Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. On the 48th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that the average premium for a basic prescription drug plan in 2014 is projected to remain stable, at an estimated $31 per[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Mayor Emanuel and Cappex Announce Cappex Headquarters Moves to the City of Chicago
Rapidly Growing Education Technology Company, Cappex Moves from North Suburbs to City of Chicago to Recruit Top Talent and Double in Size to More than 100 Employees CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cappex announced today that the company’s corporate headquarters has moved to downtown Chicago and the company[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Joins Water Management Leaders at the First Israel-Chicago Water Technology Innovation Forum
Mayor Emanuel discusses water infrastructure investment at the Israel-Chicago Water Technology Innovation Forum. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel attended today the first collaborative Israel-Chicago Water Technology and Innovation Forum, joining top engineers and leaders from water management in Illinois, the Midwest,[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: House Spending Bill Would Cripple Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sounded the alarm about the U.S. House of Representatives’ plans to cut funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) by 80 percent. Those cuts would severely impact federal programs created to address major ecological problems facing the Great Lakes, including[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Signs Historic Water Rights Agreement with White Mountain Apache Tribe and State of Arizona
Agreement Quantifies Rights of Tribe, Provides Drinking Water to Reservation Communities, and Helps Secure Water Supplies for Downstream Phoenix WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. As part of President Obama’s commitment to empower tribal nations, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, on behalf of the United States, today signed an historic agreement[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: President Obama’s Resilience Plan Needs Federal Investments
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. In the wake of the damages in Hawaii from Tropical Storm Flossie, the Center for American Progress is urging the federal government to significantly increase its investments in community resiliency from extreme weather events to protect their people, homes, and businesses from tropical storms, floods, droughts,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $491 Million Settlement Over Illegal Drug Marketing Claims
Attorney General: Illinois Will Receive $5.5 Million for False Claims to Medicaid Program Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a joint $491 million federal and state settlement to resolve civil and criminal allegations that pharmaceutical manufacturer Wyeth illegally marketed an organ transplant anti-rejection drug for unauthorized uses[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement on General Assembly Lawsuit to Restore Their Own Pay Before Enacting Pension Reform
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn issued the following statement regarding today’s filing of a lawsuit to restore pay for legislators. On July 10, 2013, following two years of legislative inertia on pension reform – the most critical job for the state – the Governor issued a line-item veto of[Read More…]
The Illinois Office Of The State Fire Marshal Promotes Public Awareness To Prevent Electrical Burn Incidents
Electrical Burns can be Prevented SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is educating the public on the importance of electrical safety in an effort to prevent home fires, electrical burns and other serious injuries. Electrical related injuries and burns may result in serious tissue,[Read More…]
Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board Developing Curriculum to Instruct Police Officers on Implementation of State’s New Concealed Carry Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) today announced it is working to develop a curriculum that will help police officers understand the state’s new concealed carry law, enacted by the legislature on July 9, and provide instruction for how to interact with armed[Read More…]
