Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan this week announced the first-ever guide for developers, startups and entrepreneurs from the department’s Office of Educational Technology (OET). The Ed Tech Developer’s Guide: A Primer for Developers, Startups and Entrepreneurs is a free guide that addresses key questions about[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Mortgage Lender for Deceptive Advertising
Bureau Orders RMK Financial to Pay $250,000 for Deceiving Borrowers with Claims of Government Affiliation WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against RMK Financial Corporation for deceptive mortgage advertising practices, including ads that led consumers to believe that the company was affiliated[Read More…]
Senators Durbin & Sessions Lead Bipartisan Group Of Senators In Calling For Investigation Into Abuses Within H-1B Visa Program
Call to action comes same week as H-1B visa cap reached WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) led a bipartisan group of ten United States Senators today in writing to three federal agencies – the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and[Read More…]
Help Audubon Track Hummingbirds This Spring
NEW YORK, NY –(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. With spring migration underway, the National Audubon Society invites birders and nature enthusiasts of all ages to help track the health of hummingbirds with Audubon’s Hummingbirds at Home app. This citizen science project utilizes the power of volunteers to help collect data that provide[Read More…]
Report: Low-Income Americans Will See Major Health, Job, Cost Saving Benefits from Clean Energy, Reduced Carbon Pollution
NRDC to hold events nationwide to kick off conversation on how clean energy will help most vulnerable; low-income Americans among most vulnerable to economic, health effects of climate change CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015—While climate change threatens the public health and economic well-being of everyone, low-income Americans are especially vulnerable to the[Read More…]
Analysis Estimates Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Failure to Provide Legislative Immigration Solution With Pathway to Citizenship
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new analysis that compares the 10-year potential economic impact of three scenarios: no executive action on immigration, the implementation of deferred action—the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful[Read More…]
Anti-Gay Ugandan Extremist Martin Ssempa is U.S. Citizen
New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. The Center for Constitutional Rights asked a court to issue a subpoena to Martin Ssempa, a prominent anti-gay crusader in Uganda, to testify in a case brought on behalf of the Ugandan LGBTI rights group Sexual Minorities Uganda against U.S.-based anti-gay extremist Scott Lively.[Read More…]
Few Teens Use the Most Effective Types of Birth Control
Improving access and education will further reduce teen pregnancy Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9,2015. Teen births continue to decline in the U.S., but still more than 273,000 infants were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013. Childbearing during the teen years can carry health, economic, and social costs[Read More…]
Mojave Desert Snail Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
Rare Snail Unique to California’s Kern County Threatened by Golden Queen Mine Mohave shoulderband photo by Lance Gilbertson BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that California’s Mohave shoulderband snail may warrant protection under[Read More…]
Western Pond Turtle Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
Turtle Battling Steep Declines in California, Oregon, Washington Western pond turtle photo courtesy California Department of Water Resources. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. In response to a 2012 petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and several renowned scientists and herpetologists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Endangered[Read More…]
