ACLU Offers Congress and the Attorney General 15 Recommendations for FBI Reform WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been granted by Congress and assumed for itself the power to investigate and collect data about millions of people. A report[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Illinois’ First West Nile Virus Related Death Reported in Cook County
IDPH Urges Vigilance Protecting against Infection CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first death of a person with West Nile virus in northern Illinois for 2013. A middle-aged man from suburban Cook County became ill with West Nile virus in late August and[Read More…]
Statement by the Chairman of the NATO-Russia Council on US-Russia Framework for the Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–17 September 2013. Today we convened an extraordinary session of the NATO-Russia Council to discuss Syria. We welcomed the framework for the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons agreed between the United States and Russia, called for expeditious agreement of a UN Security Council Resolution to ensure effective implementation of the[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Lays Out Guidelines for Protecting Servicemembers in the Payday Lending Market
CFPB Watching for Military Lending Act Violations in its Exams of Payday Lenders WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2013. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released guidelines to its examiners on how to identify consumer harm and risks related to Military Lending Act (MLA) violations when supervising payday lenders. The CFPB[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates, Congressmen, and Families of Those Imprisoned to Hold D.C. Press Conference Wednesday at 10:30am
Coalition calls on Congress to restrict Justice Department funding for aggressive enforcement practices in medical marijuana states Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Sam Farr (D-CA) will join medical marijuana advocates, as well as multiple family members of imprisoned medical marijuana patients for a press conference in[Read More…]
D.C. Introduces Legislation to Tax and Regulation Marijuana
Legislation Would Make Small Amounts of Marijuana Legal to Purchase and Possess; Historic Introduction Follows U.S. Department of Justice Decision to Allow Taxation and Regulation to Proceed in Colorado and Washington State Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) will introduce legislation today before the Council of the District[Read More…]
Nearly 6 in 10 Uninsured Americans Can Pay Less Than $100 per Month for Ccoverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2013. A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that 56 percent, or nearly six in ten of the people who don’t have health insurance today may be able to get coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace for less than[Read More…]
HHS Launches Meaningful Consent Site
New tools available to help health care providers engage and educate patients Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2013. An online resource to help health care providers effectively engage patients in choosing how they want their electronic patient health information shared was launched today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, September 16, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013 – 1:34 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. Thank you for adjusting to the change in schedule. We, of course, held the President’s remarks while Chief Lanier here in Washington was speaking to the press, until that concluded. [Read More…]
IRS Provides Tax Relief to Victims of Colorado Storms
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Internal Revenue Service is providing tax relief to individual and business taxpayers impacted by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Colorado. The IRS announced today that certain taxpayers in the counties of Adams, Boulder, Larimer and Weld will receive tax relief, and other locations may be[Read More…]
