Currently, many legal marijuana businesses are forced to operate on an all-cash basis, creating a public safety risk and making it more difficult for states to collect taxes WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Ron Wyden[Read More…]
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Ranking Member Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Condemns Republican Plan to Issue Seventeen ‘Secret’ Subpoenas
WASHINGTON, D.C.– (ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Today Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to being told by the Republican Chair of the Select Investigative Panel of her plan to issue 17 additional subpoenas: “There is no legitimate need for the names of researchers, students, clinic personnel and[Read More…]
New Lenox Man Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trading Dozens of Photos and Videos of Child Pornography
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A New Lenox man who traded dozens of photos and videos of child pornography was sentenced today to more than ten years in federal prison. Using the screen name trckgirl69, TERENCE MEAGHER traded the images and videos with others via a peer-to-peer file-sharing network on the[Read More…]
Statement From Mayor Emanuel On Today’s Illinois Supreme Court Ruling
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Editor’s Note: The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously decided today to overturn Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to save the Municipal Employees and Laborers Pension Funds, on pace to run out of money in eight and 12 years respectively. Emanuel’s comments on the decision follow. “Though disappointing, this ruling[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders, Senate Democrats Call to End the Ban on CDC Gun Violence Research
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders and 16 senators urged Senate appropriators in a letter this week to dedicate funds for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research into the causes and prevention of gun violence in the United States. A 1996 Republican appropriations rider prohibits[Read More…]
Sen. Warren and Rep. Takano Commend Social Security Administration for Taking Steps to Ensure SSI Beneficiaries in Same-Sex Marriages Are Not Penalized
WASHINGTON, DC -(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016 – Following a letter from United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congressman Mark Takano (D-Calif.), and 119 of their congressional colleagues, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has adopted a streamlined waiver process to address errors in SSA’s treatment of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Discusses Bill to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid
Medicaid CARE Act would allow more than 2,000 low-income Illinoisans to access substance abuse treatment each year CASEYVILLE, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. In the midst of the continuing heroin and prescription opioid abuse epidemic, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today discussed legislation he has introduced to expand access to treatment[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Congressional Art Competition Now Accepting Submissions from Eighth District Students
Winning student will receive a free trip to Washington, DC, to have their work recognized and displayed in the Halls of Congress SCHAUMBURG–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today called on students throughout the Eighth District wishing to show off their artistic talents to enter her newly-announced 2016 Congressional[Read More…]
Get Ready for Earth Month 2016 at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Prairie State College, 202 South Halsted Avenue in Chicago Heights, will host the following 2016 Earth Month activities: April 7, 2016 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Atrium Around the World The effects of climate change can be felt around the world. Meet the sustainability club in[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly to Host Youth Job and Resource Expo
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Youth Job and Resource Expo for young men and women between the ages of 15 and 24 on Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Thornton Township High School, 15001 Broadway Ave., Harvey. “A recent report by the[Read More…]
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