Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing UAE Attack on UAE Embassy Compound in Tripoli EGYPT Continued Provision of Assistance to Egypt Morsy INDIA Chief Minister Modi / Visa Longstanding Strategic Relationship between U.S. and India IRAN/IRAQ Iran’s Nuclear Program / Ball in Iran’s Court / Role of Iraq[Read More…]
Day: July 26, 2013
Let’s Get Honest About Our Drug Use
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2013. Editor’s Note: eNews Park Forest wishes to thank our colleague Tony Newman from the Drug Policy Alliance for providing this article. Huffington Post, Let’s Get Honest About Our Drug Use, by Tony Newman, July 26, 2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/lets-get-honest-about-our_b_3660824.html Let’s have an honest conversation about our personal drug[Read More…]
Senato Merkley Announces $1.3 Million Federal Grant for Homeless Veterans in Portland Metro Region
Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced $1.3 million in new funding for Transition Projects Inc., to help homeless veterans and their families find housing and other services to get them back on their feet. This funding comes from the Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program[Read More…]
World Hepatitis Day 2013
Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. On World Hepatitis Day, we reaffirm our commitment to combating the “silent epidemic” of viral hepatitis. Globally, one in 12 people has chronic hepatitis B or C infection. About 1 million[Read More…]
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on the 23rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Today, we celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA has assisted millions of people with disabilities overcome and eliminate barriers in all areas of society, from schools and the workplace to housing and public transportation. For 23 years, the ADA[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Issues Forceful Ruling Against Local Pennsylvania Anti-Immigrant Ordinance
Three Different Federal Circuit Courts Have Issued Major Decisions This Week Condemning Discriminatory State and Local Immigration Laws NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today rejected Hazleton, Pa., anti-immigrant housing and employment ordinances, confirming that the laws, which have been continuously blocked under[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Construction of Naperville Environmental Collection Center
State Investment Will Create Construction Jobs and Encourage More Sustainable Use of Natural Resources NAPERVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $900,000 state investment to help the city of Naperville build a new environmental collection center where area residents can recycle everything from paper and plastic to fire[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $3.5 Million Investment for STEM School at Aurora University
Funding Paves Way for Groundbreaking and School to Open in 2014-2015 School Year AURORA–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $3.5 million capital investment to help build the John C. Dunham STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy at Aurora University. The investment will allow construction of the[Read More…]
Vermont Man Charged with Obtaining U.S. Citizenship by Failing to Disclose Violent Crimes Committed During the Bosnian Conflict
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Edin Sakoè, 54, of Burlington, Vt., was arrested today on charges that he obtained his naturalized citizenship through fraud by failing to disclose his prior acts of persecution and crimes committed during the Bosnian conflict, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with Bariatric Clinic in Michigan and Pennsylvania Over Hiv Discrimination
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, it has reached a settlement with Barix Clinics under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Barix Clinics operates bariatric treatment facilities in Michigan and Pennsylvania. The settlement resolves allegations that Barix Clinics[Read More…]
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