SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) today announced the qualification of one applicant and disqualification of another seeking to register as medical cannabis dispensing organizations in Illinois. After a review of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Application of Health Central, LLC, the Division[Read More…]
Day: April 6, 2015
Illinois’ Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Reviewing 14 Additional Conditions or Diseases
First hearing scheduled for May 4, 2015 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (board) is reviewing 22 petitions requesting 14 medical conditions or diseases be added to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. After its review, the board will hold a hearing on May 4,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, April 6, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015 Index for Today’s Briefing AFGHANISTAN IRAN/REGION SECRETARY’S TRAVEL IRAN/REGION YEMEN MOROCCO SYRIA/REGION MIDDLE EAST PEACE UKRAINE/RUSSIA CZECH REPUBLIC/REGION JAPAN TRANSCRIPT: MS HARF: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the daily press briefing. I have one item at the top. QUESTION: Does it have to do with opening[Read More…]
Former E-Commerce Executive Charged with Price Fixing in the Antitrust Division’s First Online Marketplace Prosecution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. A former executive of an e-commerce seller of posters, prints and framed art has agreed to plead guilty for conspiring to fix the prices of posters sold online, the Department of Justice announced. A one-count felony charge was filed today in the U.S. District Court of[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Urges EPA to Approve Peoria’s Green Infrastructure Plan
PEORIA –(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today joined with Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis and other local leaders to call for swift approval of a 100% green infrastructure proposal that would save money for residents while improving water quality and infrastructure and creating jobs in central Illinois. “I[Read More…]
Senator Wyden: NTSB Recommendations Show Need for New Rail Tank Car Standards
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board issued urgent recommendations for trains carrying crude oil and other flammable liquids: “Six weeks ago, I asked the White House to take a hard look at the newer, supposedly safer[Read More…]
Rep. DeFazio Commends NTSB for Common Sense Rail Tank Car Safety Recommendations
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2015. Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued urgent recommendations that would improve safety of rail tank cars transporting hazardous materials. “For nearly 25 years, NTSB has been[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Joins Coalition Of Mayors To Support President Obama’s Executive Actions On Immigration
Amicus Brief Filed in Texas v. United States Case before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Defense of President’s Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Aprl 6, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City of Chicago today joined 73 cities and counties, the National League of Cities, and the U.S.[Read More…]
Civilian Casualties, Humanitarian Concerns Mounting as Yemen Fighting Continues — UN
A family finds temporary shelter at a school in Aden Governorate, Yemen. Photo: OCHA/Eman GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2015 – The violence in Yemen continues to wreak havoc upon the country’s civilian population and restrict humanitarian access to those most in need amid a spate of aerial attacks and ground incursions, the[Read More…]
Trapped Civilians ‘More Desperate Than Ever’ Amid Fighting in Yarmouk Camp, Warns UN Agency Chief
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl (on screen), briefs Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, via video conference, on the desperate situation of Palestinians in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2015 – The current escalation is “more desperate than ever” for civilians in Yarmouk displaced persons camp which[Read More…]
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