Congressional Leaders Agree that Legislative Intent of DC Rider in Spending Bill Allows Initiative 71 to Move Forward; Tax and Regulate Legislation Blocked By Congress WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2014. Republicans were successful in including language in the “cromnibus” federal spending bill that interferes with the right of Washington, D.C. to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
More Than 16 Million Children Live in States Where They Can Buy E-cigarettes Legally
More than 300 million Americans live in states without protection against indoor e-cigarette aerosol exposure State laws and e-cigarettes – Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Forty states have enacted laws prohibiting the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, to minors, but 10 states and the District[Read More…]
After CIA Torture Revelations, United States Must Now Recover Moral High Ground – UN Expert
“If the US tortures, why can’t we do it?” Mr. Juan Mendez, Special Rapporteur on Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–11 December 2014 – The United States’ use of torture when interrogating prisoners captured in its “War on Terror” has damaged the country’s moral[Read More…]
Senator Warren Calls On House To Strike Repeal Of Dodd-Frank Provision From Government Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2014. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke on the Senate floor yesterday afternoon to urge the House of Representatives to remove from the government funding bill a reckless provision that would repeal important financial protections in Dodd-Frank. The text of Senator Warren’s remarks as prepared for[Read More…]
Senators Urge Department Of Education To Discharge Loans For Students At Colleges That Break The Law
Letter Also Asks ED to Use Existing Authority to Immediately Discharge Federal Loans for Corinthian College Students With Claims Against School WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2014. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and twelve Senate colleagues sent a letter on Tuesday calling on the Department of Education (ED) to implement[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Votes No on Defense Authorization Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014 – The Senate today advanced a Department of Defense bill that would authorize $560 billion for the military. The vote was 85-14. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted “no” and issued the following statement: “I am voting no because I have very serious concerns about our nation’s bloated[Read More…]
NOAA, Partners Reveal First Images of Historic San Francisco Shipwreck, SS City of Rio de Janeiro
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. NOAA and partners yesterday released three-dimensional sonar maps and images of an immigrant steamship lost more than 100 years ago in what many consider the worst maritime disaster in San Francisco history. On Feb. 22, 1901, in a dense morning fog, the SS City of Rio[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Informational Sessions for Chicago Public School Students to Learn More about the Chicago Star Scholarship
Sessions Aim to Increase Awareness and Provide CPS Students with Information on How to Earn an Associate Degree with No Out of Pocket Costs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) announced the first informational session for CPS students and parents[Read More…]
Representatives Pocan and Schakowsky Introduce Bill to Ban Fracking on Public Lands
Representatives Pocan and Schakowsky Take the Strongest Federal Action to Date Against Fracking in the U.S. Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2014. Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced a bill to ban fracking for oil and gas on federally owned, public lands with Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09). This is the strongest[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety Collaborates with Organic Strawberry Farmers in Innovative Research
New field trials again demonstrate that organic is the engine of change in agriculture San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Center for Food Safety (CFS), in collaboration with six organic strawberry farmers, today announced the launch of a pilot project to field test newly developed organic strawberry planting stock. Government funds[Read More…]
