Flint, MI–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. The majority of Michigan voters prefer regulating and taxing marijuana commerce to pay for roads and schools as opposed to raising the state’s sales tax one percent, according to polling data released last week by Survey USA. Sixty-four percent of respondents endorsed regulating cannabis like alcohol[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senators Introduce Medical Innovation Act to Increase Federal Investments in Research
Bill Asks Big Drug Companies Caught Breaking the Law to Reinvest in NIH Research WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today introduced the Medical Innovation Act, a bill that would boost funding for critical medical[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces $12 Million Commitment from Amtrak to Begin Major Rehabilitation of Chicago’s Union Station
First Part of a $500 Million Plan to Overhaul Transit Center’s Aging Infrastructure CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that Amtrak has made a commitment of $12 million to continue renovations of Chicago’s 90-year-old Union Station. In the coming weeks and months, Mayor Emanuel will work in coordination[Read More…]
Suburban Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Cheating 455 Investors Of $105 Million And Causing $34 Million Loss
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. A northwest suburban man was sentenced today for engaging in a lengthy investment fraud scheme in which he and a co-defendant swindled approximately $105 million from 455 investors who invested in funds they purported to operate. The defendant, DANIEL SPITZER, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Anti-Bullying Bill
Dept. of Ed Study: 1 in 3 Children Between 12 and 18 Will Be Impacted by Bullying; Bill Would Require Schools Districts Across the Country to Develop and Implement Locally Driven Anti-Bullying Policies WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Today, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Bob Casey (D-Penn.) introduced The Safe Schools[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Committee Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Pressure on Iran
In 18-4 Vote, Banking Committee Approves Kirk-Menendez Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015; Bill Would Impose New Sanctions if No Deal by July 2015 Deadline WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after the Senate Banking Committee approved S. 269, the Nuclear[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Cardin, McCain Reintroduce Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
“Visiting the United States and having access to our financial system, including U.S. dollars, are privileges that should not be extended to those who violate basic human rights and the rule of law” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John McCain (R-AZ), have introduced[Read More…]
Senate & House Democrats, Champion Initiative To Expand Access To Early Education
PRE-K Act Ensures Access To High Quality Early Learning Programs WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Today Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act, legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.[Read More…]
Bipartisan Senators Introduce Freedom To Travel To Cuba Act
New legislation will lift embargo on travel between the United States and Cuba WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tom Udall (D-NM), John Boozman (R-AR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Mike Enzi (R-WY) today introduced the Freedom to Travel to[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Senate Wraps Up One Month of Work for the Koch Bros and TransCanada with Passage of KXL Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. On Thursday, the Senate passed S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, by a vote of 62-36. A similar bill passed the House three weeks ago. Differences between both versions must be reconciled by both chambers before the legislation can move to the President’s desk.[Read More…]
