Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 17, 2013. By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director Our friends at High Times scored a really provocative and informative interview with Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, where Mr. Fox demonstrates both a wide range of knowledge about the need for countries like America and Mexico to[Read More…]
Day: July 17, 2013
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Strengthen Environmental Education
Kirk, Reed, Sarbanes, Fitzpatrick Reintroduce The No Child Left Inside Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. In an effort to reconnect more kids with nature and address critical environmental challenges, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) are[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens More Than 100 Cooling Centers to Help Residents Beat the Heat
State Agencies Urge Safety During Record High Temperatures CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. With hot weather expected for the remainder of the week, Governor Pat Quinn is urging residents to take advantage of the state’s cooling centers. The state has opened more than 100 cooling centers around Illinois, in order to help[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces 44 Community Organizations to Drive Affordable Care Act Outreach and Enrollment
Health Insurance Marketplace Recruits Community Organizations Across Illinois to Educate the Public on Health Care Options CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. Marking a critical new phase in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) across Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn today announced $27 million in federal funds to 44 community organizations that[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Support Minority- and Female-Owned Businesses
New Law Will Help Firms Equally Compete for State Construction and Business Contracts CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law that will help minority- and female-owned businesses more fairly compete for state-funded construction and business contracts. The action is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to make[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Launches $475 Million Circle Interchange Construction Project
Work Will Create Thousands of Jobs Rebuilding Nation’s Most Congested Interchange, Reducing Traffic Delays by 50 Percent and Saving 1.6 Million Gallons of Gas CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today launched construction on the four-year, $475 million Circle Interchange construction project in Chicago, which will create thousands of construction[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary Hagel at Civilian Employee Town Hall Meeting at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 17, 2013
SOUTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Thank you very much. Sit down. Thank you. Colonel, thank you. Thank you for your leadership and the time you have spent with me last night and this morning, as well as the other leaders here in Charleston. I’m grateful for[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh After Their Meeting
Amman, Jordan–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER JUDEH: (Via interpreter) (In progress) — on his fifth or sixth visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in (inaudible) a while ago we had the honor of meeting (inaudible) with the delegation assigned by the Arab League Committee on the Peace Initiative. And[Read More…]
California Businessman Pleads Guilty to Concealing Foreign Bank Account at Israeli Bank on His Tax Return
Saratoga Resident is the Latest in a Series of Defendants Charged With Concealing Bank Accounts at Israeli Banks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California announced that Moshe Handelsman of Saratoga, Calif., pleaded[Read More…]
Former CEO and Former CFO of ArthroCare Corp. Charged with Orchestrating $400 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. The former chief executive officer and former chief financial officer of ArthroCare Corp., a publicly traded medical device company based in Austin, Texas, were charged for their alleged leading roles in a $400 million scheme to defraud the company’s shareholders and members of the investing public[Read More…]