Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. By Jennifer Palmieri,White House Director of Communications In eight days, harmful automatic cuts are slated to take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. Only Congress can avoid[Read More…]
Year: 2013
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 21, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013 – 1:30 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: In the chart behind me you can find in a link from the blog post that we just put up on whitehouse.gov and that I tweeted, written by Communications Director Jen Palmieri. That blog post is a refresher about the[Read More…]
Drew Peterson Sentenced to 38 Years in Prison for the Murder of Third Wife, Kathleen Savio
JOLIET—(ENEWSPF)—February 21, 2013. Judge Edward Burmila has sentenced Drew Peterson to serve 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. The judge denied Peterson’s request for a retrial early today and went directly into the sentencing hearing. During his sentencing, Peterson was given the chance[Read More…]
HHS Providing States With Additional Flexibility, Resources to Enhance Care
HHS announces 25 states will receive funding to test new models of care that will improve health, lower costs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the first recipients of State Innovation Model awards made possible by the Affordable Care Act. Nearly $300[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Belly Announce Belly Will Add 150 Jobs By 2014
Mayor Visits Company as Belly Logs its One-Millionth Member CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Mayor Emanuel visited Belly, Inc., at 600 W. Chicago, today to announce that the company will be creating 150 additional jobs in the coming year as it continues its rapid growth in Chicago. “Belly is a perfect example[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Further Investment in Choose Chicago to Build on First Year of Success in Promoting Chicago as an International Travel Destination
Partnership Will Expand Marketing by $5 Million to Promote O’Hare and Midway Airports as Part of Mayor Emanuel’s Multi-Faceted Approach to Reach 50 Million Visitors in the City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, along with the Chicago Department of Aviation and Choose Chicago, announced today that Choose Chicago[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Applaud Alaska Reserve Plan
Interior Department protects special areas within National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Today, the Department of the Interior issued a Record of Decision that formally adopts a new Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Reserve). Located on Alaska’s North Slope and almost 22 million acres in size,[Read More…]
U.S. Court of Appeals Hears Government Secrecy Case
U.S. trade agency continued secrecy denies public access to document related to protection of environment and public health Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. On behalf of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Earthjustice argued to defend a court order requiring the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to disclose a document shared[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes First Step to Develop Student Loan Affordability Plan
Bureau to Pursue Alternative Repayment Options for Private Student Loan Borrowers WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is gathering information to develop options for policymakers to make repayment of private student loans more manageable for struggling borrowers. The CFPB has found that[Read More…]
Seidel et al. at the Star: Drew Peterson judge rejects bid for new trial
How many times have we heard names like Peterson’s, only to forget them after they’ve gone away? We may have heard the last of Drew Peterson for a while, at least until he is sentenced. From the Southtown Star: Drew Peterson won’t get a new trial, a Will County judge[Read More…]
