Day: June 29, 2017

microneedle patch

Researchers Develop Microneedle Patch for Flu Vaccination

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017.  A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles. The method is an alternative[Read More…]

Voting Integrity

Brennan Center for Justice New Report: How to Protect Election Infrastructure from Hostile Foreign Powers

Congress Should Immediately Act In Light Of 2016 Russian Cyberattacks New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017.   Amid ongoing congressional investigations into Russia’s unprecedented cyberattacks around the 2016 election, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released a report today outlining specific actions lawmakers can quickly take[Read More…]

US Capitol

Less Crime, Fewer Prisoners – New Senate Bill Creates Incentives to Reduce Mass Incarceration

Widely-Backed by Civil Rights Groups, Legislation Opposes Sessions’ Approach Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2017.  Lawmakers introduced a bill today that would use the power of the purse to reduce incarceration and crime at the same time. The legislation attempts to counter archaic “tough-on-crime” policies coming from the Attorney General. The[Read More…]

Christine Radogno

IL GOP Leader Durkin Continues Clarifying Priorities

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin continued clarifying priorities of the House Republicans. The state faces another alarming lack-of-budget deadline with July only two days away. With no budget in place, the credit rating of the good state of Illinois will likely be reduced to junk status. Leader[Read More…]

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Attorney General Madigan and Nine Attorneys General Issue FOIA Requests Regarding Federal Government’s Immigration Policies and Enforcement

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2017.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with nine other attorneys general to demand information and documents from the federal government concerning the detention and deportation of immigrants following the administration’s executive orders on immigration and reports that show immigrants have been unlawfully detained, causing even greater[Read More…]

National Safety Council Headquarters

Illinois Ranks Highest in Nation for Road Safety

SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017.  Illinois has been recognized as the top state in the country for road safety, according to The State of Safety report released by the National Safety Council. The report uses a grading system to rank states based on policy and laws pertaining to key safety issues.[Read More…]

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