Las Vegas, NV –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. This week Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas is facing more heat for its labor record. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued another federal complaint against Trump Ruffin Commercial, LLC, alleging that the company unlawfully terminated one employee and discriminated against another[Read More…]
Day: March 10, 2016
In Heated Contest for Cook County State Attorney, Latinos and Immigrants Urge Community to Fire Anita Alvarez
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2016. A group of Latino immigrant families and community members will be leading canvassing efforts in Pilsen and Little Village to inform members of the community of the hyper-criminalization and abuses of power incurred against Black and Latino communities under Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’ administration. The[Read More…]
Civil Rights, Health, Faith-Based, Justice Reform Groups Call on Obama to Push to End Global Drug War
United Nations Holding Highest-Level Drug Policy Session in Nearly Two Decades Next Month WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. More than 230 civil rights, health, faith-based and other organizations sent a letter to President Obama Thursday calling on him to use an upcoming United Nations high-level session on global drug[Read More…]
Early Eastern US Warmup May Jumpstart Spring Allergy Season
AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports watery eyes, stuffy noses and sore throats may soon make a comeback in allergy sufferers across the whole of the eastern United States. This year, a combination of the mild winter weather in the East and an early March warmup could result in an intense[Read More…]
Early Voting, Mail Voting Set New Primary Election Records
79% of early voters over 50 years old Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Little more than one week into early voting for next Tuesday’s Presidential Primary election, suburban Cook County voters have cast more ballots than in any previous presidential primary, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Thursday. At the end of the day Wednesday, 59,578[Read More…]
Republican Controlled Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Landmark Opioid Bill – the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)
Measure Promotes Expanded Use of Diversion from the Criminal Justice System for Drug Law Violations, Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction and Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdose; Advocates Praise Passage of CARA as Proof that Emerging Political Consensus Behind Treating Drug Use as a Health Issue is Gaining Traction Washington,[Read More…]
VA Expands Hepatitis C Drug Treatment
Expanded funding now allows VA to provide increased drug therapy at VA facilities nationwide WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it is now able to fund care for all Veterans with hepatitis C for Fiscal Year 2016 regardless of the stage of the patient’s[Read More…]
VA Announces Additional Steps to Reduce Veteran Suicide
Because even one suicide is one too many WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced new steps it is taking to reduce Veteran suicide. The steps follow a February 2 Summit, “Preventing Veteran Suicide – A Call to Action,” that brought together stakeholders and thought leaders[Read More…]
Obama Administration Sued Over Failure to Protect Monarch Butterflies
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today over its failure to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. Center for Food Safety, the Center for Biological Diversity and allies formally petitioned the Service in August 2014 to protect[Read More…]
Convicted Felon from Chicago Indicted on Federal Firearm Offenses
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. A Chicago man with a prior felony conviction has been indicted on federal gun charges for illegally dealing and possessing firearms. The indictment contends that LAZARO SALAS, 32, illegally dealt firearms from September 2013 to November 2015. Salas allegedly purchased between 40 and 60 guns through[Read More…]
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