CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The Roosevelt University Symphony Orchestra will be joined by string musicians from York Community High School during the University’s annual VIVID showcase being presented on March 30 in Elmhurst and on April 1 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. Led by Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA)[Read More…]
Day: March 26, 2015
Senators Wyden, Heinrich Introduce Budget Amendment To Protect America’s Treasured Public Lands From Being Sold Off
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced an amendment to the Senate’s budget resolution that would protect America’s parks and public lands, including national forests, wildlife refuges, and conservation lands, from being sold off as a deficit reduction tactic. The amendment[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Bill
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. I am a long-time supporter of efforts to prevent harmful Medicare physician cuts by eliminating the inaccurate Sustainable Growth Rate formula. I have repeatedly cosponsored and voted for legislation to prevent those cuts. In 2007, 2009 and 2010, with my support, the House voted to fully[Read More…]
Specialized Bicycle Components Recalls Aerobars Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Carbon Aerobar with Stem Recall Summary Name of product: Aerobars Bicycle Handlebars Hazard: The bolt used to affix the aerobars to the bicycle can loosen, posing a fall hazard to the rider. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Specialized Bicycle Components at (800) 722-4423 between 9[Read More…]
Statement From Mayor Emanuel On Governor Rauner’s Call On Cities To Pass Right To Work Zone Resolutions
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. “Governor Rauner is continuing his race to the bottom by asking cities like Chicago to pass ‘Right to Work’ zone resolutions. I will not support – and will oppose every step of the way – any such resolution in Chicago because I believe it directly threatens our[Read More…]
Republicans Oppose Minimum Wage Hike as Senate Debates Budget
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – Senate Republicans today turned back a proposal by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to raise the minimum wage. The amendment was one of dozens to come up for Senate votes in a once-a-year parliamentary process known, unofficially, as a “vote-a-rama.” “Since 1968, the real value of the[Read More…]
Senators Warren and Rubio Introduce Bipartisan Bill Honoring POW/MIA Servicemembers
Bill Would Establish Commemorative Chair on U.S. Capitol Grounds; Companion Legislation Introduced in House by Congressman Lynch WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Marco Rubio (R – Fla.) and a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues today introduced legislation in the Senate and House[Read More…]
Syria Crisis ‘Worsening’ Amid Humanitarian Funding Shortfall, Wars Top UN Relief Official
Residents of the Tesreen Camp in Aleppo, Syria. Photo: OCHA/Josephine Guerrero GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2015 – The situation on the ground in Syria has “dramatically” worsened as the country enters its fifth year of war amid escalating fighting and targeted attacks against civilians, the top United Nations humanitarian official warned today[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Use Linked With Lower Diabetes Risk In HIV/HCV Patients
Marseille, France–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. A history of cannabis use is positively associated with a lower risk of insulin resistance (IR) in HIV/Hepatitis C co-infected patients, according to a longitudinal analysis published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Insulin resistance is a leading cause of type 2[Read More…]
DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Flat For 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Seizures of indoor and outdoor cannabis crops by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) held steady in 2014, but remain well below totals from just five years ago. According to the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report, agents eradicated some 4.3 million marijuana plants in 2014.[Read More…]