Backed by the release of summer meal site data by the USDA and Twilio, mRelief’s web and text messaging application now tells families ineligible for SNAP where to get a summer meal. Chicago, IL —(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Today, mRelief, the Chicago-based technology nonprofit, launches a feature that empowers families with[Read More…]
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Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Overfishing Continues As Population Reaches Near Historic Low Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/aes256. SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Pacific bluefin tuna have reached dangerously low population levels, so a coalition of individuals and groups today petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect the species under the Endangered Species Act. The[Read More…]
Endangered Sonoma County Tiger Salamander Gets Recovery Plan
Photo courtesy USFWS. SANTA ROSA, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. In accordance with a settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released a final recovery plan for the endangered Sonoma County population of the California tiger salamander. The plan calls for purchase and permanent[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Illinois Consumers to Receive Additional $19 Million from E-book Price-fixing Settlements
Apple and Book Publishers Conspired to Overcharge Consumers for e-Books Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that Illinois consumers will begin receiving their portions of a $19 million payment by Apple Inc. for an alleged e books price-fixing conspiracy. This is the second payment Illinois[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims Against 121 Residency Programs and American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached agreements with 121 podiatry residency programs and the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) to resolve claims that they discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s[Read More…]
Justice Department Finds that Nevada Discriminates Against Inmates with HIV and Inmates with Other Disabilities
NEVADA–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. The Justice Department issued a letter of findings today concluding that the Nevada Department of Corrections’ (NDOC) policies and practices for housing and employing inmates with disabilities violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Following a comprehensive ADA compliance review, the department found that NDOC’s discriminatory practices[Read More…]
Statement from Head of the Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta on Mississippi’s Decision to Close Investigation into Murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016 Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, released the following statement on Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s decision to close the investigation into the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner: “During ‘Freedom Summer’ in 1964,[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on World Refugee Day 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016 Today, on World Refugee Day, we recognize the challenges and hardships that refugees face, honor their courage and resilience in the face of overwhelming obstacles, and celebrate their many valuable contributions to our Nation. This year’s commemoration comes as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees reports[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016 – 12:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, let me begin by thanking Penny -– not only for her kind words and friendship, but for her outstanding leadership in promoting American business and making the case for commercial diplomacy. Congratulations not only to Penny, but also her[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Carter, Israeli Defense Minister Discuss Security Issues
Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, greets Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman at the Pentagon, June 20, 2016, before a meeting to discuss the U.S.-Israel defense relationship. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016 — During a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon today, Defense Secretary Ash[Read More…]
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