An interior unit of a cooperative in the 2600 block of Western Avenue was the scene of a fire Thursday afternoon. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest firefighters, police, and emergency personnel responded to a late afternoon fire in the 2600 block of Western Avenue today. The appeared[Read More…]
Day: April 26, 2012
NOW Applauds Senate Passage of ‘Real’ Violence Against Women Act
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–April 26, 2012, Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (S. 1925), which includes funding for services to previously underserved populations. The act has transformed the nation’s response to domestic and sexual violence, and has saved innumerable lives. NOW[Read More…]
Occupy Pittsburgh Calls for International Workers Day Rally and March in Solidarity with All Workers
PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Occupy Pittsburgh is calling for workers, students and the unemployed to gather for a rally and march at 5:30 on May 1, 2012, at Freedom Corner (the intersection of Center Ave and Crawford St). Demonstrators will join together in solidarity with millions of people in the United States[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, April 26, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary’s Trip to China, Bangladesh, and India World Press Freedom Day / Iranian Journalist Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand WIKILEAKS Release of Material / Ongoing Criminal Prosecution MISCELLANEOUS Incident Involving Embassy Employee in Brazil / Internal State Department Investigation Incident Involving Embassy Employees[Read More…]
Park Forest Area League of Women Voters Hosts Meeting on Global Climate Change on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012–The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host an educational meeting on the topic of Global Climate Change on Wednesday, May 9, at 7:00 PM at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard in Park Forest. The guest speaker will be[Read More…]
HHS Announces New Affordable Care Act Options for Community-based Care
Medicaid and Medicare introduce greater flexibility for beneficiaries to receive care at home or in settings of their choice Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. New opportunities in Medicaid and Medicare that will allow people to more easily receive care and services in their communities rather than being admitted to a hospital[Read More…]
Schakowsky and Progressive Caucus Hold Hearing to Prevent One Million Foreclosures in 2012
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) joined other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) today to hold a hearing on current efforts to help millions of American families stay in their homes and prevent an estimated one million potential foreclosures this year. During the hearing, CPC[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky: Consumers Win $1.3B in Health Insurance Rebates From Obamacare
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012 –The Kaiser Family Foundation reported today that 15.8 million people will share an estimated $1.34 billion in rebates for their 2011 plan year under the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision, or the 80/20 rule, included in the Affordable Care Act. Under the 80/20 rule, insurance companies[Read More…]
Salazar, Jarvis Announce Proposal to Establish Nation’s First Tribal National Park in Badlands
BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today announced the release of the final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the South Unit of Badlands National Park, recommending the establishment of the nation’s first tribal national park in[Read More…]
Sierra Club Takes Latest PSC Flip-Flop To Court
Jackson, MS–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. The Sierra Club has appealed the most recent flip-flop by two members of the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) on the Kemper County power plant. In a four minute meeting on April 24, Commissioners Leonard Bentz and Lynn Posey again refused to allow the public or[Read More…]
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