Day: May 20, 2014

Mayor Emanuel Announces Working Group to Recommend Minimum Wage Increase that Benefits Workers and the Chicago Economy

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014.  Mayor Emanuel today announced a Minimum Wage Working Group of community, labor and business leaders to develop a balanced plan to increase the minimum wage in Chicago. The Group is tasked with evaluating options for both short and long-term wage increases for Chicago’s workers to ensure every[Read More…]

South Carolina: Lawmakers Sign Off On Hemp Cultivation Measure

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director South Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation, Senate Bill 839, reclassifying varieties of cannabis possessing minute quantities of THC as an industrial crop rather than a controlled substance. The measure states, “It is lawful for an individual to cultivate, produce, or[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Announces A More Than $1.5 MIllion Investment In Flood Protection Efforts in Kankakee, Illinois

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded a $1,537,500 grant for flood protection efforts in Kankakee, Illinois. “As extreme weather events like flooding continue to occur with greater frequency[Read More…]

Senator Kirk Announces Expanded Investigation of VA Wait Lists, Restriction on VA Bonuses

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014.  U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released this statement today following the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Military Construction and Veterans Affairs subcommittee markup this morning. Senator Kirk is the Ranking Member on this subcommittee: “The recent allegations of secret wait lists and long wait times at Department of Veterans[Read More…]

House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Tighten Restrictions on Corporate Tax Inversions

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014.  A group of nearly a dozen House Democrats today introduced legislation to tighten restrictions on corporate tax inversions, limiting the ability of American companies to avoid U.S. taxation by combining with a smaller foreign business and moving their tax domicile overseas. The House legislation and companion[Read More…]

Rep. Gutierrez Counts Down Days Republicans Have to Change History and Avert George W. Bush Being the Last Republican President…Ever

Floor speech reminds Republicans only 18 legislative days remain before July 4 recess to address immigration reform. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014.  This morning, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives during the 10 a.m. hour (ET) to remind Republicans that time is of[Read More…]

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