(Graphic: AccuWeathe.com) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports tSunny and warm conditions with temperatures in the 70s will remain in Denver through Saturday afternoon. However, a chance of snow is in the offing for the city late this weekend. The warmer-than-normal air will be interrupted by a dramatic decrease in temperature Saturday night into Sunday with a chance for snow[Read More…]
Day: April 10, 2014
Busting Anti-Vaccine Myths: 100 Sites on the Real Science of Immunization
Online Nurse Practitioner Programs–http://onlinenursepractitionerprograms.com/vaccine-immunization/ -(ENEWSPF)- The concept of immunization has been around for centuries, but the past 100 years has seen more innovation and advancement in the field than ever before. Increasingly effective and widely available vaccines have nearly or completely eradicated smallpox, polio, measles, and other diseases that were[Read More…]
Representatives Foster, Duckworth and Schneider Vote Against Republican Budget
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Foster (IL-11), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) voted against the Republican budget proposal introduced by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (WI-01). They released the following statements: “I am deeply disappointed that we could not build on the budget compromise of[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice: Sentencing Commission Amendment Will Reduce Unnecessary Incarceration
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Today, the U.S. Sentencing Commission issued a new guideline amendment, which will reduce sentences for most federal drug offenders by an average of 11 months. The guidelines help federal judges and prosecutors determine fair and consistent sentences for offenders. If Congress does not reject the amended[Read More…]
Senators Schumer, Kirk, Heller, Murphy Introduce Critical Bipartisan Agreement to Re-Authorize and Extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
Following 9/11, Private Insurance Companies Could Not Offer Sufficient Coverage Against Threat of Terrorism; Terrorism Risk Insurance Provides Backstop Against The Risk; Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Is Set to Expire At End of 2014, But Bipartisan Plan WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Dean[Read More…]
Health Care Providers Ask Full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to Reconsider Texas Law that Blocks Abortion Access
AUSTIN–(ENEWSPF)–April 10 – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a petition asking the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reconsider the constitutionality of the provision of Texas’ H.B. 2, which[Read More…]
U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes to Reduce Guidelines for Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. The U.S. Sentencing Commission today voted to reduce sentencing guidelines for certain people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. The amendment would reduce the average sentence for drug traffickers by 11 months, by lowering the drug sentencing guidelines two levels. Attorney General Eric Holder endorsed the change during[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Introduction of Democracy Restoration Act of 2014
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. The Democracy Restoration Act, important legislation that seeks to restore voting rights in federal elections to millions of disfranchised Americans, was introduced today in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.). This bill would establish a uniform[Read More…]
Senator Cardin Leads Reintroduction Of Bill To Create Nationwide Standard For Restoring Voting Rights For Americans Released From Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2014. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) has introduced a bill, S. 2235, the Democracy Restoration Act that would reduce recidivism rates by restoring voting rights to individuals after they have served their time and have been released from incarceration. Studies indicate that former prisoners who have voting[Read More…]
IL Senate Vote Puts Crime Victims’ Rights Amendment on November Ballot
Amendment Supported by Madigan, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Would Strengthen Protections for Violent Crime Victims Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that today, during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Senate lawmakers unanimously passed a constitutional amendment to better protect crime victims and strengthen their rights. Today’s Senate[Read More…]
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