New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Today a federal judge in Tennessee ruled that state officials must respect the marriages of three same-sex couples whose lawsuit challenges the state’s marriage ban. Tennessee is the second Southern state where a federal judge has ruled in favor of respect for out-of-state marriages for same-sex[Read More…]
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel Welcomes Seán Sherlock the Irish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation to Chicago
Mayor Emanuel welcomes the Irish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, to Chicago. Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomed the Irish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, to Chicago. Mayor Emanuel met with Minister Sherlock to discuss Chicago’s[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Construction Beginning at CVCA, Which Will Transform School for 21st Century Learning and Career Training While Creating Jobs for the Community
Since 2012, the Mayor has Leveraged over One Billion in Capital Funds to Invest in Local Schools Across the City Mayor Emanuel visits with students at CVCA. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that construction has begun on the renovation[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Announces Plan to Prevent CMS from Blocking Seniors’ Prescription Access
Following receipt of letter co-signed by Kirk, CMS withdraws proposed rule to reduce access to important medications; CMS rule would have reduced prescription access for 948,000 Illinois Medicare recipients CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Following the withdrawal of a proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would[Read More…]
Ukraine: UN Deploys Human Rights Monitors Amid ‘Troubling’ Signs in East, Crimea
KIEV–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2014 – United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonovic, announced today the immediate deployment of a UN monitoring team throughout crisis-torn Ukraine to help establish the facts surrounding alleged human rights violations, including in Crimea, and serve to de-escalate tensions in the country. Speaking via video[Read More…]
UN: Syria’s Political Process ‘In Crisis’ and Must be Reenergized
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed yet again for the international community to help bring the rival Syrian parties closer on concrete measures to end the conflict, saying “it is not enough for representatives of the Government and opposition to be in the same room, what[Read More…]
Representatives Schakowsky, Quigley, and Holt Urge Secretary Kerry to Oppose Harmful Keystone XL Pipeline
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2014. Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Rush Holt (NJ-12) and two dozen of their colleagues sent a letter urging Secretary of State John Kerry to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, arguing that approval of the pipeline is not in the national interest[Read More…]
CAP Experts on HHS Taking Action to Remedy Insurance Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, released new guidance clarifying that the Affordable Care Act prohibits insurers from discriminating against same-sex spouses who wish to purchase health coverage as a family. The announcement comes in the wake of cases from states[Read More…]
EPA, Sergeant’s Pet Care and Wellmark International Reach Agreement to Cancel Potentially Harmful Insecticide Products
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached agreement with Sergeant’s Pet Care Products, Inc. and Wellmark International to cancel flea and tick pet collars containing propoxur marketed under the trade names including Bansect, Sentry, Zodiac and Biospot. “This action is another example of EPA’s efforts to protect[Read More…]
ACLU of Indiana Challenges State Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
INDIANAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Indiana, and the Lemieux Law Office of Indianapolis filed a federal lawsuit yesterday on behalf of fifteen individuals, including a widow and two children, who have experienced harm and discrimination because of Indiana’s ban on marriage between same-sex couples[Read More…]
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