Award Allocated for the Development of a National Public Education Campaign on Responsible Gun Ownership Encouraging Safe Storage Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded $1 million to the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) to support the development of a National Public Education Campaign on the[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 2, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 340,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 347,000. The 4-week moving average was 348,750, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Bumble Bee Foods Issues Voluntary Recall On Specific Codes Of 5-Ounce Chunk White Albacore And Chunk Light Tuna Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a voluntary recall on specific codes of 5-ounce Chunk White Albacore and Chunk Light Tuna products. The recall has been issued because the products do not meet the company’s standards for seal tightness. Loose seals or seams could result[Read More…]
Doctors and Nurses Urge B.C. Government to Ban Cosmetic Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. A group of Canadian doctors and health advocates are urging the provincial government of British Columbia (B.C.) to ban the use of all cosmetic pesticides for lawns and gardens. The campaign, lead by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) along with the David[Read More…]
Video – Allan Savory: How to green the desert and reverse climate change
Nod to my friend Mike Kean for the link. Worth the time if you have just 20 minutes to watch.
Mayor Emanuel Announces Retrofit Chicago: Commercial Buildings Initiative Doubles In Size
Including new office, hotel, large residential, institutional properties; total program reach to over 28 million square feet CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2013. Today Mayor Emanuel announced 18 new participants in Retrofit Chicago’s Commercial Buildings Initiative, bringing the program’s total reach to over 28 million square feet. This doubles the 14 million square[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CTA President Claypool Announce Launch of Expanded Ex-Offender Apprentice Program
‘Second-Chance’ will Provide for up to 265 Rail and Bus Apprenticeships for Hard-to-Place Job Seekers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool today announced that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will kick-off an expansion of its largest ex-offender apprentice program ever – quadrupling the current number[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Manchin Continue Bipartisan Negotiations on Criminal Background Checks
Senators Kirk and Manchin continue to work with colleagues to carefully tackle details of criminal background check Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) issued a joint statement regarding Senator Chuck Schumer’s current background check proposal: “We are committed to continuing to work in[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Delivers Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Address
SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today delivered his fiscal year 2014 budget address to the Illinois General Assembly. A transcript of the governor’s remarks as prepared is below. For more information on the FY14 Illinois Budget, please visit Budget.Illinois.gov. Governor Pat Quinn’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Address We Must[Read More…]
Senate Memorial 80, Requesting a Study of the Budgetary Implications of Taxing and Regulating Marijuana in New Mexico, Passes Senate Rules Committee with Bi-Partisan Support
SANTA FE, NM–(ENEWSPF)March 6, 2013. Today, New Mexico State Senator Ortiz y Pino’s Senate Memorial 80, requesting the New Mexico’s Economic Development Department to study the budgetary implications of taxing and regulating marijuana in New Mexico, passed out of Senate Rules Committee on a 6-1 bipartisan vote. The memorial will[Read More…]
