Republican budget is nothing more than more of the same. It still destroys jobs and puts our economic recovery at risk.[Read More…]

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