Day: August 16, 2013

Senators Wyden, Udall Statement on Reports of Compliance Violations Made Under NSA Collection Programs

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013.  U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) issued the following statement regarding reports that the NSA has violated rules intended to protect Americans’ privacy thousands of times each year. Wyden and Udall are both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee.   “The executive branch[Read More…]

Building Trades, Painting & Drywall Pre-Apprenticeship Program Orientation and Testing Scheduled at Prairie State College

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) is holding an orientation and testing session for the Building Trades, Painting & Drywall Pre-Apprenticeship Program from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29. The session is in the Conference Center Heritage Room, located on the PSC main campus at 202[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Nearly 100,000 Badges Awarded Through Chicago Summer of Learning

Due to Success of this Year’s Summer of Learning Program, the City Has Committed to Continue the Program Next Summer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013.  Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that nearly 100,000 badges will be awarded to students who participated in learning activities through Chicago’s first Summer of Learning. This summer,[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Number of Low Income Residents in Food Deserts has Declined More than 20 Percent

City of Chicago and Partners Continue a Coordinated Strategy to Expand Efforts to Eliminate Food Deserts CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that since the launch of the City’s efforts to reduce the number of food deserts in June 2011, the number of low income Chicagoans living in[Read More…]

Senator Kirk: No Golden Parachutes for Public Transit Agencies

Metra CEO severance package greater than salary of POTUS and top 10 largest transit agencies in the nation; Legislation will prevent federally supported transit agencies from paying staff more than President Obama CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013.  U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), a member of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that has[Read More…]

Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Will Not Be Enforced While Trial Judge Deliberates

HARRISBURG, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013.  Pennsylvania voters will not have to show photo identification at the polls until the Commonwealth Court makes a final decision in the  lawsuit challenging the controversial law. Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard L. McGinley issued an order on August 16th extending the preliminary injunction of the voter[Read More…]

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