ROCK ISLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) said today that the Department of Defense appropriations bill which passed the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday will give the Rock Island Arsenal the support it needs to remain strong while transitioning into peacetime operations. The legislation,[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Kirk, Cotler Condemn Iranian Leader’s Call to Intensify Bahá’í Persecution
We stand in solidarity with all those of the Baha’i Faith and urge leaders around the world to condemn Iran’s persecution Photo: Baha’i Temple in Wilmette, Illinois WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (US) and Hon. Irwin Cotler (CA), co-chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary Group for Human Rights in Iran,[Read More…]
Trois Comtois Recalls Trois Comtois Morbier Cheese for Possible Health Risk
Product was distributed in MD, VA, OH, Washington DC, IL, IN, LA, MI, MN, MO, NE, OK, TX, WI, CA, OR, WA, AZ, UT, HI between June 1st and July 24th, 2013 and sold to supermarkets and gourmet stores. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. Trois Comtois of Poligny, France is[Read More…]
Arrests Made in Costa Rica Following Worldwide Rallies for Jairo Mora, Murdered Sea Turtle Activist
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica–(ENEWSPF)–August 2 – Costa Rican authorities made arrests Wednesday in connection with the murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval, a sea turtle activist who was murdered in Costa Rica two months ago. The arrests, made in a series of raids near Limón, were announced Thursday, the same day[Read More…]
Senators Reed-Blumenthal Introduce the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 2, 2013. At a time when programs like Medicare and defense spending are facing growing budget austerity, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are introducing the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act (S.1476). This legislation would close a major loophole in current corporate tax[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Secures Five Year Extension of Stewardship Contracts In Draft Appropriations Bill
Stewardship Contracts Important to Forest Jobs in Rural Oregon Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the draft Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014 includes an extension of forest stewardship contracting, which he worked to[Read More…]
Senate Passes FOR VETS Act
Bill to assist veterans groups now headed to the President to be signed into law WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. Before breaking for the August recess, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act (FOR VETS Act), a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces FEMA Grant for Village of Bartlett Stormwater Management Project
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $3.8 million dollar grant to the Village of Bartlett Stormwater Management Project. Funds from this grant will go towards the construction of two stormwater detention[Read More…]
Gene Combinations Help Predict Treatment Success for Alcoholism Medication
NIH-funded study says five-marker genotype panel can guide ondansetron use Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. An experimental treatment for alcohol dependence works better in individuals who possess specific combinations of genes that regulate the function and binding of serotonin, a brain chemical affected by the treatment, according to a study supported[Read More…]
Six States Awarded Supplemental Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. Departments of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin will each receive a supplemental award from the 2013 Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grant fund to improve quality and expand[Read More…]
