Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Drew Altman, Kaiser Family Foundation By making their Affordable Care Act marketplaces and Medicaid programs more conservative, the leaders of several red states may actually strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid by creating a stronger Republican constituency for both programs. The bottom line:[Read More…]
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Railroad Workers and Concerned Community Leaders to Protest Dangerous Conditions on Freight Trains
Chicago is the central railroad hub for America’s cargo supply chains. Millions of rail cars come through Chicagoland annually. As corporate executives from the large Railroads gather in downtown Chicago, rail workers and community leaders will bring attention to the safety disasters waiting to happen on America’s railroads and potentially[Read More…]
Trump’s Call for Death Penalty is the Wrong Response to Drug War
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Widney Brown At the White House Summit on the opioid crisis, President Trump publicly indicated he would like to emulate policies of China, the Philippines, and Singapore by executing drug sellers, confirming an earlier a report by Axios. Such a policy undermines civil liberties and, despite claims to[Read More…]
PDX Aromatics Recalls Kratom Powder Because Of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Jenn Lauder PDX Aromatics of Portland, Oregon DBA Kraken Kratom, Phytoextractum, and Soul Speciosa, has initiated a recall of certain kratom-containing powder products because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of a Woman who Committed Suicide in Jail After being Denied Mental Health Treatment
“First they tortured her, then they killed her” SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Megan Groves Uptown People’s Law Center Today, lawyers filed two lawsuits on behalf of the mother of an incarcerated woman who committed suicide—one against Sangamon County jail, and the other against the Illinois Department of Corrections,[Read More…]
Park Forest Mayor To Co-Chair National Group On Race And Equity
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mayor John A. Ostenburg of Park Forest has been appointed co-chair of the National League of Cities (NLC) Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) Council for 2018. The council has the lead responsibility for developing NLC’s strategic focus on eliminating racial disparities, healing racial divisions, and building more[Read More…]
Congresswoman To Speak At St. Irenaeus On Gun Violence
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly will address issues of gun violence, both mass shootings and street incidents, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at St. Irenaeus Church in Park Forest. The program is sponsored by the interfaith Park Forest People of Faith. The church is located[Read More…]
Professional Wrestling Stars Coming To Marian Catholic High School for Fun-raising Event
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic will welcome professional wrestling stars from around the world for Warrior Wrestling on Friday, May 11th. The wrestling event will serve as a fundraiser for scholarships for students as well as a “fun-raiser” for the school community and surrounding area of the South Suburbs and[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Effective At Treating Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia
Netanya, Israel—(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Cannabis therapy mitigates symptoms of the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia and is associated with a reduction in the use of other prescription drugs, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. An estimated[Read More…]
UN: Seven Years of War in Syria has Left ‘Colossal Human Tragedy’ in its Wake
SYRIA—(ENEWSPF)—09 March 2018. After seven years of brutal conflict in Syria, there are no clear winners, “but the losers are plain to see,” the United Nations refugee agency chief said Friday, describing the “colossal human tragedy” that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, driven 6.1 million people from their[Read More…]
