Day: September 18, 2017

IL Child Care Assistance

Governor Rauner Broadens Access to Child Care Assistance Program

SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 18, 2017 – Governor Bruce Rauner today announced that the state’s Department of Human Services (IDHS) will broaden access to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). The move fulfills an agreement made with the legislature in 2015 to raise the income eligibility criteria to 185% of the federal poverty[Read More…]

DOJ COPS program

Congresswoman Robin Kelly Condemns Decision to Gut COPS Program

Matteson, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017.  Congresswoman Kelly released this statement concerning President Trump’s reckless decision to gut the DOJ’s COPS program: “This decision directly endangers our communities and public safety by starving our law enforcement of vital resources and information. At a time when community trust in law enforcement is[Read More…]

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Zinke’s National Monument Report Leaked, Confirms Recommendation to Shrink Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Government transparency fails, as will legal illiteracy Portland, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. Today, in the form of 19 fuzzy photos of computer screens, the American public saw for the first time Interior Sec. Zinke’s recommendations to President Trump to illegally shrink and allow extractive industry in several national monuments, including Oregon[Read More…]

Hurricane Marie

NASA Sees Maria Intensify into a Major Hurricane

MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. NASA and NOAA satellites have provided data on Maria as it strengthened into a major Hurricane headed toward the Leeward Islands. NASA’s Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at Maria that showed cooling cloud top temperatures and NOAA’s GOES satellite provided an animation of imagery that showed[Read More…]

CFPB Takes Action Against National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, Transworld Systems for Illegal Student Loan Debt Collection Lawsuits

All 800,000 Loans Will Be Independently Audited, Companies Will Pay at Least $21.6 Million and Stop Suing for Invalid or Unverified Debts Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and their debt collector, Transworld Systems, Inc.,[Read More…]

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