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Uncategorized Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: James Lewis, Communications Director, Congresswoman Robin Kelly Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement after voting NO on the Republicans’ so-called “Balanced Budget” constitutional amendment, that’s nothing more than a veiled attack on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the Americans who paid into these[Read More…]
Would incentivize states to require a permit to purchase handguns WASHINGTON, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: James Lewis, Communications Director, Congresswoman Robin Kelly Today, U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-2), Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and[Read More…]
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: NORML It has been announced that former Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, along with former Republican Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld, have joined the Board of Advisors for Acreage Holdings, a multi-state corporation operating in the medical and recreational marijuana space. The company[Read More…]
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: Felicia Chou, and Joshua Finch On a mission to detect planets outside of our solar system, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is scheduled to launch no earlier than 6:32 p.m. EDT Monday, April 16. Prelaunch mission coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s[Read More…]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: Jon Maxson House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Thursday, following a meeting between legislative leaders and the governor: “Today I advised the governor and the other leaders that we are already at work on the Fiscal Year 2019 budget with our[Read More…]
California—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: Alison Kodjak, NPR News Benjamin Hynden, a financial adviser in Fort Myers, Fla., hadn’t been feeling well for a few weeks last fall. He’d had pain and discomfort in his abdomen. In October, he finally made an appointment to see his doctor about it. “It wasn’t[Read More…]
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: Angela Stark The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted marketing of the first medical device to use artificial intelligence to detect greater than a mild level of the eye disease diabetic retinopathy in adults who have diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy occurs when high levels[Read More…]
Students and Teachers at Bard High School in Manhattan Just Say “No” to Ineffective Abstinence-Only Approaches and “Yes” to Harm Reduction New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: Tony Newman and Stefanie Jones Bard High School Early College Manhattan (BHSEC) is known for its innovative curriculum. Now, they are taking[Read More…]
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: Al Sturges The Folks on Spokes Bicycle Club’s 37h Annual Easter Ride will be held on Sunday, April 29, leaving from the Park Forest Village Hall on 350 Victory Drive. Riders will start between 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. This year’s ride will feature two[Read More…]
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2018 Contact: Natalie Kuriata A report released today by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the City of Chicago Department of Buildings (DOB) had a backlog of over 5,000 complaints, some dating back to 2013, almost 200 of which described serious health and[Read More…]
