Joint Statement of National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014 —The United States Supreme Court today declined to review the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Utah’s marriage ban for same-sex couples, thereby permitting that decision to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Illinois Calls Attention to the Residents of Long Term Care in Observance of Residents Rights Month
Dept on Aging Ombudsman program protects & defends residents rights SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014. October is Residents’ Rights month, as started in 1981 by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care to highlight the importance of resident focused care. In keeping with this year’s theme “Better Staffing: They Key[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Issues Statement on Ebola, Oct. 6, 2014
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck would like to reassure Illinoisans during this Ebola outbreak. “We understand there is anxiety surrounding Ebola, but we want to assure the public the Illinois Department of Public Health continues to work with hospitals, local health departments and[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Oct. 6, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014 -1:14 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. I have a couple of items at the top. Secretary Kerry will travel to his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts with the British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on October 9th – so this Thursday – for a joint public event on[Read More…]
Costa Rican Woman Pleads Guilty to Human Smuggling Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. A citizen and resident of Costa Rica pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to smuggle more than 25 undocumented immigrants to the United States. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida,[Read More…]
Three Indicted in Prescription Drug Smuggling Ring
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that three Athens, Texas, residents have been indicted on charges associated with their alleged smuggling of imitation, unapproved, and misbranded prescription drugs from China. Wanda Hollis, 63, Tom Giddens, 57, and Catherine Nix, 41, were each charged with one felony[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Calls Cuts to Early Voting a ‘Step Backward’ as Restrictions Take Effect in Ohio, Elsewhere
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. On the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision late last month to allow Ohio’s new voting law to go into effect, Attorney General Eric Holder criticized the law’s restrictions on early voting, which he said were “heavily used” by African-American voters. “It is a major step[Read More…]
FBI Arrests Suburban Chicago Man for Allegedly Attempting to Support Terrorism Overseas
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. A southwest suburban Bolingbrook man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly attempting to travel overseas to join a foreign terrorist organization operating inside Iraq and Syria, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, a U.S. citizen, was charged with attempting to[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Independent Financial Regulators, Oct. 6, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. President Obama hosted a discussion today in the Roosevelt Room with lead financial regulators and senior advisors on the economy and the ongoing implementation of Wall Street Reform. Six years after the depths of the financial crisis, the President commended regulators for their efforts to further[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Administration Announces New Executive Actions to Improve Quality of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. Today, the Administration announced new executive actions and the President signed into law legislation that will improve the quality of care for nursing home and home health patients. The President signed the Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act), bipartisan legislation that[Read More…]
