WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. As we near the end of tax filing season, the Administration reminds consumers that this year they will see some changes to their tax returns related to their health coverage. The Administration understands that consumers will have questions about these changes and is committed to providing[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Leader Harry Reid’s Retirement Announcement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Senator Reid has been a leader in title, but more importantly in practice. The lives of working people in Nevada and across the country are better because of his achievements in a long and illustrious career in public service. While the politics of Washington, DC can[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host Youth Job Fair on April 11
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Youth Job and Resource Expo for young men and women between the ages of 15 and 24 on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy, 250 E. 111th Street, Chicago. Representatives from more[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Find Clues that May Help Identify Dark Matter
Here are images of six different galaxy clusters taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (blue) and Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink) in a study of how dark matter in clusters of galaxies behaves when the clusters collide. A total of 72 large cluster collisions were studied. Image Credit: NASA and ESA[Read More…]
Food and Water Watch: Obama’s Antibiotic Plan Fails to Address Overuse on Factory Farms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “Today the White House released its ‘National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria,’ which is intended to protect the public from antibiotic resistant infections. Unfortunately, the plan falls short of protecting the public from this[Read More…]
Wrigley Field Rooftop Owner Indicted In Alleged Scheme To Defraud Chicago Cubs, State And Local Taxing Authorities
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. An owner and operator of a rooftop entertainment venue overlooking Wrigley Field was indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly scheming to withhold approximately $600,000 due and owing collectively to the Chicago Cubs, the State of Illinois, Cook County, and the City of Chicago, federal law[Read More…]
February 2015 Jobless Rates Down in 26 States, Up in 6’ Payroll Jobs Up in 36 States, Down in 13
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in February. Twenty-six states had unemployment rate decreases from January, 6 states and the District of Columbia had increases, and 18 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-six states had unemployment rate[Read More…]
NRDC: DOE’s Petroleum Council Dead Wrong on Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 27,2015 – The National Petroleum Council, the largely industry-based oil and gas advisory committee to the Department of Energy, released a study Friday predicting the twilight of oil production through fracking and calling for drilling in the Arctic Ocean to compensate for depleting onshore reserves of oil. Niel Lawrence,[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Retirement of Harry Reid
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. Today, U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “The Sierra Club and the rest of the environmental movement are filled with gratitude today for Senator[Read More…]
Harry Reid Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement and video today: “When I was a boy, I dreamed of being an athlete. I listened to those baseball games on the radio, and I envisioned myself as a man out in center field at Yankee Stadium[Read More…]
