Advisory Referendum Asks Voters if They Support Raising Illinois’ Minimum Wage SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today released the following statement regarding Illinois House passage of House Bill 3814 – an advisory referendum to ask voters if they support increasing the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour. The[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, May 20, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Additional Funding of $300 Million in U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to South Sudan U.S. Condolences to Russia and Moldova on Tragic Train Crash Ambassador Nancy Powell Departs New Delhi / Ambassador Kathleen Stephens Welcome to Visiting Class of Foreign Service officers CHINA[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates North Korea Travel Warning, May 20, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014. The Department of State strongly recommends against all travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK). This replaces the Travel Warning for North Korea of November 19, 2013, to update information on the risk of arbitrary arrest and detention of[Read More…]
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle and Traffic Counterfeit Viagra Tablets
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. A Texas man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to smuggle and to traffic in counterfeit and misbranded pharmaceuticals, including Viagra tablets, from China, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District[Read More…]
Milwaukee Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. Today a federal grand jury in Milwaukee returned a two count indictment charging Paul Carter, aka Pimpin’ Paul, with sex trafficking offenses dating from 2012 through 2013, the Justice Department announced. Carter, 44, of Milwaukee, is charged with one count of sex trafficking of an adult[Read More…]
Jordanian Shipping Company Pleads Guilty to Illegally Discharging Oily Waste
Company Sentenced to Pay $500,000 Criminal Penalty Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. Jordan-based Arab Ship Management Ltd. pleaded guilty today in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, to one count of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the Justice Department and the U.S. Coast Guard announced. In accordance with the[Read More…]
U.S. Navy Petty Officer Based in Japan Pleads Guilty in International Bribery Scandal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Daniel Layug pleaded guilty in the Southern District of California today to accepting more than $10,000 in cash, consumer electronics and travel expenses from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal Navy information. Acting Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet & Report: On White House Roundtable on Investing in America, May 20, 2014
President Obama announces second-ever SelectUSA Summit to be held in Spring 2015 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014. Attached is a new report by the White House and Department of Commerce: Winning Business Investment in the United States”. The report can also be found HERE. At a time when our businesses have[Read More…]
Federal Judge Strikes down PA’s Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
PHILADELPHIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014. A federal judge struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples today on the grounds it unconstitutionally discriminates against lesbians and gay men. His order directs the commonwealth to allow same-sex couples to marry and to recognize valid out-of-state marriages. The ruling came in Whitewood v.[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Study Finds Medical Debt Overly Penalizes Consumer Credit Scores
Study Finds Credit Scores Underestimate Creditworthiness for Consumers Who Owe and Repay Medical Debt WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a research report that found consumers’ credit scores may be overly penalized for medical debt that goes into collections and shows up on their[Read More…]
