Joins Coalition of Mayors Across Country Who Support Marriage, Including Mayors From Every Southern State New York –(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Today Nashville Mayor Karl Dean became the first Tennessee mayor to join Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, a broad-based, nonpartisan coalition of nearly 500 mayors who are making the case[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Chicago Sets Tourism Record For July With More Than One Million Occupied Hotel Room Nights
First Six Months of 2014 Deliver Record Demand; Growing Chicago Tourism is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Don Welsh, President and CEO of Choose Chicago today announced Chicago surpassed the one million mark for occupied hotel rooms[Read More…]
Poll: Two-Thirds Of Americans Say Private Consumption Of Cannabis Should Be Legal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. Sixty-six percent of Americans believe that an adult ought to legally be able to consume cannabis in the privacy of one’s own home, according to results of a newly released nationwide HuffingtonPost/YouGov survey. Seventy-two percent of self-identified Democrats and 70 percent of Independents said that the[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Inhaler Delivers Effective Relief To Neuropathy Patients
Haifa, Israel—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. The administration of a single dose of whole-plant cannabis via a thermal-metered inhaler is effective and well tolerated among patients suffering from neuropathy (nerve pain), according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. Israeli investigators[Read More…]
Poll: Majority Of Pennsylvanians Support Reforming State’s Marijuana Laws
Harrisburg, PA–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Nearly seven out of ten Pennsylvania voters believe that marijuana should be legal for either medicinal or recreational purposes, according to the results of a statewide survey released by Keystone Analytics. Sixty-nine percent of respondents said that cannabis should be made legal under state law, with[Read More…]
Attwood Recalls Kayak and Watersports Storage Hanger Due to Injury Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: August 20, 2014 Recall number: 14-259 Kayak and Watersports Storage Hanger Fabric Straps Recall Summary Name of product: Kayak and Watersports Storage[Read More…]
34 Groups Urge NRC to Postpone Key Votes in Order to Avoid ‘Taint’ of Magwood Conflict of Interest
Latest step follows announced August 31 departure of “fatally compromised” Magwood on heels of June and July letters urging him to step down for violations of ethics laws in seeking and landing a job promoting nuclear energy WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. Nearly three dozen groups and individuals — including[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Assist Victims of Human Trafficking
Law Establishes Fund to Provide Services for Victims of Human Trafficking CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to establish a fund that will help provide specialized services to victims of human trafficking and prostitution. The fund will use previously collected fines from criminal offenses to provide targeted[Read More…]
IDOT Teams Up with ‘Walking Dead’ Star to Drive Down Fatalities in Illinois
Innovative New Labor Day Ad Campaign to Target Young Males; Law Enforcement to Crack Down on Drunk, Unbelted Drivers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) officials joined “The Walking Dead” Star Michael Rooker and representatives from Arthur Agency, a Carbondale-based advertising firm, at the Music Box Theatre today[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, August 21, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA / CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK ANNIVERSARY ISIL / JAMES FOLEY / SYRIA / IRAQ / IRAN MIDDLE EAST PEACE SOUTH KOREA MIDDLE EAST PEACE SYRIA UKRAINE / MALAYSIA MH17 RUSSIA TURKEY PAKISTAN THAILAND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC DEPARTMENT TRANSCRIPT: 2:22 p.m. EDT[Read More…]
