Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013 – 12:39 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Two quick announcements at the top before we go to your questions. They’re both scheduling announcements, actually. The first is, at 3:00 p.m. today the President will host a swearing-in ceremony for the new director of the United States Secret[Read More…]
Year: 2013
IL Rep. Al Riley Endorses Linda Uzureau and Peg Donahue for Prairie State Board of Trustees
From Illinois State Rep. Al Riley: Dear Friends: I am proud to support Linda Uzureau and Peg Donahue for the Prairie State Board of Trustees. Both Peg and Linda have worked with me over many years to help strengthen our region. Whether it was community development, promotion of the arts,[Read More…]
FBI: Terre Haute Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled
Terra Haute, IN-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced this afternoon the arrests of 15 defendants in what is alleged to have been a significant methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking operation in the Wabash Valley. According to an indictment unsealed in federal court today, the drug trafficking was allegedly orchestrated from[Read More…]
California Assemblymember Richard Bloom Introduces Legislation to Address State’s Growing Overdose Crisis
Parent Activists and Overdose Prevention Groups Cheer Groundbreaking State Legislation SACRAMENTO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) introduced an overdose prevention bill that many are hailing as the first of its kind in the state. The bill, AB 831, asks the legislature to take action to address California’s growing[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in New York State Senate and Assembly
Legislation Would End the Needless Suffering of Thousands of Seriously Ill New Yorkers Statement from Drug Policy Alliance’s Julie Netherland NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. Today, New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Senator Diane Savino introduced a bill that would create one of the nation’s most tightly regulated medical marijuana[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: Tecfidera
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) capsules to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that disrupts communication between the brain and other parts of the[Read More…]
Federal Court Halts McKenzie Bridge Timber Sale in Oregon
Sensitive Wildlife Habitat and Drinking Water Supply Protected. Court Requires Assessment of Significant Environmental Harm. EUGENE–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. United States District Court Judge Anne Aiken has found that the United States Forest Service broke the law in seeking to carry out the controversial Goose logging sale near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon,[Read More…]
First Lady Michelle Obama to Join Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Help Raise Awareness for Successful Programs That Serve At-Risk Youth Across Chicago
Joins In Call To Chicago’s Business Sector to Support Proven and Innovative Programs Across the City CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. First Lady Michelle Obama will join Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a coalition from Chicago’s business and philanthropic communities to support successful community-based programs that serve at-risk youth. The effort, which is[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Hails Establishment of National Monument Honoring Harriet Tubman
CAMBRIDGE, Md.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, local officials and community stakeholders on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to celebrate President Obama’s establishment of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument as the 399th unit of the National Park System. The[Read More…]
Bugaboo Recalls Cameleon3 Strollers Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: March 27, 2013 – Recall number: 13-153 Bugaboo Cameleon3 stroller Recall Summary Name of product: Bugaboo Cameleon3 Strollers Hazard: The stroller’s carrying[Read More…]
