Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. On November 7, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Rich Township Senior Center is hosting a Holiday Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale. The sale is located in DownTown Park Forest at 297 Liberty Drive. This sale is designated for homemade craft items and baked[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New Center for American Progress Report: Students Tested Up to Twice per Month; Common Core Assessments Help Shift to Better, Fairer, and Fewer Tests
CAP analysis looks at schools in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. With the debate over standardized testing reaching a fever pitch, a new report from the Center for American Progress finds a culture of testing and test preparation across many schools and[Read More…]
Advocates Launch ‘Vote Medical Marijuana’ Ahead of November Elections to Help Educate Supporters, Public
New tool makes political candidates’ positions, records on medical marijuana more accessible to voters Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has produced a new 30-second online TV advertisement to launch its groundbreaking, election-cycle voter education campaign “Vote Medical Marijuana.” The ad[Read More…]
Center for American Progress, Generation Progress Respond to CFPB Report on Distressed Private Student-Loan Borrowers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, Student Loan Ombudsman released a report highlighting complaints from struggling student-loan borrowers who have been driven into default. David Bergeron, Vice President for Postsecondary Education at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement in response. Bergeron[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Distressed Private Student Loan Borrowers Driven into Default
Bureau Publishes Sample Letter to Help Borrowers Request Repayment Options WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman released a report highlighting complaints by struggling private student loan borrowers who describe being driven into default. Distressed borrowers report that they receive very little information[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Issues Recommendations to Ensure Access to Sexually Transmitted Infection Care for All
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. Each year, roughly 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are diagnosed, costing approximately $16 billion annually. Despite being a common, preventable, and treatable health problem, STIs remain a deeply troubling risk to the country’s public and economic health. Today, the Center[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Commends Whole Foods’ First Step Into the Fight to Save Pollinators
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2014. Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM) issued a new product rating system today called Responsibly Grown that grades fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers as “good, better or best” based upon an established criteria, including pollinator protection. However, the system only prohibits four of the common neonicotinoid pesticides —[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against a Georgia Construction Company
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Constructor Services Inc. (CSI), a construction company headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. The agreement resolves a claim that the company engaged in discriminatory documentary practices during the employment eligibility verification process in violation[Read More…]
Former Executive of Japanese Automotive Parts Manufacturer Indicted for Role in Conspiracy to Fix Prices
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. A Cincinnati federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against a former executive of a Japanese manufacturer of automotive parts for his participation in a conspiracy to allocate markets and fix prices of pinion-assist type electric powered steering assemblies, the Department of Justice announced today. The[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 11, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 264,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 287,000. This is the lowest level for initial claims since April 15, 2000 when it was[Read More…]
