LIBOR Manipulation Hurt Government and Not-for-profit Organizations in Illinois and Across the Country Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday a $100 million settlement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc. for fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct involving the manipulation of LIBOR, a benchmark interest rate[Read More…]
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Eight Years of ‘Back to School Angels’ for South Suburban Family Shelter
HOMEWOOD–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. This is the time of year when the school supply sale ads start to appear in the Sunday paper. For many parents, this is a sign that summer vacation has tipped past the halfway mark and that soon it will be time for “back-to-school shopping.” For other[Read More…]
Three Proposals in Trump’s Economic Speech Are Not What They Seem
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Donald Trump tried to frame his speech yesterday as a reset of his economic policies, but in reality, he doubled down on more of the same: an approach to the economy that would cost jobs with massive tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations. Let’s take[Read More…]
At Issue: Policy vs. Practice, Paul O’Neal and Tracking Independent Police Review Authority
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Video of the police killing of 18-year-old Paul O’Neal – released by the Independent Police Review Authority on Friday, a week after the incident – left Police Supt. Eddie Johnson with “more questions than answers.” That wasn’t true for everyone. An attorney for O’Neal’s family said the[Read More…]
Former Republican EPA Administrators Endorse Hillary Clinton
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. William D. Ruckelshaus, the first Administrator of the EPA under President Richard Nixon—and the fifth under President Ronald Reagan—and William K. Reilly, the EPA Administrator under President George H. W. Bush, today endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. “Republicans have a long history of support for the environment dating back[Read More…]
asha bandele’s Prescient Novel ‘Daughter,’ re-released as eBook with a Healing Guide in Time for the Two-Year Anniversary of the Death of Michael Brown
2016 Edition to Feature Healing Guide for Witnesses and Survivors of Police Violence with Essays from Harry Belafonte, Founders of BlackLivesMatter, Michelle Alexander, Rashad Robinson, Susan L. Taylor, and Kadiatou Diallo Among Others NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016—asha bandele’s prescient first novel, Daughter, is to be re-released tomorrow as an eBook[Read More…]
New CNN Report Highlights Trump’s Hypocrisy on Jobs (Video)
https://youtu.be/OKZbRN1hW68 NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016 Trump: “It will be American workers who are hired to do the job.” Trump: “These are people that shouldn’t be in our country. They flow in like water.” Source: http://www.hillaryclinton.com
On the Campaign Trail in Florida, Hillary Clinton Responds to Donald Trump’s Economic Speech
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016. Today while campaigning in Florida, Hillary Clinton responded to Donald Trump’s speech from earlier in the day laying out his economic plans. His plan will cause damage to the American economy and hurt working families, while propping up the wealthiest Americans, Wall Street and largest corporations. Clinton’s[Read More…]
In St. Petersburg, Hillary Clinton Touts Plans to Help Small Businesses and Create Jobs
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016. At 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg on Monday, Hillary Clinton spent the first stop of her Florida Jobs Tour laying out her vision of bolstering small businesses and building an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. Clinton plans to cut red[Read More…]
Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan Statement Following the Lawsuit Filed by Failed Challenger Jason Gonzales
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2016. Jason Gonzales, the man who challenged Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in the Democratic primary this year and lost has filed a federal lawsuit against Madigan, accusing him of fraud and defamation. Gonzales received about 27 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary this past March,[Read More…]
