Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- The majority of Americans age 18 to 29 oppose the federal prohibition of marijuana, according to national polling datacompiled by the Reason Foundation. Fifty-seven percent of those polled said that the US government should "allow" for adults to use marijuana. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said that marijuana use[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Arizona: Health Department Expands State’s Medical Cannabis Program To Include Post-Traumatic Stress
Phoenix, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- State health officials have agreed to changes in the state’s medical cannabis law to permit patients with post-traumatic stress to be eligible to use cannabis therapy. Regulators agreed late last week to expand the state’s list of qualifying conditions to include the physician-recommended use of cannabis for the palliative care[Read More…]
Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) to Introduce Criminal Justice Reform Legislation REDEEM Act
Helps Formerly Incarcerated Seal Conviction Records, Eliminates Barriers to Employment, Public Assistance, and Re-Entry Drug Policy Alliance: Criminal Justice Reform is Good Policy and Good Politics Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY), introduced the REDEEM Act, groundbreaking bipartisan legislation that makes it easier for formerly incarcerated individuals[Read More…]
Rauner Proposes 30 New Regressive Taxes (Video/Analysis)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Billionaire GOP candidate Bruce Rauner held a press conference to propose 30 new regressive taxes. It comes on the heels of a bevy of news that Rauner and Rauner financed companies avoided taxes and overbilled taxpayers. Rauner used loopholes now under scrutiny by the IRS to slash his tax[Read More…]
Park Forest Area League of Women Voters Hosts Meeting on the Status of Park Forest Parks
Rail Fan Park observation deck. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host their annual Summer Breakfast on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 9:00 AM at the Park Forest Discovery Center, located in the Aquacenter building at 30 North Orchard in Park Forest. Rob Gunther,[Read More…]
Prairie State College Dean Kim Marisa Kunce Earns CMPI Certification
Kim Marisa Kunce. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Kim Marisa Kunce, dean of adult education at Prairie State College, recently completed an intensive two-year training as a Certified Manager in Program Improvement (CMPI). This national certification makes her a member of an elite group of professional managers in the adult[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Patients Hail Landmark Victory with Another Unprecedented Vote in Congress
Medical marijuana. (Photo: iStockPhoto) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Medical marijuana patients hailed another landmark victory today when Congress voted 231-192 to restrict Department of Treasury funds from "being used to prohibit or penalize a financial institution from providing services to a marijuana-related business that engages in activities permissible under state or local[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for July 20, 2014
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
‘Food for Change’ Free Movie & Discussion at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on Friday, July 25
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 20, 2014. ‘Food for Change’ will be screened at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest on Friday, July 25 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the film screening. ‘Food for Change’ is a documentary film about Food Co-Ops as a force[Read More…]
Park Forest Finance Director Lands CFO of the Year Honor
Mary Dankowski. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Finance Director Mary Dankowski has been awarded the 2014 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Year Award by the Daily Herald. Dankowski is one of twelve to receive the CFO of the Year Award but one of only two representing government[Read More…]
