Senator praises Department’s decision to scrap ineffective system of accountability and calls for new plan to keep for-profit colleges from preying on members of the Armed Forces WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. As Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today vowed to continue his[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senator Durbin Calls For Senate Action on Student Loan Debt Crisis, Access To Affordable College Education
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act would help 1.1 million Illinoisans lower their rates, save average borrower $2,000 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) stood with Senate Democrats at a press conference today to call on the Senate to address student loan debt in America, and[Read More…]
Ebola: Secretary General Ban to Convene High-level Meeting at UN Headquarters to Scale-up Crisis Response
UNHCR has donated a truck to the Liberian Ministry of Internal Affairs to use in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus disease. Photo: UNMIL NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene leaders gathering in New York for the upcoming high-level segment of this year’s United Nations[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Home Depot Data Breach
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. “Yesterday, Home Depot confirmed that its customers are the victims of what may be the largest data breach of a retailer in history. Reportedly, in an attack that went unnoticed by the company for five months, more than 60 million credit and debit card numbers and[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, Director Ashe Announce $35 Million in Grants to Boost State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts
Funding to 20 states will help collaborative efforts to conserve America’s most imperiled species WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced nearly $35 million in grants to 20 states to enable collaborative efforts to conserve many of[Read More…]
One-Of-A-Kind National Conference For Families And Friends Who Have Lost A Loved One To Drug Overdose
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Broken No More www.broken-no-more.org, a leading nationwide parent advocacy support group for drug policy reform, in partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance www.drugpolicy.org, will be convening our 2nd biannual GRASP (Grief Support After a Substance Passing) www.grasphelp.org Conference and Retreat in Tampa, Florida September 11-14th, 2014. Background[Read More…]
Professor Salaita Speaks for First Time About Losing University of Illinois Tenured Position Over Gaza Tweets
Urbana-Champaign, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Prof. Steven Salaita spoke today for the first time about his termination from a tenured faculty position at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC) over personal tweets regarding the situation in Gaza this summer. “As hard as this situation is on me personally, the[Read More…]
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Hear Indiana and Wisconsin Marriage Equality Cases
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union is filing responses today to petitions from Indiana and Wisconsin seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of a federal appellate court ruling last week striking down bans on marriage for same-sex couples in both states. The ACLU, which represents plaintiffs in[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit Over Vacation Travel Club Scam
Suit Alleges Global Discovery Vacation Program Ripped Off Consumers of Nearly $80,000 Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against a Kansas-based company and two of its Chicago area sales agents that scammed Illinois residents out of at least $80,000 for membership in a bogus travel[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges FCC to Allow Phone Companies to Block Robocalls
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue an opinion on whether phone companies can legally implement call-blocking technologies to better protect phone customers from unwanted calls and scams, otherwise known as “robocalls.” Call-blocking technologies, such as NoMoRobo, Call Control and[Read More…]
