CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) has announced the Part-Time Honors List of students for the Fall 2014 semester. To be named to the list, a part-time student must be “in good standing” and have earned a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better on a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Prairie State College Announces Dean’s List for Fall 2014
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the academic accomplishments of students each year by awarding them a place on the Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better, have completed a minimum of[Read More…]
Governors State University President Speaks out on Proposed Budget Cuts
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget includes a 31.5 percent across-the-board cut in appropriations to Illinois public universities. For Governors State University, this equates to a $7.8 million decrease in state funding, which GSU President Elaine P. Maimon said would negatively impact students, programs,[Read More…]
Since 2010, 9.4 Million People with Medicare Have Saved Over $15 Billion on Prescription Drugs
39 million Medicare beneficiaries received preventive services with no cost sharing in 2014 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. The Department of Health and Human Services released today new information that shows that millions of seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continued to enjoy prescription drug savings and improved benefits in[Read More…]
As Congress Sends Keystone XL Bill to White House, Diverse Voices Unite in Opposition
Artists, elected officials, landowners, labor unions, progressive organizations, Tribal Nations, and climate activists send “Unity Letter” urging President Obama to veto & reject Keystone XL WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. Just as Congressional Republicans send a misguided bill forcing approval of the Keystone XL pipeline to the White House, a diverse coalition of[Read More…]
New Report Maps the Demographic Evolution of the American Electorate from 1974 to 2060
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. Today, the Center for American Progress; the American Enterprise Institute, or AEI; and demographer William H. Frey of the Brookings Institution released a new report containing results from a groundbreaking collaboration between the organizations, the States of Change: Demographics and Democracy project. The report, “States[Read More…]
Will White House Help Bees, as Declines Threaten to Sting Consumers’ Wallets, and States Respond?
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. According to recent reports from local California news outlets, Honey Bees are in Short Supply In Central Valley, with the risk that consumers across the United States will be seeing higher prices on fruits, nuts, and vegetables this year as a consequence of declining honey bee[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Protect People, Wildlife From Toxic Soot Pollution, Feb. 24, 2015
Toxic Soot Threatens Iowa, Puerto Rico and Washington WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to enforce air-quality standards that limit dangerous particulate pollution from coal-fired power plants, cars and other sources. Soot pollution causes serious health problems for people and[Read More…]
New Report Shows Lender Abuses and Feeble Enforcement Cause Minority Homeowners to Lose Homes
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union and MFY Legal Services today released a report indicating that homeowners in communities of color are at greater risk of losing their homes due to loan servicers’ modification failures, with lax response from government regulators. “Here We Go Again: Communities of Color,[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Feb. 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015 – 12:44 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Appreciate you being patient through some of the technical difficulties we’ve had today, but hopefully we’ll make it through here. I do want to do one thing at the top before I go to your questions. This[Read More…]
