Boosting Chicago’s Competitiveness as a National Leader in Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics is a Critical Part of Mayor Emanuel’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs; Interview Days to be Held at City Colleges of Chicago on October 18 and October 25 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
VPIRG and Center for Food Safety Granted Permission to Help Defend Vermont GMO Labeling Law
MONTPELIER, VT –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. Two consumer advocacy groups with a keen interest in defending Vermont’s new GMO labeling law have been granted permission by a federal judge to file legal briefs at every stage of the litigation over the law’s constitutionality. Christina Reiss, Chief Judge of the U.S. District[Read More…]
Representatives Schakowsky, Waxman Statements on Consumer Product Safety Commission Vote to Begin Proceedings to Issue a Mandatory Window Coverings Standard
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. Today, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, released statements in response to the unanimous vote by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to initiate a rulemaking for[Read More…]
Fossil, Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show at Prairie State College on October 18 and 19
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) Natural Science Department is hosting the South Suburban Earth Science Club Fossil, Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, October 18 and 19, in the Prairie Center Gym on PSC’s main campus at 202[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Begins Search for Next President
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. Roosevelt University has launched a nationwide search for a new president to succeed Charles R. Middleton, who is retiring on June 30, 2015 after serving as president since July 2002. “Roosevelt has truly transformed itself over the last decade and now stands poised for further advancements under[Read More…]
The Touch, the Feel, of GE Cotton?
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. After headliners like genetically engineered (GE) Roundup-Ready corn and soybeans failed to deliver on claims of decreased pesticide use and environmental sustainability, instead leading to the rise of “superweeds,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved more dangerous, 2,4-D-resistent versions shortly after. Now after the predictable failure[Read More…]
Enhanced Ebola Screening to Start at Five U.S. Airports and New Tracking Program for all People Entering U.S. from Ebola-affected Countries
New layers of screening at airports that receive more than 94% of West African Travelers Joint Airport Screening Fact Sheet Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs & Border Protection (CBP) this week will begin new layers[Read More…]
Boston Police Data Shows Widespread Racial Bias in Street Encounters with Civilians
ACLU study details stop-and-frisk problem in Boston, urges reforms to ensure fair and effective policing BOSTON –(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. Boston Police Department (BPD) officers have engaged in widespread racially biased street encounters with civilians, according to a study of four years of BPD police-civilian encounter records summarized in a report[Read More…]
ACLU Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Stay Appeals Panel Ruling on Wisconsin Voter ID Law
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay Monday’s ruling from a Seventh Circuit appeals panel that concluded Wisconsin’s voter ID law is constitutional and does not violate the Voting Rights Act. The following is a statement from Dale Ho, director[Read More…]
Innocent Man Released from Prison after Nine Years, Four on Death Row
Manuel Velez was sentenced to death due to injustices that continue to plague our justice system; only luck saved his life HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. At 11:32 p.m. CT today, Manuel Velez stepped out of the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a free man after nine years[Read More…]
