DPA Statement: NY should Tax and Regulate Marijuana, Repair and Reinvest in Communities Most Harmed by NY’s Marijuana Arrest Crusade NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 Contact: Tony Newman Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health released an impact assessment of marijuana legalization. The report concludes that[Read More…]
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Water Reclamation District Director Resigns with “Gag Order”; Green Party Candidates Call for Transparency and Accountability
MWRD head departs following outside investigation—with a $95,000 severance package and a non-defamation clause. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 Contact Greens for MWRD David St. Pierre, the Executive Director of Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), resigned effective June 27th, taking with him $95,000 plus benefits in a severance package first reported[Read More…]
DoD Announces Policy Change on Transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: DoD News The Defense Department issued a substantive change today to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients. Effective one year from the date of this change, eligibility to[Read More…]
Cook County Commissioner Gainer Calls for Hearing to Review Training/Evaluation of Cook County Staff in Response to Recent Incident at Caldwell Woods and Fatal Car Crash
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: Marty Malone Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer is calling a public hearing of the Cook County Board of Commissioners to discuss the June 14 racially-charged incident at the Cook County Forest Preserves’ Caldwell Woods and a fatal car crash. Gainer is calling the hearing to review[Read More…]
Democratic Members of Illinois Congressional Delegation Press Gov. Rauner on Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Illinois
In Illinois, black women have 3.5 times higher maternal mortality rates than white women and black infants have nearly three times higher mortality rates than white infants WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: James Lewis U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and[Read More…]
U.S. Judge Allows Monsanto’s Roundup Cancer Lawsuit to Go to Trial, Victims Will Be Heard in Court
San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 Contact: Kara Cook-Schultz This week, a federal judge found sufficient evidence to move to trial hundreds of lawsuits alleging that Monsanto Co.’s glyphosate-containing weed-killer Roundup causes cancer. More than 400 farmers, landscapers, and consumers, whose lawsuits have been consolidated before the Northern California federal[Read More…]
In All But Four States, Seniors on Medicare Can Be Denied a Medigap Policy Due to Pre-existing Conditions
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: Cristina Boccuti, Gretchen Jacobson, Kendal Orgera, and Tricia Neuman In all but four states, insurance companies can deny private Medigap insurance policies to seniors after their initial enrollment in Medicare because of a pre-existing medical condition, such as diabetes or heart disease, except under limited, qualifying[Read More…]
National Veterans Art Museum’s New Exhibit ‘The Lost Children of Chon Thanh’ Opens July 31
The exhibit, ‘The Lost Children of Chon Thanh,’ juxtaposes images of children photographed by U.S. Army medic Bob “Doc” Shirley in Chon Thanh, Vietnam in 1969, with recent photographs by Reed Young of these same children taken nearly 50 years later. Chicago, Ill—(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2018 Contacts: Brendan Foster and Larry Johns The National Veterans Art Museum is proud to announce ‘The Lost Children of Chon Thanh,’ our[Read More…]
Prairie State College Recognizes SCORE Mentors During 60th Anniversary Celebration
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2018 By: Prairie State College Media During a recent Prairie State College (PSC) 60th Anniversary Community Celebration, PSC President Dr. Terri L. Winfree (center) presented Pioneer Pillar of the Community Awards to Milton Payton (left), Village of University Park Trustee and SCORE mentor; and Carmen Chidichimo (right),[Read More…]
NIH and VA Collaborate to Boost Veterans’ Access to Cancer Clinical Trials
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2018 Contact: NCI Press Officers Veterans with cancer who receive treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will now have easier access to clinical trials of novel cancer treatments, thanks to an agreement between VA and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes[Read More…]
