Funding will Help Upgrade Wastewater and Drinking Water Facilities Damaged by Sandy WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Remarks by President Obama and President Pena Nieto of Mexico in a Joint Press Conference, May 2, 2013
Mexico City, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013 – 4:24 P.M. CDT PRESIDENT PEÑA NIETO: (As interpreted.) Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, everyone. First and foremost, after the bilateral meeting, I would like to extend the warmest welcome to President Barack Obama, his team joining him. Once again, we would like to welcome[Read More…]
At Williams Elementary, Middle School Students, Parents Hold Sit-in Demonstration to Protest School Closing
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2013 – 10 a.m. Sixty-five students and five parents are assembled inside the hallway of Williams Elementary School and Williams Middle School at 2710 S Dearborn to protest the Chicago Public Schools proposal to close Williams Elem and Williams Middle School with students to be transferred to Drake[Read More…]
April Payroll Employment Increases by 165,000; Unemployment Rate Changes Little (7.5%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2013. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care. Household Survey[Read More…]
GAO Report: Administration’s Anti-Drug Strategies Fail To Meet Stated Objectives
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2013. The federal government’s anti-drug efforts are inefficient and ineffective, according to a report issued last week by the Congressional watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report assessed whether the Obama administration’s anti-drug strategies, as articulated by the White House Office of National Drug Control[Read More…]
Poll: Half Of Younger Christians Back Legalizing Marijuana, Most Americans Don’t View Plant’s Use As A Sin
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2013. Half of young Christians favor legalizing marijuana consumption for adults, according to polling data released last week by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Among self-identified Christians age 18 to 29, 45 percent said that they had used cannabis and 32 percent said that they “strongly[Read More…]
Wisconsin Firm Recalls Frozen Pizzas Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013. Nestlé Pizza Company, a Little Chute, WI establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen pizzas that may be contaminated with extraneous materials and are the subject of a recall administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, May 3, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force killed a senior insurgent leader, Jamal, who had ties to both the Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Three other insurgents were killed and detained two insurgents during the operation in Burkah district, Baghlan province, today. As the[Read More…]
With Rhode Island, 50 Million Americans Will Now Live in Marriage Equality States
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today the Rhode Island state House passed marriage equality legislation, putting the Ocean State on track to become the tenth state in America where gay and lesbian couples can legally marry. The legislation, which passed with bipartisan support, will be signed into law by Gov. Lincoln Chafee later[Read More…]
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn on Illinois House’s Passage of Historic and Comprehensive Pension Reform, May 2, 2013
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn issued the following statement regarding today’s vote by the Illinois House of Representatives to pass a historic and comprehensive pension reform that will stabilize the pension systems, eliminate the unfunded liability, and preserve the pensions of hard-working state employees and teachers. More than a[Read More…]
