Senate Bill 9 Would Undermine Electric Utility Oversight; Hike Electric Rates for Consumers and Businesses Across Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today vetoed Senate Bill 9, which would have allowed Illinois’ large electric utilities to undermine the state’s oversight and enact an estimated $70 million rate hike. The[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Adventist Health Pays United States and State of California $14.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013. Adventist Health System/West, dba Adventist Health, and its affiliated hospital White Memorial Medical Center have agreed to pay the United States and the state of California $14.1 million to settle claims that they violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Adventist Health[Read More…]
Leader of $29.1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty in Detroit
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 6, 2013. The mastermind of a $29.1 million Medicare fraud scheme involving approximately 30 purported medical clinics pleaded guilty on Friday in Detroit for his role in the scheme. The guilty plea was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S.[Read More…]
Op-Ed by Vice President Joe Biden: Background Checks are Key to Gun Safety
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013. The following op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden appeared yesterday in print in the Houston Chronicle. Biden: Background checks are key to gun safety Congress must not let the NRA sway votes on firearm legislation By Vice President Joe Biden In recent years, Americans have witnessed[Read More…]
Learn How to Take Control of Summer Electricity Costs at the ComEd Residential Real-Time Pricing Program Energy Workshop
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 6, 2013. On Wednesday, May 22 at 6 p.m. at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, representatives from CNT Energy will discuss how to keep summer electricity bills under control through ComEd’s Residential Real-Time Pricing (RRTP) program. Participants at this workshop will: Get tips on managing[Read More…]
Nationwide GE Labeling Bill Introduced into both Chambers of Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013. On Wednesday April 24, Senator Barbra Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Peter Defazio (D-OR) introduced companion legislation that would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “clearly label” all genetically engineered (GE) whole and processed foods, including fish and other seafood. The bills, the Genetically Engineered[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, May 6, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader and one other insurgent during an operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, today. The leader is responsible for a wide range of insurgent activities in Khugyani district. He has planned and directed assassinations against[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Three Air Force Casualties, May 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today the death of three airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. The airmen were assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, May 5, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force killed a Taliban leader, Qudrat, and arrested four other insurgents during an operation in Dand district, Kandahar province, today. Qudrat was in charge of a cell of Taliban fighters responsible for improvised explosive device operations throughout Kandahar province. He[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Occasion of Orthodox Easter 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2013. This weekend, Michelle and I extend our best wishes to members of the Orthodox Christian community here in America and around the world as they observe Holy Friday and the Feast of the Resurrection. For millions of Orthodox Christians, this is a joyful time. But[Read More…]
