Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2015 – 11:08 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. More than 54 years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the United States closed its embassy in Havana. Today, I can announce that the United States has agreed to formally re-establish[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Oregon Governor Signs New Law to Implement Marijuana Legalization That Includes Broad Sentencing Reform
Oregon Goes Beyond Other Legalization States to Reduce Harsh Marijuana Sentences and Allow for 78,319 Prior Marijuana Convictions to Potentially be Cleared Diverse group of adults smoking marijuana at a bbq. Darrin Harris Frisby/Drug Policy Alliance OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2015. Today Governor Kate Brown signed H.B. 3400, an omnibus bill to[Read More…]
Local Student Named to Dean’s List at Washington University in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2015 – Ryan Sharod Paige of Park Forest, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2015 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Ryan is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean’s List in the College of[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Companies for Unfair Billing of Credit Card Add-on Products and Services
Consumers Billed for Credit Reporting and Identity Theft Protection Benefits They Did Not Receive WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against two credit card add-on product vendors – Affinion Group Holdings, Inc., Affinion’s affiliated companies, and Intersections Inc. – for unfairly charging[Read More…]
Representatives from Over 30 Cities, Counties and States to Meet at The White House for National Convening on Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD), An Innovative Approach to Low-Level Drug Offenses
LEAD Established Unique Collaboration Among Law Enforcement, Human Service Agencies, Business Leaders, and Community Members to Produce Nearly 60% Reduction in Recidivism in Seattle Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2015. This week, government officials and community leaders from over 30 city, county and state jurisdictions will gather to discuss an innovative program that[Read More…]
Governors State to Host Undergraduate Open House on July 11
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2015. Governors State University will host an undergraduate Open House Saturday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information on admission requirements, financial aid, campus life and student housing, as well as specific undergraduate programs will be available for prospective students and their parents.[Read More…]
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein, Calling Hillary Clinton the ‘Wal-Mart’ Candidate, Demands Radical System Change
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2015. DR. STEIN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED HER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN last week in a Democracy Now Exclusive stating “I have a people-powered campaign. I am running with the only national party (the Green Party) that does not take corporate funding.” When host Amy Goodman asked (full transcript) how[Read More…]
A Christian Nation? Since When?
Princeton, New Jersey—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2015. By: Kevin Kruse AMERICA may be a nation of believers, but when it comes to this country’s identity as a “Christian nation,” our beliefs are all over the map. Just a few weeks ago, Public Policy Polling reported that 57 percent of Republicans favored officially[Read More…]
Oregon Drug Reform Advocates: Legalizing Marijuana is Just the First Step
Oct. 1 early start bill passes in Oregon Senate; Oregon police to stop arresting people for some marijuana crimes Portland, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2015. The day before adult use of marijuana becomes legal in Oregon, leaders of the state’s drug reform movement said they plan to expand their work to change[Read More…]
PTSD Raises Odds of Heart Attack and stroke in Women PTSD raises odds of heart attack and stroke in women PTSD Raises Odds of Heart Attack and Stroke in Women
Large study finds PTSD raises cardiovascular risk in women Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. Women with elevated symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) consistent with the clinical threshold for the disorder had 60% higher rates of having a heart attack or stroke compared with women who never experienced trauma, according[Read More…]
