BRIDGE Act will jump-start investment, job creation, and boost U.S. competitiveness WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and a bipartisan coalition of seven other U.S. Senators introduced legislation today to establish a new infrastructure financing authority to help states and localities[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Kirk, Markey, Barton, Rush Introduce ‘Do Not Track Kids’ Act
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation will provide new tools for parents, protections for teens in mobile environment WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) today introduced the “Do Not Track Kids” Act, comprehensive children’s online privacy legislation. The[Read More…]
Clerk Orr Honors Outstanding Election Judges (Video/Story)
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Election Judge Eleanor Powell honored from Park Forest Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)-The satisfaction Miriam Crusing gets out of being an election judge can be summed up with one experience – helping a blind man vote who for years had needed assistance at the polling place to vote independently in a[Read More…]
South Suburban College Community Education to Host Family Literacy Night
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. The South Suburban College’s Adult Volunteer Literacy Program is hosting their fourth annual Family Literacy Night event on Thursday, November 21st from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to join SSC to find out about community literacy[Read More…]
New Infographic: Who Does the House GOP Stand With?
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. It’s been almost five months since the Senate passed its immigration reform bill, S. 744. Each day that the House of Representatives refuses to take up reform costs the country $37 million, with more than $5 billion in potential revenue lost so far. And just yesterday, House Speaker[Read More…]
U.S. Hospital Ship Activates to Support Typhoon Relief Mission
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013 – The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet yesterday directed the activation of USNS Mercy to prepare the hospital ship for possible deployment to the Philippines. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. directed the activation to accelerate Mercy’s ability to attain full operating status in[Read More…]
Forty-Foot-Wide Sinkhole Leads to Evacuations, Possible Condemned Homes
(PHOTO: AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather Global Weather Center -(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports several Florida homes in a St. Petersburg-area neighborhood have been evacuated as a 40-foot-wide and 30-foot-deep sinkhole threatens the properties. So far, a home’s patio has already been swallowed by the hole. Neighbors were evacuated as a precaution. Dunedin, Fla., Fire Chief[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Be Wary of Scams Tied to Relief Efforts in Philippines
Attorney General Urges Contributors to Research Charities Before Donating Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged Illinois residents who plan to donate to typhoon relief efforts underway in the Philippines to be on the lookout for fundraising scams by con artists seeking to exploit the natural disaster for[Read More…]
Alabama Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Identity Theft and Tax Refund Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. Kevin Jackson of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to serve 102 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, along with an order to pay $150,840.49 in restitution, for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of[Read More…]
Department of Defense Employee Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Claim for Housing Allowance
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. A Department of Defense (DOD) employee has pleaded guilty to filing a false claim with the DOD while stationed in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to fraudulently obtain $64,000 in housing allowance, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and[Read More…]
