CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. Today a federal appeals court denied the Obama administration’s request to lift a hold on the administration’s executive actions on immigration while the matter is being litigated. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response: “I am disappointed by the ruling of United States Court[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Lockport Pharmacist Indicted For Allegedly Falsely Billing $2.4 Million For Prescription Claims
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. A southwest suburban pharmacist was indicted on federal charges for health care fraud, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, WALTER BEICH, the owner and licensed pharmacist at Lockport Pharmacy, Inc. operating as Corwin Pharmacy, was charged in a twelve-count indictment returned by a federal[Read More…]
UN Launches Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Set to Target Nearly 5.7 Million Iraqi Children
A health worker administers a dose of oral polio vaccine to a boy in the Bajeed Kandala camp in Iraq. Photo: UNICEF/ Wathiq Khuzaie GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–26 May 2015 – Aiming to target 5.7 million children under the age of five, the United Nations today launched a mass polio vaccination campaign in[Read More…]
Some 500,000 Homes and Temples Across Nepal Damaged by Earthquake, UN Official Says
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, after the earthquake. Photo: UNDP Nepal/Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi NEPAL–(ENEWSPF)–26 May 2015 – As teams of trekkers and Nepalese sherpas are now reaching remote, high-altitude villages with humanitarian aid, a senior United Nations development official today drew attention to the post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction needs of more than[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez: 5th Circuit Ruling is ‘Disappointment but Not Unexpected’
“I am confident millions of immigrants will eventually apply for DAPA and DACA” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) responded to news that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had refused to issue a stay of the injunction that has delayed implementation of some of[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Introduces Bipartisan FAM Act to Accommodate Breastfeeding Mothers at Airports
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. Last week, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) introduced the bipartisan Friendly Airports for Mothers (FAM) Act, which would require airports to provide accessible, safe, clean and convenient lactation rooms for travelers. The legislation would require all large and medium hub airports in the U.S. to provide a[Read More…]
Louisiana Senate Approves Bill to Reform Draconian Marijuana Possession Law
New Law Would Be Important Step Toward Reducing Louisiana’s Notoriously Overcrowded Prisons and Jails; Bill Now Heads to the House LOUISIANA—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. Louisiana’s Senate took an important step toward reforming their state’s harsh marijuana possession law when they approved bill SB241 by a vote of 27-12 yesterday. If passed,[Read More…]
VA Begins Summer of Service to Bolster Volunteer Assistance for Veterans
Calls Upon Individuals, Organizations and Communities to Serve Veterans in Nationwide Effort WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new nationwide initiative designed to build upon its existing partnerships to grow the number of individuals and organizations serving Veterans in their communities. The Department[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: USDA Sneaks Beef Import Approvals from Brazil and Argentina
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter “As has become a common practice by the Obama administration, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) transmitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget over a federal holiday weekend two major[Read More…]
Higher Altitude is Associated with Increased Risk of SIDS
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. A new study suggests that living at higher altitude is associated with increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The study, “Sudden Infant Death Syndromeand Residential Altitude,” in the June 2015 Pediatrics (published online May 25), examined birth and death registries in Colorado[Read More…]
