Homeowners Illegally Locked Out of Homes to Receive Restitution Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a $1 million settlement with Safeguard Properties LLC over allegations the company illegally locked Illinois residents out of their homes before a foreclosure was finalized. Under Madigan’s settlement, Safeguard, a Delaware[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
#TraumaCenterNow Activists Demand No Charges Against Protestors Still in Police Custody
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2015. A group of South Side activists, joined by U of C alumni and current students occupied the University’s administration building yesterday evening. After being forcibly removed by the University police and the Chicago Fire Department, the activists were taken into custody, and now, nearly 12 hours[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 30, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 276,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 282,000 to 284,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Department of Defense Briefing on the DOD Lab Review and Anthrax Shipment Investigation, June 3, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2015 Presenters: Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work; Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall; Director of Medical Programs for DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Cdr. Franca Jones, and Director of the Centers for Disease June 03, 2015 DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BOB[Read More…]
Representative Blumenauer Amendment to Lower Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2015. As the U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) will offer an amendment to ensure that no funds are available to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to enforce inspections of physicians who prescribe buprenorphine – a Schedule III drug[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, June 3, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2015 – 12:54 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I don’t have any announcements at the top, so let’s go straight to your questions. Julie, do you want to start? Q Thanks, Josh. I wanted to start with trade. The President[Read More…]
Bill to Rein in Asset Forfeiture Abuses in California Sails Through the Senate by a 38-1 Vote
Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Nationwide Gains Momentum with Sacramento Vote SACRAMENTO, CA —(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2015. Today, civil asset forfeiture reform legislation, authored by Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) won nearly unanimous approval in the California State Senate with a 38-1 vote. Co-sponsored by the Drug Policy[Read More…]
Congress Passes Three Amendments to Stop DEA from Undermining State Marijuana Laws
Important Victories Build on Last Night’s Votes to End DEA’s Controversial Bulk Data Collection Program, Cut DEA’s Budget WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2015. Legislators passed three amendments today to prohibit the DEA and U.S. Department of Justice from undermining state marijuana laws, as part of the U.S. House of Representatives’ consideration[Read More…]
Governor State University’s International Trade Center Receives Presidential Award for Export Success
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that the Illinois SBDC International Trade Center at Governors State University received the President’s “E” Award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The “E” Awards are the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the[Read More…]
ACLU: Senate Passes USA Freedom Act
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2015. The Senate passed the USA Freedom Act today, a bill to amend the Patriot Act’s Section 215 and other surveillance authorities. Jameel Jaffer, American Civil liberties Union deputy legal director, had this reaction: “The passage of the USA Freedom Act is a milestone. This is the[Read More…]
