Top Debt Collection Complaints Also Include Aggressive Communication Tactics and Threatening Illegal Actions WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a report on the more than 30,000 consumer complaints it has received about the debt collection market. The report finds that many consumers complain that[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Seattle Medical Marijuana Dispensary is First in Washington State to Achieve National Certification
New Patient Focused Certification program brings quality, safety standards to medical marijuana industry Seattle, WA—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. The first medical marijuana dispensary in Washington State was certified today under a recently launched nationwide program that verifies the quality and reliability of products sold at licensed medical marijuana businesses. Today’s certificate[Read More…]
Texas Chemical Plant Agrees to Cut Harmful Air Pollution in Overburdened Community
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Flint Hills Resources of Port Arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the company’s chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas.[Read More…]
Illinois Freedom to Marry Republicans Sweep Primaries
Barrage of Anti-Gay Attacks and Investments Fail to Win Over Voters New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014. Yesterday, the three Illinois House Republicans who backed Illinois’s freedom to marry bill won primary challenges in spite of aggressive targeting by freedom to marry opponents. Representatives Ed Sullivan and Ron Sandack were re-elected to[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Implantable Hearing Device for Adults with a Certain Kind of Hearing Loss
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first implantable device for people 18 and older with severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss of high-frequency sounds in both ears, but who can still hear low-frequency sounds with or without a hearing aid. The Nucleus[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Calls on Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Health Care
Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley yesterday joined with a small business owner and women’s health advocates to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect women’s health in a case that will be heard before the Court next week. The case, Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius, could allow[Read More…]
Women in Ttheir 60s Twice as Likely to Develop Alzheimer’s Disease as They are Breast Cancer
There are 2.5 Times More Women Than Men Providing Intensive ‘On Duty’ Care 24 Hours a Day to Someone with Alzheimer’s CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2014 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report released today, a women’s estimated lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s at age 65 is[Read More…]
Risk of Obesity from Eating Fried Foods may Depend on Genetic Makeup
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014. People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are at a higher risk of obesity and related chronic diseases from eating fried foods than those with a lower genetic risk, according to a new study from researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Women’s[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Emanuel on the Passing of Vernita Gray
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014. “Today we mourn the passing of a fearless woman who spent her life fighting for equality and civil rights. Vernita Gray was an inspiration to all who crossed her path, from President Obama who knew her by name to the victims of violence she comforted and the[Read More…]
Chicago Riverwalk Development Moves Forward
Pre-Bid Conference Held as City Seeks Qualified Riverwalk Managers/Operators CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014. The Department of Procurement Services (DPS) and the Department of Fleet and Facility Management (2FM) yesterday held a pre-bid conference for organizations or partnerships interested in responding to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) that will be used to[Read More…]
