Day: August 8, 2017

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AG Madigan Joins State Coalition Urging Feds to Protect Nursing Home, Long-term Care Residents

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a coalition of state attorneys general and state consumer protection advocates to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging it maintain its rule prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home and other long-term care contracts.[Read More…]

UChicago urban design

Workshops Imagine Future for Urban Design at UChicago

Faculty and practitioners from across the country gather to share insights, look ahead CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld Across the University of Chicago campus, researchers from a variety of disciplines are engaged in thinking about urban design and architecture and its future on campus. Along with UChicago Urban, Bill[Read More…]

SSC Bulldogs

Golf Outing to Support South Suburban College Bulldogs Baseball Program on September 15

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017.  The 2017-18 South Suburban College Baseball Team is hosting their 12th Annual Bulldog Baseball Golf Outing to raise funds for athletic equipment and travel costs for nationwide tournaments. The Bulldog Golf Outing will take place on Friday, September 15, 2017, at Lincolnshire Country Club,[Read More…]

Drug Policy Alliance

President Trump to Hold Major Briefing on Opioid Crisis

Trump’s Opioid Commission Recently Recommended Health-Based Response, While Attorney General Sessions Pushes for More Criminalization and Incarceration; Advocates: Opioid Overdose Crisis is a Health Issue, Not Criminal Issue Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. President Trump is expected to be briefed on the opioid crisis today by Tom Price, Secretary of Health[Read More…]

FDA

FDA to Expand Public Education Campaign to Focus on Prevention of Youth E-cigarette Use

Campaign part of wide range of tools agency is using to address youth tobacco use Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would pursue a strategic, new public health education campaign aimed at discouraging the use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery[Read More…]

prison

ACLU and SPLC Sue to End Racketeering Scheme that Forced People Awaiting Trial to Pay Fees to Private Company for Freedom

Thousands of Dollars Extorted from Pretrial Detainees After Bail Was Paid NEW ORLEANS –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017.  People awaiting trial before a Baton Rouge criminal court were coerced into paying hundreds of dollars to a company before they were released from jail — even after they had paid their bail, according[Read More…]

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