Seeks Public Input on Ways to Better Fulfill Statutory Obligations WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2018. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced that it is issuing a call for evidence to ensure the Bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions to best protect consumers. In coming weeks, the Bureau[Read More…]
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FinTank and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law are Bringing Cryptocon 2018 to Chicago on Thursday, February 15th.
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2018 By: Kasi Paturi and Tate Paglia In preparation for the first of its kind conference on Cryptocurrency in Chicago on February 15, FinTank’s organizing Committee is inviting interested individuals to participate in Cryptocon 2018. This event includes over 45 recognized experts in the field of cryptocurrency. In a[Read More…]
South Side Community Group Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Park District Over Obama Presidential Center Records
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Daniel Massoglia The Coalition To Save Jackson Park (CTSJP) filed a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Chicago Park District Tuesday, seeking withheld records regarding the Obama Presidential Center proposed for construction in Jackson Park. Filed in Cook County Circuit Court, the South[Read More…]
Sen. Duckworth Urges DOE to Fully Fund Cutting-Edge Research Programs at Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Sean Savett Following Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry’s visit to Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories this week at U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) request, Duckworth penned a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry urging him to include full funding[Read More…]
Taxpayers Learn how GOP Tax Bill will Affect Their Wallet at Town Hall Hosted by Congresswoman Robin Kelly
Matteson—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Mary Paleologos More than 100 residents attended a “Teach-in” Town Hall hosted by Congresswoman Robin Kelly to learn how the recently passed GOP tax bill will directly affect their families and communities. Residents posed dozens of questions to local tax experts, community stakeholders and elected officials,[Read More…]
VP Pence Became ‘Visibly Red-faced’ at a Sunday Service When Pastor Denounced Trump’s Racism
MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Jen Hayden Vice President Mike Pence visited a historical black church over the weekend and probably got more than he bargained for when Pastor Dr. Maurice Watson of the Metropolitan Baptist Church directly denounced Donald Trump’s hateful words toward Haiti and African nations. From WUSA9: In his speech, the pastor[Read More…]
End the Use of Religious Misogyny and Homophobia to Justify Denying Women Access To Birth Control And Abortion Care
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 Statement on Religious Freedom Day by NOW President Toni Van Pelt Today is Religious Freedom Day—a federal observance to commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s determination that the United States would not be considered a “Christian nation.” Jefferson’s original statute disestablished an official state church for the new nation,[Read More…]
Specific Microbes in Digestive Tract Can Boost Success for Cancer Immunotherapy
Gut microbiome influences response to therapy for patients with melanoma CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: John Easton In the Jan. 5 issue of Science, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine show that specific strains of commensal bacteria—the swarms of microorganisms naturally dwelling in the intestines—can improve the response rate to[Read More…]
Bipartisan Bill Offers Protections for States with Legal Cannabis
The aptly-named REFER Act prevents the federal government from going after businesses in legal states. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Rachelle Gordon With recent threats of a federal crackdown on the thriving legal cannabis industry, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers have introduced a bill to ensure protections for states that[Read More…]
Sixty-Four Trade Groups, Foreign Governments, Companies, Charities and Politicians Hold Events at Trump Properties, Public Citizen Finds
New Report Details How Those Who Seek to Influence Trump’s White House Are Spending Big Bucks at Trump Properties WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Angela Bradbery More than 60 trade groups, companies, religious groups, charities, foreign governments, interest groups and political candidates are spending money at President Donald[Read More…]
