Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Portland, Oregon is considering a ban on neonicotinoids, a class of insecticides linked to bee deaths, from use on city property. If the measure passes, Portland will join a long list of towns and communities, including Eugene (Oregon), Skagway (Alaska), and, in Washington State, Thurston County, Seattle, and Spokane.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Remarks by President Obama on Middle Class Economics, March 26, 2015
Birmingham, Alabama—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015 – 3:27 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Alabama! (Applause.) Hello, Lawson State Community College! (Applause.) Well, it’s good to be here. Thank you so much. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back! I do! Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, have a seat.[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, March 26, 2015
En Route Birmingham, Alabama–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – 1:59 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome aboard, everyone, to Air Force One en route to Birmingham, where the President will continue to draw the contrast between his vision for middle-class economics and efforts by Republicans in Congress to roll back the progress we’ve[Read More…]
Watch: March 22nd Park Forest Municipal Forum
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This is the last of three debates for the Municipal position(s) of Mayor, Village Trustee(s) and Library Board member(s). The forum is sponsored by the Cooperative Area E and hosted by the Park Forest Non-Partisan Committee. Source: Non-Partisan Committee
ACLU Asks Federal Court to Expand Wisconsin Voter Access Opportunities
MILWAUKEE –(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal district court to bolster access to the ballot for Wisconsin voters by permitting more types of acceptable identification for voting, and by allowing people who have difficulty obtaining identification to vote by affidavit. The motion comes in[Read More…]
Former United Commercial Bank Chief Credit Officer Convicted of Securities and Other Corporate Fraud After Trial
The Fraud Caused the Ninth Largest Bank Failure with Estimated Losses in Excess Of $677 Million Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. A jury convicted Ebrahim Shabudin yesterday of seven felony counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and other corporate fraud offenses stemming from the failure of United Commercial Bank (UCB), announced U.S.[Read More…]
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying a Wildlife Document Related to the Sale of Horns from a Black Rhino
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. John A. Brommel, 53, a resident of Austin, Texas, and the owner of a taxidermy business, pleaded guilty today to violating the Lacey Act’s false labeling provision by knowingly selling horns from a black rhinoceros to non-Texas residents and falsifying the bill of sale to conceal[Read More…]
Cincinnati Man Sentenced for Operating Sex Trafficking Scheme in Ohio and Kentucky
Defendant Used Violent Assaults and Physical Restraints to Compel Young Women to Engage in Prostitution for the Defendant’s Profit Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Senior U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II of the Western District of Kentucky sentenced Cincinnati resident, Christopher Hisle, 45, to serve 180 months in prison and[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Colorado, Utah Wildflowers Threatened by Oil Shale Mining
Records show Fish and Wildlife Service conceded to habitat destruction demanded by industry under the guise of “conservation” A Graham’s beardtongue (Penstemon grahamii). The Graham’s and White River beardtongues have been waiting for Endangered Species Act protection since 1975 and 1983 respectively. Kevin Megown / U.S. Forest Service Denver, CO[Read More…]
The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents ‘The Duchess of Malfi’
The Theatre School at DePaul University will present “The Duchess of Malfi”’ by John Webster at the Fullerton Stage Theatre. The production, directed by Lavina Jadhwani, premieres on April 17 and runs through April 26. (The Theatre School Image) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. The Theatre School at DePaul University will[Read More…]
