Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Day: December 1, 2015
Former Military Contractor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Army Officers during Iraq War
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. The former president of a defense contractor providing services to the U.S. military in Iraq was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in a scheme to pay more than $1.2 million in bribes to U.S. Army contracting personnel in[Read More…]
Rep. Blumenauer Remarks on Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. As global leaders meet in Paris on climate change, and the House considers this week measures to undercut the Administration’s climate initiatives, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today delivered remarks on the House floor on the best solution to the climate threat – enacting a revenue-neutral fee[Read More…]
DePaul University Honors Education Advocates at Tangaza College Commencement Ceremony
Sister Loretta Brennan and Josephine Kulea to received honorary degrees Josephine Kulea is an activist for women’s and children’s rights and has rescued more than 1,000 girls to date through her foundation. She will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the Dec. 5 commencement at Tangaza College in[Read More…]
Chicago College of Performing Arts Celebrates Release and Success of New CD
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. A new CD featuring orchestral works composed by Roosevelt University music professor Stacy Garrop and performed by the University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Chamber and Symphony Orchestras has been released this fall by Cedille Records. The album Mythology Symphony: Orchestral Works by Stacy Garrop is[Read More…]
IRS Commits to Follow Justice Department Guidelines on Stingrays in Letter to Senator Wyden
IRS Requires Warrants for use of Cell-Site Simulators; Wyden-Chaffetz GPS Act would Require Warrants for ALL Geolocation Tracking Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. In response to questions by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen committed to seeking warrants for future use of cell-site simulator technology. The[Read More…]
Wyden-Grassley Sovaldi Investigation Finds Revenue-Driven Pricing Strategy Behind $84,000 Hepatitis Drug
18-Month Investigation Reveals a Pricing and Marketing Strategy Designed to Maximize Revenue with Little Concern for Access or Affordability WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and senior committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today released the results of an 18-month investigation into the pricing and[Read More…]
Democratic Members Call on Speaker Ryan to Disband Select Panel in Aftermath of Shootings at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. Today, Democratic Members of the Select Committee to Attack Women’s Health, Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) released the following joint statement and attached letter to Speaker Paul Ryan calling on[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Slams Republican Budget
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, took to the floor today to lead the Democratic opposition to the Republican budget. “The last thing we need is a budget reconciliation bill that throws 17 million Americans off of health insurance and denies[Read More…]
U.S. Must Lead on Climate Change, Senator Bernie Sanders Says
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015 – As nearly 150 world leaders gather for a summit in Paris on climate change, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Tuesday that the United States must lead the world in taking bold actions to stop climate change. Calling the need to combat climate change a moral[Read More…]