Patient Assistance Program Allows Company to Increase Drug Prices While Passing Costs onto Insurance Companies and Consumers Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. In a letter sent today to the CEO of pharmaceutical company Mylan, 20 senators expressed their serious concerns about the company’s recent significant price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Duckworth Announces 2016 Congressional App Challenge with Share of $50,000 in Prize Credits
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today announced that Eighth District students can enter the 2016 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), which provides high school students an opportunity to gain coding and tech skills. Participating students also receive a chance to have their work featured in the U.S. Capitol[Read More…]
Reps. Duckworth, Quigley, Schakowsky, and Senator Durbin Announce $20 Million for Noise Mitigation for O’Hare Area Homeowners
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Reps. Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today announced $20 million in federal funding for aircraft noise mitigation efforts near O’Hare International Airport. Today’s funding, awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will help soundproof residences[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Announces $7.1 Million to Fight Homelessness Among Veterans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), an Operation Iraqi Freedom combat Veteran, today announced more than $7 million in federal funding for non-profits working to reduce homelessness among Veterans in the Eighth District and its surrounding communities. The funding, part of $300 million announced nationwide today, will be[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It — Donald Trump Jr.: Mass Deportation Still On
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016 The Daily Beast August 30, 2016 http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/08/30/donald-trump-jr-mass-deportation-still-on.html?via=mobile&source=copyurl Excerpt: “Donald Trump Jr. insists that his father is not ‘softening’ his stance on illegal immigration. In an interview with Anderson Cooper set to air Tuesday evening, the Republican presidential candidate’s son said, “He wasn’t softening on anything. He didn’t change his stance on anything.” Addressing[Read More…]
A Musical and Culinary Trip Around the World at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts on September 18
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016 – Food and music go way back. From The Supremes’ Buttered Popcorn and The Beatles’ Strawberry Fields Forever to ZZ Top’s lyrics about TV dinners, food has inspired musicians throughout the decades and made for some great metaphors. Mozart, Rossini and Verdi all composed drinking[Read More…]
Advocates Welcome New York’s Medical Marijuana Program Changes, Push for Immediate Rollout
Governor heeds advocates’ call to expand New York’s medical marijuana program, adopts recommendations from Dept. of Health NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his office will sign off on all 12 recommendations made by the Department of Health in its recent two-year report evaluating the rollout and[Read More…]
An Open Letter to Ivanka Trump from Michael Moore
Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016 Dear Ivanka: I’m writing to you because your dad is not well. Every day he continues his spiral downward – and after his call for gun owners to commit acts of violence against Mrs. Clinton, it is clear he needs help,[Read More…]
67 Organizations Urge Justice Dept. to Improve Data Collection Mandate on Deaths in Police Custody
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. Today, 67 national and local criminal justice, civil rights, human rights, faith-based, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ, and open government organizations urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to strengthen its proposed rule outlining the process for police departments to collect and report data about people who die[Read More…]
Manufacturing Workshop on Blueprint Reading Coming To South Suburban College’s Oak Forest Center
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents a Workshop titled Blueprint Reading for Production Operators, Supervisors and Managers on Thursday, September 29 and again on Friday, November 18 from 8:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. This workshop will be held at[Read More…]
