OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—April 1, 2014. The owners of Hobby Lobby, a Christian-owned craft supply chain, were highly offended by the idea of having to include the Affordable Care Act’s requirement of providing emergency contraceptives and intrauterine devices in its employee’s health insurance plans. As a result, Hobby Lobby sued the Obama administration[Read More…]
Day: April 1, 2014
Senators Wyden, Udall on Revelations that Intelligence Agencies Have Exploited Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ‘Loophole’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), who serve on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement following revelations that the National Security Agency has been exploiting a loophole in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to search for Americans’ private[Read More…]
Career/Internship Fair to be Held April 10 at Roosevelt University’s Goodman Center
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 1, 2014. Roosevelt University will hold its annual spring career and internship fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at the University’s Lillian and Larry Goodman Center, 501 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Roosevelt students, alumni and members of the public are invited to attend the fair[Read More…]
American Federation of Teachers: Ryan Budget Proposal Strips Rungs From the Ladder of Opportunity for Working Americans and Their Children
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 1, 2014. Statement of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten on Paul Ryan’s budget proposal. “Sadly, Paul Ryan’s budget proposal is not a bad April Fools’ joke. By slashing programs that help feed kids and support their educational and health needs, including access to college, it strips[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Emanuel on the Passing of Frankie Knuckles
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. “Today, Chicago says goodbye to one of its most treasured cultural pioneers, Frankie Knuckles, the “Godfather of House Music”. Over his long career Frankie made his way into the ranks of those artists and innovators who came to this city not just to contribute to a musical[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Marks National Minority Health Month by Urging Community Members to Make Preventive Care a Top Priority
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—April 1, 2014. In recognition of National Minority Health Month, Planned Parenthood is encouraging communities of color to make themselves, their health, and their community a top priority this month. National Minority Health Month is an annual nationwide community mobilization campaign in April, which highlights the fact that[Read More…]
Near Record-Low California Snowpack Measurement Warns of Greater Water Supply Challenges Ahead
21st Century Water Solutions Crucial to Build New, Resilient Water Supply Sources LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014 – Critically low California snowpack measurement was reported today by the state’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) in its annual April snow survey, revealing the snowpack measurement is at its lowest since 1988 –[Read More…]
Senator Durbin to Tech Giants: Uphold Your Commitment to Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Request Comes as H1-B Visa Petition Filing Opens Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today wrote to nine of the nation’s top tech firms, asking them to renew their commitment to passing comprehensive immigration reform and to reject efforts to pass stand-alone legislation increasing the H-1B[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Illinois to Receive $22 Million for School Improvement
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the State of Illinois will receive $22,060,358 in funding through the Department of Education’s School Improvement Grant program. A total of more than $85 million was awarded to five states that are continuing efforts to turn around their[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans: Paul Ryan Can’t Fool the American People With His Latest Budget
His Newest Version is Still Unfair to Seniors Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. The following statement was issued today by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a Republican budget on April Fools’ Day that once again proposes privatizing Medicare and[Read More…]
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