Aides will Serve in Coordination with CTA Supplemental Bus Service; Complement 400 Additional Bus Drivers Hired by CTA CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, alongside the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), announced Tuesday that 100 OEMC Traffic Control Aides (TCA) positions are being made available, the latest jobs[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Crack Down on Fraudulent Tax Preparers
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that he ordered an investigation of businesses that are helping consumers prepare tax returns and found a high number of them were not in compliance with City ordinances that are designed to protect residents. “There is no place in Chicago for businesses[Read More…]
NORML: Everything You Wanted to Know About the New Federal Marijuana Legalization Measures
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. by Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Today, Representatives Jared Polis and Earl Blumenauer introduced two legislative measures that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana and permit for the regulated production and retail sales of cannabis to adults in states that have legalized its consumption. Representative[Read More…]
Nurses Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline, Cite Adverse Effects of Increased Air Pollution, Climate Change
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Citing serious adverse health concerns, National Nurses United announced today that it is joining with environmentalists, unions and other organizations from across the country to oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline – the 1,700 mile of tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to refineries in Texas. [Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Federal Bureau of Prisons Assessment of Its Solitary Confinement Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement yesterday announcing that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has agreed to a comprehensive and independent assessment of its use of solitary confinement in the nation’s federal prisons. This first-ever review of federal segregation policies comes after[Read More…]
Remarks by Dr. Jill Biden at Wounded Warriors Reception at Winfield House
GERMANY–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Hello, everyone! Thank you, Marjorie, for hosting us here today and for your ongoing collaboration as we support our service men and women and their families. As Second Lady, and as a military mom, I have been honored to spend time with our troops, and our recovering[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama, February 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013 – 1:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I wanted to say a few words about the looming deadlines and decisions that we face on our budget and on our deficit — and these are decisions that will have real and lasting impacts on the[Read More…]
EPA Updates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted the second year of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions data on its website, which provides public access to emissions data by sector, by greenhouse gas, and by geographic region such as county or state. Greenhouse gases are the primary driver of[Read More…]
ACLU: Country Can No Longer Afford Wasteful, Destructive Immigration Enforcement Policies
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. “Congress must continue to move in the right direction by ensuring that legislative proposals on immigration embrace a generous roadmap to citizenship,” said Joanne Lin, ACLU legislative counsel. “But reforms must also address civil liberties problems that have long plagued the immigration detention and deportation systems, including[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: U.S. DOJ and 14 States Join in Litigation Against Standard & Poor’s
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. As Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s proceeds in Illinois, Madigan today commended U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and 14 of her state counterparts for joining her in filing lawsuits against Standard & Poor’s (S&P) for the company’s role in assigning high ratings to[Read More…]
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