First state level data shows great variation in cost savings Prohibiting smoking in public housing nationally would save lives AND $153 million annually. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. Prohibiting smoking in all government subsidized housing in the United States, including public housing, would save an estimated $497 million per[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
ACLU Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Block Wisconsin Voter ID Law
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Wisconsin’s voter ID law. A federal judge ruled the law unconstitutional in April. The state appealed, and in mid-September the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order allowing the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Student Loan Fraud in DuPage County
Ring of Chicago Area Defendants Commit Identity Theft to Obtain Over $300,000 in Financial Aid Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a Chicago man was sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $319,000 in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud the[Read More…]
U.S. Marshals Task Force Nabs Foreign Fugitive
VALLEJO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2014. U.S. Marshal Don O’Keefe is proud to announce the arrest of Fermin Aguilar-Agueta, 26, a suspected MS-13 gang member, who is wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide. Aguilar-Agueta is suspected by Salvadorian authorities of being involved in a drunken altercation between rival gang factions, which[Read More…]
Convicted Bomb Plotter Sentenced to 30 Years
PORTLAND, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2014. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 23, who was convicted in 2013 of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, was sentenced today to serve 30 years in[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending September 27, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 287,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 293,000 to 295,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Grieving Mother Launches Campaign to Make Music Events Safer
“Amend the RAVE Act” Campaign Spurred by Death of Young Woman at Electronic Dance Music Event After Using MDMA; Proposed Reforms Would Allow Event Producers to Include Drug Education, Onsite Harm Reduction Services NEW YORK, NY—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2014. Dede Goldsmith, whose daughter Shelley died last year at an EDM event[Read More…]
Sexist Ad Run on Behalf of Bruce Rauner
Rauner’s policies are even more offensive to women and their families CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2014. A set of ads released yesterday on behalf of Bruce Rauner and other Republican candidates for Governor in other states are being criticized for being condescending and insulting to women. The video compares choosing a candidate[Read More…]
40+ Cities Hold National Week of Action to Push Back Against Suspensions & Policing in Schools October 4 – 11
Project NIA releases white paper on gains and ongoing challenges in organizing to interrupt school-to-prison pipeline (STPP) & organizes a youth-led event on October 8 about the STPP CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2014. For the third time in five years, Project NIA is participating in the Dignity in Schools Campaign’s National Week of[Read More…]
IKEA Recalls PASTAÄLGAR FULLKORN And PASTAÄLGAR, Due To Non-Declared Soy Content
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. If you have purchased PASTAÄLGAR FULLKORN, elk-shaped wholegrain pasta or PASTAÄLGAR, elk-shaped pasta, in the Swedish Food Market at IKEA, please be aware that the product may contain soy, which is not declared on the product. As a precautionary measure, we have decided to recall[Read More…]
