Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2014. Cheryl Coleman, the Rich township District 227 Board President and Secretary will be discussing the Board of Education goals and objectives as it relates to Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Morale at the March 19 meeting of the League of Women Voters of the Park[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Over 71,000 Illinoisans will No Longer Need SNAP As A Result of Raising the Minimum Wage
New report reveals raising the minimum wage to $10.10 will save the federal government $46 billion in 10 years. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2014. A report released today by the Center for American Progress verifies that boosting the wages of low-wage workers through raising the minimum wage will lower government expenditures on nutrition[Read More…]
Groups Sue EPA for Disclosure of Pesticide Inert Ingredients on Product Labels
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. Yesterday, Center for Environmental Health, Beyond Pesticides, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, represented by Earthjustice, filed a complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to complete rulemaking that would require pesticide manufacturers to disclose the inert ingredients on their pesticide product labels. An inert ingredient is[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 1, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 323,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 349,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,500, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Ukraine, March 6, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2014. As President Obama has made clear, the United States is pursuing and reviewing a wide range of options in response to Russia’s ongoing violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity – actions that constitute a threat to peace and security and a breach of international law,[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, March 5, 2014
En Route Hartford, Connecticut–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2014 – 11:45 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on our trip today to Connecticut and Massachusetts. As you can see, I have with me the Secretary of Labor, Tom Perez, who can provide for you at the top[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Arizona Once Again in Court to Fight for Arizona Women
Phoenix, AZ –(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2014. Planned Parenthood Arizona is in court to protect the health and safety of Arizona women. In papers filed yesterday afternoon with the U.S. District Court for Arizona, Planned Parenthood asks the court to declare unconstitutional a provision that may ban medication abortion entirely in Arizona,[Read More…]
Remarks By NATO Secretary General Rasmussen After the NATO-Russia Council Meeting, March 5, 2014
BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—5 March 2014. Remarks by the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Press Conference held following the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at NATO HQ, Brussels: Good evening. The situation in Ukraine presents serious implications for the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic area. And Russia continues to[Read More…]
Three Northbrook Family Members Charged With Transporting Stolen Property Following Multi-State ‘Shopping’ Spree
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2014. Three members of a suburban Northbrook family were arrested and charged with interstate transportation of stolen property following a purported shopping odyssey that started on Feb. 17 in Oklahoma, continued two days later at malls in Texas, and wound through Louisiana on Feb. 20, before they returned[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Revised Parking Meter Contract Shows Better Than Expected Savings
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Wednesday that the revised parking meter contract is showing better than expected savings to motorists and the City. The Emanuel administration renegotiated the 75-year contract in 2013 to include free Sunday parking in neighborhoods, extended evening hours in some areas of the City,[Read More…]
