WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29 – Today, Senators Charles Schumer, Robert Menendez and Harry Reid will introduce an immigration reform outline. In anticipation, SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina issued the following statement: “As the eyes of the world focus on Arizona, it is clear that we need balanced, practical immigration solutions more[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Proposed Immigration Bill Raises Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29 – The American Civil Liberties Union has serious reservations about a draft version of a comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill summary posted on Politico late Wednesday. Although the ACLU has not seen the full legislative language of the bill, the published draft raises serious civil liberties concerns, including[Read More…]
DOL’s MSHA Notified of Roof Collapse at Dotiki Mine in Hopkins County, Ky.
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration spokesperson Amy Louviere today issued the following statement regarding a roof collapse at Dotiki Mine in Hopkins County, Ky.: “On April 28, at approximately 10:40 p.m. CDT, MSHA received word of a roof collapse at the Dotiki Mine[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Mission to Remain for Another Year to Support North-South Peace Pact
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2010 – The Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the United Nations mission supporting the 2005 agreement that ended the decades-long north-south civil war in Sudan, stressing the need to complete all remaining tasks under the peace pact. In a unanimously adopted resolution,[Read More…]
Durbin Announces a Nearly $1 Million FEMA Grant for Fire Prevention and Safety Research at University of Illinois
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced yesterday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded a $999,801 grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for fire prevention and safety research. “Our[Read More…]
U.S. Inaugurated $25 Million Peshawar Ring Road
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. On April, 27, 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson inaugurated a project to reconstruct 25 kilometers of the Peshawar Southern Ring Road at a ceremony in Peshawar, Pakistan. The project, overseen by the State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) in[Read More…]
IL High Schools To Host ‘Decision Day 2010’ Events
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. At eight high schools in five cities throughout the state, students and faculty will be participating in Illinois College Advising Corps (ICAC) “Decision Day” festivities over the next month. The events honor graduating high school seniors and their decision to continue their education. Through a partnership between[Read More…]
State of IL Housing Agency Creates Lender Advisory Council
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. A new statewide Lender Advisory Council will provide key feedback to Illinois’ affordable housing leaders as they work together to deliver homeownership opportunities for Illinois residents, Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Executive Director Gloria L. Materre said today. “We can make homeownership a reality for many more[Read More…]
IL Dept. on Aging Stresses Leadership to Promote Mentoring
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. Illinois Department on Aging director Charles Johnson is leading a statewide initiative to improve the health and lives of older Americans and increase their involvement in service, learning, and work. Illinois was selected to participate in the National Governors Association (NGA) Policy Academy on Civic Engagement of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Funeral Service for Dr. Dorothy Height
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010 – 10:40 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. Let me begin by saying a word to Dr. Dorothy Height’s sister, Ms. Aldridge. To some, she was a mentor. To all, she was a friend. But to you, she was family, and my family offers yours[Read More…]
