Warsaw, Poland–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016 – 11:19 A.M. CEST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. Let me begin by thanking Presidents Tusk and Juncker for the opportunity to meet today. With your understanding, I want to begin with a few words about the situation back in the United States, specifically the situation[Read More…]
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President Obama Remarks on Police Attacks in Dallas, Texas (Video)
Warsaw, Poland–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. As law enforcement continues to gather more information, here’s what we know: On the night of July 7, 2016, the police in Dallas who were keeping people safe during a peaceful protest were targeted. At least eleven officers were shot, five were killed, and others were[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Police Shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota
Warsaw, Poland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016 – 12:42 A.M. CEST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. I know we’ve been on a long flight, but given the extraordinary interest in the shootings that took place in Louisiana and Minnesota, I thought it would be important for me to address all of you directly.[Read More…]
Lawsuit Challenges EPA’s Failure to Update Sulfur, Nitrogen Pollution Standards
Groups Push for Improved Clean Air Rules to Protect Public Health, Environment OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. Conservation and public-health groups filed a legal challenge today to the Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to update air-pollution thresholds for sulfur and nitrogen. Standards for the dangerous air pollutants known as sulfur oxides[Read More…]
Congress: Bipartisan Measures Introduced To Facilitate Marijuana Research Trials
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. A bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers have proposed legislation, the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016 and the Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act, to facilitate and accelerate clinical investigations into the safety and efficacy of cannabis. Passage of the measures – House Bill 5549[Read More…]
Sentencing Commission: Nearly One In Ten Defendants Sentenced To Federal Prison In 2015 Violated Marijuana Laws
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. Eight percent of defendants sentenced to federal prison in 2015 were convicted of violating marijuana laws, according to a June 2016 federal report issued by the United States Sentencing Commission. According to the report, the US government prosecuted 71,184 cases in 2015 in which the offender[Read More…]
Illinois: Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Expansion Plan Into Law
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. Governor Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to expand and extend the state’s medical marijuana program. The legislation, Senate Bill 10, extends the state’s medical cannabis program to 2020. Legislation initiating the program was set to expire in 2018. Other changes to the program include: adding post-traumatic[Read More…]
Texas Leaders Sink to New Low, Push Measure That Would Require Fetal Tissue to Be Buried or Cremated
TEXAS -(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. Just four days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down two Texas abortion restrictions, Texas leaders are pushing a measure that would require abortion providers to cremate or bury fetal tissue, further placing a financial burden on those seeking abortion. “This is a new low for[Read More…]
Four Conspirators Indicted in Chicago-Based Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. A federal grand jury sitting in Chicago, Illinois, returned an indictment, which was unsealed yesterday, charging four Chicago-area residents with conspiracy to commit theft of government money, wire fraud, theft of government money, aggravated identity theft and access device fraud, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Tree Trimming Backlog Reduced By 80 Percent, On Track To Eliminate By Year’s End
Efforts to Protect the City’s Urban Canopy are in full swing with continued tree trimming; EAB inoculations and residential tree planting CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) has reduced the City’s tree trimming request backlog by nearly 80 percent with[Read More…]
