Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing UKRAINE Secretary Kerry’s conversations with Foreign Minister Lavrov and Prime Minister Yatsenyuk / Tensions in Eastern Ukraine Possibility of a meeting of the EU, the United States, Russia, and Ukraine MEPP Secretary Kerry’s Meeting with Foreign Minister Lieberman Cancellation of Ministerial-Level Meetings[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Former South Carolina Corrections Officer Sentenced for Beating Inmate with Mental Illness
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2014. Robin Smith, 38, a former corrections officer at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County, S.C., was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release today in the U.S. District Court for the District of South[Read More…]
Hewlett-Packard Russia Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery
HP Subsidiaries in Poland and Mexico Also Admit Misconduct; HP to Pay More Than $100 Million in Criminal and Regulatory Penalties to the Department of Justice and the SEC Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2014. ZAO Hewlett-Packard A.O. (HP Russia), an international subsidiary of the California technology company Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Co.),[Read More…]
What North Carolina’s Refusal to Recognize the Marriages of Same Sex Couples Really Means
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. By Rose Saxe, AIDS Project Think of what it would mean for someone who has been with their partner for decades to confront losing a spouse, while the state insists they’re not really married. That’s exactly what many same-sex couples face in North Carolina. Today, we[Read More…]
ACLU Seeks Swift Ruling to Grant Freedom to Marry to Same-Sex Couples in North Carolina
Federal Court Asked to Take Action On Behalf of Couples With Serious Medical Conditions Whose Marriages Are Not Recognized by N.C. GREENSBORO, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation and the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Ellis & Winters[Read More…]
Paycheck Fairness Act Fails to Move Forward in Senate
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. The Senate today stopped the Paycheck Fairness Act from moving forward with a vote of 53-44 against cloture. The Paycheck Fairness Act, an update to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, would give workers stronger tools to help end wage discrimination in the workplace. President Obama took[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Unveils Six-Year, $8.6 Billion Transportation Construction Program
New Multi-Year Plan Will Improve 1,845 Miles of Highway, Replace or Rehabilitate 384 Bridges and Make Major Investments in Public Transit SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. Days after receiving positive feedback from bond rating agencies regarding his fiscal year 2015 budget plan, Governor Pat Quinn today unveiled a six-year, $8.6 billion construction[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Charis Hearing on Defense Department’s Health Programs
Durbin honors victims of Fort Hood shooting, including Illinois native Sgt. Tim Owens Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) chaired a hearing of the Senate’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense today on the Department of Defense’s health programs. Following last week’s shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, and[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Asks For IG Investigation into Federal Agency’s Oversight of Trucking Companies With a History of Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today asked the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General (IG) to audit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s investigative practices. A Chicago Tribune report found a troubling example of FMCSA ordering, but never actually launching, an investigation into an Illinois motor[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Expanded Citywide Summer of Learning and Earning Initiative with Over 10,000 Additional Learning And Employment Opportunities for Chicago Youth
The City’s Summer of Learning and Earning Initiative Expands Access to Jobs and Educational Opportunities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced Chicago’s youth will now have access to an additional 10,000 academic and job training opportunities through partnerships across the City as part of 2014’s Summer of Learning[Read More…]
