Commends Volunteers for “Getting Things Done” SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed March 9-17, 2013 as AmeriCorps Week in Illinois. This year’s AmeriCorps Week theme is “AmeriCorps Works.” “AmeriCorps volunteers dedicate themselves to service and making a difference throughout the great state of Illinois,” Governor Quinn said. “On[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Governor Quinn Issues Executive Order to Eliminate 75 Unnecessary State Boards and Commissions
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. As part of his commitment to making Illinois government more efficient, Governor Pat Quinn today issued an executive order eliminating dozens of state boards and commissions. The Governor’s Office conducted an extensive review of the state’s existing 391 boards and commissions and found that a number of[Read More…]
Media Availability with Secretary Hagel en route to Manas, Kyrgyzstan
En route Mana, Kyrgyzstan–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: All right, so this is what I speak into? Thank you. Dinner is coming, by the way and drinks. So, let me take a minute to give you a little overview of the trip, at least why I wanted[Read More…]
Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the Federal Advisory Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women Living in Tribal Communities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Thank you, Bea, for that kind introduction and your leadership on this task force and in our Office on Violence Against Women. It’s a great privilege to be here and on behalf of all of us at the Department of Justice, I want to thank all[Read More…]
Tri-union Seafoods Expands Recall To Include Chunk Light Tuna In Oil Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, which previously announced a voluntary recall, is now expanding it to include a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 5-ounce chunk light tuna in oil. This is in addition to the limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 5-ounce[Read More…]
On International Women’s Day, NOW Denounces Anti-Woman Austerity Policies
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENWESPF)–March 8, 2013 On International Women’s Day, the National Organization for Women calls upon leaders in the United States to firmly reject the austerity model that has been economically devastating to our sisters in Europe. Call it what you like — austerity, sequester,[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, March 8, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Alliance, AFGE, Acting SSA Commissioner Detail Sequester Effect on Social Security Alliance President Barbara J. Easterling co-authored an op-ed in Huffington Post last week with Witold Skwierczynski, President of the American Federation of Government Employees National Council of Social Security Administration (SSA) Field Operations Locals, on[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on International Women’s Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. On International Women’s Day we celebrate the many milestones on the road to gender equality, and recommit ourselves to fight for the rights and opportunities of women and girls around the world. Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s the smart thing[Read More…]
NIH Study Sheds Light on Role of Climate in Influenza Transmission
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Two types of environmental conditions — cold-dry and humid-rainy — are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center. The paper, published in PLoS Pathogens, presents a simple climate-based model that maps[Read More…]
American Federation of Teachers Dedicates International Women’s Day to Malala’s Courage, Bravery
AFT’s Weingarten: “We call on all governments to listen to the wise entreaty of Malala, who simply wants girls to have equal access to education, which we know is at the core of a democratic society and the basis for economic opportunity.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Statement of American Federation of[Read More…]
