Day: October 11, 2013

Gov. Brown Signs Bill Banning California Bobcat Trapping

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013.  Gov. Jerry Brown today signed a bill that will ban commercial bobcat trapping around California’s national and state parks, monuments and refuges. Assembly Bill 1213 also prohibits bobcat trapping on private land without the owner’s permission and ends the state’s subsidy of this archaic practice. “This[Read More…]

California Makes History in Banning Lead Hunting Ammunition

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013.  Gov. Jerry Brown today signed historic legislation that will protect the state’s condors, eagles and other wildlife from lead poisoning by requiring the use of nonlead ammunition for all hunting by 2019. By signing Assembly Bill 711 California becomes the first state in the country to require[Read More…]

National Guard Faces the Shutdown

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2013. National Guard personnel are feeling the effects of the government shutdown and leaders are worried about the readiness of the component, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, said Oct. 11. The Pay Our Military Act has mitigated some of the[Read More…]

20th Air Force Commander Relieved of Command

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013.  Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, relieved Maj. Gen. Michael Carey from command of 20th Air Force today due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership and judgment. Kowalski made his decision based on information[Read More…]

Senator Kirk Statement on Debt Limit and Continuing Resolution Talks, October 11, 2013

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013.  U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released a statement today following the meeting with Senate Republicans and President Barack Obama: “I am hopeful that we are moving towards a bipartisan agreement to re-open our government and protect our nation’s full faith and credit. Any serious short-term package should serve as a catalyst to[Read More…]

Barrel O’ Fun Snack Foods Co. Issues Allergy Alert and Recall of Safeway Snack Artist BBQ Potato Chips Due to Mislabeling and Undeclared Allergens

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013.  Barrel O’ Fun Snack Foods Co. of Perham, MN is recalling one specific lot of Safeway Snack Artist BBQ Potato Chips (UPC 21130-29106) because they contain undeclared milk. People with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic[Read More…]

25th Annual National Coming Out Day: Coming Out Still Matters

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013. By Adrienne Spiegel Today is the 25th Annual National Coming Out Day, a day to celebrate and support people who are coming out and people who already have come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, allied with LGBT people, or otherwise having an expansive notion of[Read More…]

Civil Liberties Groups from 10 Countries Launch Coalition to Reshape Human Rights Landscape

“Take Back the Streets” Report Details Excessive Police Force Against Protestors NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013.  In response to increasing restrictions on personal freedoms and civil protest, national human rights organizations from 10 countries this week launched the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO). They also released “Take Back the[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan: DuPage County Child Pornography Arrests Push Total to 50 Since Statewide Crackdown Began in 2010

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013.  Two arrests on child pornography charges following separate raids this week in DuPage County bring to 50 the total arrests since 2010 in Operation Glass House, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. “Our work,[Read More…]

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