SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today issued the following statement about the Illinois House passage of House Bill 8, which provides job protection for working pregnant women: “No woman should have to decide between keeping her job or keeping her baby. I commend Representative Mary Flowers for championing this[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Statement on Passage of Amendment to Prohibit Voter Discrimination
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today released the following statement regarding the Illinois House and Senate’s passage of a proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit voter discrimination in Illinois. The bill is House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 52. It will appear on the ballot in November to be approved by[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Update Sudan Travel Warning, April 10, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Sudan, urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the Darfur region of Sudan, the Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states, and advises you to consider carefully the risks of travel in other[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, April 10, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Welcome to Interns and Journalism Fellows MIDDLE EAST PEACE Parties Remain in Intensive Negotiations Ambassador Indyk Travels Range of Issues Jonathon Pollard Final Status Agreement Move toward Joining UN Conventions / Technical Step TURKEY/ARMENIA U.S. Position on 1915 Atrocities Turkey and[Read More…]
U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes to Reduce Drug Trafficking Sentences
Commission Sends Amendments to Congress Including Provisions to Implement the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014 — The United States Sentencing Commission voted today at a public meeting to reduce the sentencing guideline levels applicable to most federal drug trafficking offenders. The Commission also voted to add[Read More…]
Hubble Stretches Stellar Tape Measure 10 Times Farther into Space
This illustration shows how the precision stellar distance measurements from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have been extended 10 times farther into our Milky Way galaxy than possible previously. Image: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI) Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Even though NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is 24 years old, astronomers are still coming[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Holder on Sentencing Commission’s Vote to Approve Reductions in Sentencing Guidelines for Nonviolent Drug Offenders, April 10, 2014
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2014. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder—who testified before the U.S. Sentencing Commission last month in support of a proposal to reduce the federal sentencing guidelines for low-level, nonviolent drug offenders—released the following statement Thursday in response to the Commission voting to formally adopt those changes: “This action by[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at LBJ Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit, April 10, 2014
Austin, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014 – 12:16 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Please, please, have a seat. Thank you. What a singular honor it is for me to be here today. I want to thank, first and foremost, the Johnson family[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, April 10, 2014
En Route Austin, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014 – 10:14 A.M. CDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us aboard Air Force One as we make our way from Houston to Austin. The President is looking forward to participating in celebration today at the LBJ Museum and Library. He’ll[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Minnesota Legislature Increasing State Minimum Wage, April 10, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2014. Today, the Minnesota Legislature took action to increase the state minimum wage, giving more hardworking Minnesotans the raise they deserve. With this important step, Minnesota joins a growing coalition of states, cities, counties and businesses that have taken action to do the right thing for their[Read More…]
