Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2013 – 12:43 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Before I take your questions, I want to welcome you here to the briefing room for your daily briefing. And first, I’d like to say that today we are highlighting how the Affordable Care Act helps young adults. As you[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Nationwide Education Campaign About New Mortgage Rules
Materials Offer Consumers Tips on Taking Advantage of New Protections WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2013. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched a campaign to educate the public about the new protections provided by the Bureau’s mortgage rules. The Bureau is releasing educational materials in advance of the January 10,[Read More…]
National Institute on Drug Abuse Releases 2013 Teen Drug Use Survey
Monitoring the Future Survey Finds Cigarette and Alcohol Use at Historic Lows; Prescription Painkillers and Synthetic Marijuana Also Down NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2013. The federal government’s National Institute on Drug Abuse released its annual Monitoring the Future survey today. Cigarette and alcohol use continued their long-term decline, reaching the lowest[Read More…]
EPA Adds Three Indiana Sites to Superfund Cleanup List
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added three contaminated sites in Indiana to the Superfund National Priorities List: Beck’s Lake, a former automotive and hazardous waste dump in South Bend; the Garden City Ground Water Plume in Garden City; and the Keystone Corridor Ground Water Contamination site[Read More…]
Video: President Obama and President Clinton Discuss Health Care
We thought you would enjoy watching as President Obama joins former President Bill Clinton for a conversation about health care in the United States and around the world as part of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. September 24, 2013.
FBI: Wisconsin Woman Charged with Mail Fraud
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former shipping manager for American Extrusion Intemational (AEI) was indicted yesterday on federal mail fraud charges. Reva K. Vera, 57, of Beloit, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of mail fraud. According to the indictment, Vera, as the shipping manager, was responsible for authorizing payments to vendors[Read More…]
Storm to Delay Christmas Travel for More Than Half of US
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports multiple storms will produce areas of rain, ice and snow with areas of dense fog which can cause trouble for travelers over the Central, Eastern and Northwestern states over the next several days. The largest storm of the bunch will hit this weekend and will affect nearly 30[Read More…]
Campaign Urges Walmart to Discontinue Rodent Poison Products EPA Wants Banned
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2013. A national environmental group is supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to protect children by asking national retailers, including Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and Lowe’s, to make the holidays safer for children and stop selling dangerous d-CON rodent bait products. Determined to present unreasonable[Read More…]
State Attorneys General Call on Congress to Fund Human Trafficking Efforts, Aid Victims
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with her counterparts across the country to urge Congress to fund the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act to better fight human trafficking and protect its victims. Madigan and 46 other attorneys general sent a letter today to ranking U.S. House and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Charges Debit Card Identity Theft Ring
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a trio of identity thieves for obtaining and using fraudulent debit cards to access thousands of dollars in cash. Defendants Nikolay Bozov, Yuliyan Kehayov and Dan Stoica were charged in Cook County Criminal Court with continuing a financial crimes[Read More…]
