SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Jon Maxson Speaker Michael J. Madigan, House Democrats and advocates for the middle class are calling out Gov. Bruce Rauner and Republicans for refusing to consider fair tax reform that would provide relief for the middle class while making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair[Read More…]
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Risks to Babies of Mothers with HIV from Three Antiretroviral Regimens Appear to be Low
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: Marge Dwyer The risk for preterm birth and early infant death is similar for three antiretroviral drug regimens taken by pregnant women with HIV, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study will be published in the[Read More…]
New Sports Communication Degree at DePaul University
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Salma Ghanem, Michaela Winchatz, Carolyn Bronstein, Jason Martin, Andy Clark, and Jim Motzer Sports in the U.S. is a major force for economics, entertainment, education and culture with PricewaterhouseCoopers predicting that the industry will reach $75 billion in revenue by 2020. For college students that[Read More…]
Court Case Leads Bureau of Land Management to Defer Oil and Gas Leases Covering Over 100,000 Acres in Montana
Great Falls, Montana—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: Kyle Tisdel, Western Environmental Law Center Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management in Montana deferred all 223 parcels subject to an oil and gas lease sale planned for June 12. The decision to postpone the lease sale results from a court decision last month[Read More…]
Autism Prevalence Slightly Higher in CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network
Findings based on autism tracking in 11 US communities Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations About 1 in 59 eight -year-old children in 11 communities across the United States were identified as having autism in 2014, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly[Read More…]
Peak Health Plan Premiums Give Rise To Activism — And Unconventional Solutions
Charlottesville, VA—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rachel Bluth When Garnett and Dave Mellen sent their 19-year-old daughter, Gita, off to college an hour away at Virginia Commonwealth University last fall, they didn’t expect to follow her. But in November, the family received notice that its monthly health insurance premium in Charlottesville[Read More…]
US House Rules Committee Republicans Kill NRA-Airline Transparency Amendment
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: James Lewis, Communications Director, Congresswoman Robin Kelly This week, Republicans on the House Rules Committee disallowed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Robin Kelly that would have required airlines offering discounted rates to NRA members to post that information on the front page of their[Read More…]
Historic Voting in Jail Legislation Passes Out of the Illinois House
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: Jen Dean House Bill 4469 (HB4469) sponsored by State Representative Juliana Stratton, will ensure that the 94% of people being held in pretrial detention at Cook County Jail, who are eligible to vote, are able to vote. Today, HB 4469 passed out of the Illinois House[Read More…]
Hammond Man Who Advertised Minors for Sex Sentenced to Life in Prison
Backpage.com, where Mr. Cosby posted, has since been seized by the Justice Department Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Ronnie Cosby, 42 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, did not advertise for sex on Backpage.com, he advertised a minors for sex on Backpage.com. That’s what federal prosecutors argued in court and that’s why Mr. Cosby was sentenced to life[Read More…]
Park Forest Community Alert – Three Reported Robberies on South End of Town
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 The Park Forest Police Department has issued a community alert following several reported robberies on the south end of Village. On April 23, 2018, at approximately 4 a.m., a man reported being robbed at gunpoint after exiting his home on the 100 block of Blackhawk[Read More…]
