Grant Will Help Bolster Citywide STEM Strategy to Triple the Number of Students with STEM Credentials by 2018 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. At the White House Science Fair, Chicago Public Schools today was awarded a competitive grant through the US2020 City Competition, which challenged cities and school districts to develop innovative[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on Review of Military Health System
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby provided the following statement: Today, Secretary Hagel ordered a comprehensive review of the military health system to begin immediately. Dr. Jonathan Woodson, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), will lead the review which will focus on access to[Read More…]
Congressional Medical Marijuana Amendment Introduced Later Today Would Stop DOJ from Interfering in State Laws
Advocates complain that aggressive prosecutions and enforcement actions continue despite August 2013 DOJ memo Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2014. A bipartisan group of Congressional House members are expected to introduce an amendment later today to the Commerce, Science & Justice (CJS) appropriations bill, which would stop the Department of Justice (DOJ)[Read More…]
HRC Condemns Dorchester’s Shameful Attempts to Deflect Criticism of Sultan of Brunei
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) condemned the Dorchester Collection’s shameful attempts to use its own employees to divert attention away from actions taken against the Sultan of Brunei’s hotels. This ploy comes despite assurances from the company that it has guaranteed the positions, income, and benefits of all of its employees for[Read More…]
United States Postal Service Issues Forever Stamp Honoring Harvey Milk
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Postal Service (USPS) officially issued a postage stamp in honor of the late LGBT rights leader Harvey Milk. At a first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony, representatives from the White House, USPS and the Harvey Milk Foundation honored the visionary leader who became one of the first openly[Read More…]
New York State Assembly Passes Comprehensive, Bi-Partisan Medical Marijuana Bill
New York One Step Closer Becoming 23rd Medical Marijuana State; Patients and Families Cheer Assembly Action, Call for Vote in the Senate Albany—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Today, the New York State Assembly passed (A.6357-B/Gottfried) by a bipartisan vote of 91 – 34. This is the fifth time that the Assembly has[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Afghanistan, May 27, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. I strongly support the president’s decision to maintain a limited U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan after our combat mission ends there later this year. This presence, which is contingent on a signed bilateral security agreement, will help ensure that al Qaeda cannot reconstitute itself in Afghanistan,[Read More…]
Amid Unprecedented Marriage Momentum, Freedom to Marry Expands Key Southern Partnerships
New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. With marriage cases quickly progressing through the courts across the country, Freedom to Marry announced plans to expand its campaign to bring marriage to loving, gay couples in the South. Earlier this year, the group formed Southerners for the Freedom to Marry, a public education effort[Read More…]
Suburban Business Owner and Bookkeeper Charged With $1.2 Million Credit Card Fraud Scheme and $1.5 Million Tax Evasion
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. A suburban businessman and his bookkeeper are facing federal fraud charges for allegedly cheating credit card companies of approximately $1.2 million and evading their personal federal income tax obligations of more than $1.5 million, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendants, VIET NGUYEN and ADELINA MIGUEL,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Police Department Release Report Detailing Sources of Illegal Guns in Chicago
Based on New Analysis from the University of Chicago Crime Lab, Report Shows Path of Guns from Suburban and Indiana Gun Stores to Chicago Streets; New City Ordinance Regulating Gun Stores Proposed Following Court Decision CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Police Department, with assistance from the[Read More…]
