“Tonight, somewhere in America, a young person, let’s say a young man, will struggle to fall to sleep, wrestling alone with a secret he’s held as long as he can remember. Soon, perhaps, he will decide it’s time to let that secret out. What happens next depends on him, his[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Attorney General Madigan: DHS Worker Arraigned on Charges of Theft, Official Misconduct
Chicago — (ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that an Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker was arraigned on charges of theft and official misconduct for allegedly stealing over $35,000 in assistance for needy families. Tarcia Watkins, 46, of South Holland, pleaded not guilty today in[Read More…]
Madison, Wisconsin, Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney John W. Vaudreuil of the Western District of Wisconsin and Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Shields Jr. of the FBI’s Milwaukee Division announced that Joshua Ray Van Haften, 34, of Madison, Wisconsin, has been[Read More…]
GSU Student Campaign Against Higher Ed Budget Cuts Heads to Springfield
#SaveOurEducation University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. With the threat of serious budget cuts to Illinois higher education looming, the Governors State University Student Senate has started a campaign entitled #SaveOurEducation to tell government officials about the university’s positive contributions to the state and to voice their opposition to the proposed[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 4, 2015
Washington,DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 281,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 268,000 to 267,000. The 4-week moving average was[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, April 8, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2015 – 1:26 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Nice mug. MR. EARNEST: Thank you. Ms. Friedman was just asking if we were going to do that every day for baseball season, and I said yes. So we can all get used to it. I[Read More…]
Sabra Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Select SKUs of Its Classic Hummus
Colonial Heights, VA — (ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2015. Today Sabra Dipping Co., LLC announced that it is voluntarily recalling approximately 30,000 cases of its Classic Hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This measure is limited to five SKUs of Classic Hummus sold nationwide. To date, no other Sabra product[Read More…]
Historian Reveals Climate Change Lessons from 17th Century
Author Geoffrey Parker to deliver lecture at DePaul University during Earth Week Historian Geoffrey Parker will discuss climate change in the 17th century during the annual Vincent de Paul lecture at DePaul University. (Photo by Jo McCulty) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2015. Modern climate change may seem unprecedented, yet historian Geoffrey[Read More…]
Report: Seattle’s New Approach to Low-Level Drug Offenses Produces Nearly 60% Reduction in Recidivism
LEAD Establishes Unique Collaboration Among Law Enforcement, Human Service Agencies, Business Leaders, and Community Members NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2015. According to a new, independent study by a University of Washington evaluation team, one of the nation’s most innovative and promising approaches to ending the war on drugs and mass incarceration has been[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Participants in Robo-call Phantom Debt Collection Operation
Bureau Also Obtains a Temporary Restraining Order to Halt Illegal Operation and Freeze Assets of Operation’s Leaders WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the ringleaders of a robo-call phantom debt collection operation, their companies, and their service[Read More…]
