Unprecedented Project Brings High-Speed Internet Access to Four Million Households and More Than 285,000 Businesses in 55 Counties NORMAL–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the completion of a nearly $100 million, four-year project to build more than 1,000 new miles of high-speed fiber-optic broadband infrastructure in 55 Illinois[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Governor Quinn Announces Investments to Expand Recreation and Tourism in Rockford Area
Investments Will Help Expand and Improve Rockford Area Facilities to Create Jobs, Support Recreation and Drive Tourism LOVES PARK–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by local government, business, civic and labor leaders to announce $3.1 million in state investments to expand sporting facilities in the Rockford area.[Read More…]
Senator Udall Calls for CIA Director John Brennan’s Resignation, Cites Failure of Leadership, Grave Errors
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014.l Following a classified briefing on an inspector general report detailing the CIA’s unauthorized intrusion into U.S. Senate staffers’ computers, Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement calling for CIA Director John Brennan’s resignation: “After being briefed on[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 57th Annual Meeting and 13th State Criminal Justice Network Conference
Philadelphia, PA—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. Thank you, Norman [Reimer], for those kind words – and for your exemplary leadership as Executive Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. It’s a pleasure to share the stage with you this morning. And it’s a great privilege to stand with dedicated leaders[Read More…]
Two Maryland Fishermen Plead Guilty to Illegal Fish Harvesting Conspiracy in the Chesepeake Bay
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. Michael D. Hayden, 41, and William J. Lednum, 42, both of Tilghman Island, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to violate the Lacey Act and to defraud the United States through their illegal harvesting and sale of striped bass, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General for the[Read More…]
Hewlett-Packard Company Agrees to Pay $32.5 Million for Alleged Overbilling of the U.S. Postal Service
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has agreed to pay $32.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that HP overcharged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for products between October 2001 and December 2010. HP is a manufacturer and vendor of[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, July 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing AFGHANISTAN/IEC ANNOUNCEMENT MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS WEST AFRICA/EBOLA IRAQ/KURDISTAN US-AFRICA LEADERS SUMMIT MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS/GAZA CONSULAR CONSOLIDATED DATABASE/ VISAS CIA QATAR INDIA/PAKISTAN SYRIA INDIA NORTH KOREA/KENNETH BAE AFGHANISTAN UKRAINE/RUSSIA ARGENTINA SOUTH KOREA/RUSSIA CIA TRANSCRIPT: 2:11 p.m. EDT MS. HARF: Hello.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Special Olympics Dinner Celebration
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014 – 8:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. (Applause.) Good evening, everybody, and welcome to the White House. Everybody looks wonderful. This is a truly special evening. And we are delighted to celebrate it with so many people from so many[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Signing of Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014 – 1:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody, hello! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. The executive order I’ll sign in a few minutes is one that’s good for workers, it’s good for responsible employers, and it’s[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, July 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014 – 12:47 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Apologize for keeping you waiting a little bit this afternoon. There is a presidential event scheduled for a little later this afternoon. The President is also running a little behind schedule. But if you do feel like[Read More…]
