New Rules Also Instruct Federal Halfway Houses to Provide Transportation Assistance, Cell Phone Access in Order to Help Inmates Seek Employment Opportunities WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. In a new step to further the Justice Department’s efforts towards enhancing reentry among formerly incarcerated individuals, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
The Hague Declaration Reaffirming Support for Ukraine’s Sovereignty, March 24, 2014
The Hague, The Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2014. 1. We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission met in The Hague to reaffirm our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.[Read More…]
White House Briefing by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes, March 24, 2014
NETHERLANDS–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2014 – 3:52 P.M. CET MR. CARNEY: Thank you for being here. Thank you for joining us on this trip. Ben Rhodes, the President’s Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, is joining me today. He can go over the meetings the President has had today thus far[Read More…]
Energy Department Authorizes Jordan Cove to Export Liquefied Natural Gas
Terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon Authorized to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. The Energy Department announced today that it has conditionally authorized Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (Jordan Cove) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have[Read More…]
Energy Department Authorizes Jordan Cove to Export Liquefied Natural Gas
Terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon Authorized to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. The Energy Department announced today that it has conditionally authorized Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (Jordan Cove) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have[Read More…]
Following DOE Approval, Liquefied Natural Gas Opponents Call on Oregon’s Governor to Protect the State’s Rivers and Ratepayers
Medford, OR–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2014. Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took the long-expected step of granting a conditional export license to the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Oregon, a move that carries little meaning without more detailed environmental reviews from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)[Read More…]
Mexican Legislators to Discuss Mexico’s Marijuana Reform Proposals
Unprecedented Momentum for Drug Policy Reform Continues to Spread Throughout Latin America NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. This week, legislators from the Mexican Congress and the Mexico City Assembly will be in DC and NY to discuss the bills they introduced to decriminalize the consumption and purchase of marijuana for personal[Read More…]
Sir Richard Branson, LT. Gov. Gavin Newsom, and SF DA George Gascon to Discuss More Humane Approach to the Failed War on Drugs
Event will feature special screening of Film ‘Breaking the Taboo’ CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2014. Sundog Pictures announced it will be holding a special screening of its groundbreaking documentary “Breaking the Taboo,” about the failed war on drugs, in San Francisco. The screening will be held at 5.30pm on Tuesday, March 25at[Read More…]
As Chicago’s Policies Turn Away Mental Health Patients, Protesters to Hold Vigil at Cook County Jail to Show Where They End Up
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. With the city poised to terminate hundreds of paying clients from its mental health clinics, mental health advocates will hold a vigil outside of the state’s largest mental health provider – Cook County Jail – to draw attention to the place that people struggling with mental illness[Read More…]
STEM@PSC Program Gives Chemistry Student Opportunity to Thrive
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) student Daniel Eichler tried the traditional path to higher education. The 2007 Marian Catholic Academy graduate actually spent one year enrolled at Eastern Illinois University studying chemistry right after high school. But, after that year, he began to question the path he[Read More…]
