Day: November 19, 2013

Upworthy: Something Really Insane Just Happened In Congress, And You Probably Haven’t Heard A Word About It (Video)

From Upworthy: SOURCES: The bill referenced in this video is called H.R. 992 — the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act. You can find out how your representative voted on 992 here. You can find New York Times reports on how Citigroup literally wrote its own bill here and here. You can see how Wall Street dumps money[Read More…]

Nursing Home Operator to Pay $48 Million to Resolve Allegations That Six California Facilities Billed for Unnecessary Therapy

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The Ensign Group Inc., a skilled nursing provider based in Mission Viejo, Calif., that operates nursing homes across the western U.S. has agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted to Medicare false claims for medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy services, the Justice[Read More…]

Six Investors Indicted for Their Roles in Bid-Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey

Investigation Has Yielded 20 Charges to Date Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. A federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., returned an indictment against six investors for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of tax liens, the Department of Justice[Read More…]

Representatives DeLauro, Kind, Blumenauer Request GAO Report on Crop Insurance

Currently No Transparency on Where Taxpayer Dollars Are Going WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013.  Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ron Kind (D-WI) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) yesterday continued their effort for more transparency in the crop insurance program. They are asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review of crop[Read More…]

Veterans’ Panel Advances Health Care, Jobs and Other Legislation

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19 – The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs today advanced legislation to expand access to health care and dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The panel also approved a package of other bills, including measures to help veterans find jobs and shield veterans from benefit disruptions in[Read More…]

Celebrities Ask Colorado Governor Hickenlooper, ‘What the Frack?’

Malin Akerman, Lance Bass, Julie Bowen, Darren Criss, Daryl Hannah, Hayden Panettiere, Marisa Tomei and more star in new viral videos that call on Gov. Hickenlooper to ban fracking Denver, Colo.–(ENEWSPF)–Novembeer 19, 2013.  Today, celebrities and environmental advocates — including Malin Akerman, Lance Bass, Julie Bowen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Darren Criss, Daryl[Read More…]

Salmon Protection Advocates File Lawsuit Against Flawed Marin County Streamside Ordinance

First Coho Salmon Spawners of the Season Spotted in Lagunitas Creek  Endangered coho salmon swims upstream at Inkwells in Lagunitas Creek. Copyright photo Susan Farrar  SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013.  Salmon protection groups filed a lawsuit on Monday against Marin County for adopting a flawed “streamside conservation ordinance” that lacks[Read More…]

Patent Holders Urge Comprehensive Patent Reform

Inventors listed on nearly 200 patents call on Congress to pass legislation to fix the patent troll problem San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013.  Fifty inventors, technologists and entrepreneurs joined Engine Advocacy and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today in requesting that Congress immediately pass meaningful patent reform legislation to curb the[Read More…]

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Celebrates 286 Schools as 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools

Seven principals honored with Terrel H. Bell Awards for outstanding leadership Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013.  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today honors 286 schools as the 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools at an awards luncheon at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The award honors public and private[Read More…]

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