Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Departments of Education and Justicetoday announced comprehensive guidance that requiresschools to treat transgender students in accordance with their gender identity. James Esseks, director of the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & HIV Project, had this reaction: “With this guidance, the Education and Justice Departments are making it crystal[Read More…]
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ACLU Lawsuit Reveals One In Six Massachusetts Drug Convictions Tainted By Dookhan Scandal
Boston-(ENEWSPF)- Prosecutors responding to ACLU litigation have provided lists that, for the first time, identify more than 24,000 drug cases worked on by convicted chemist Annie Dookhan, in which people were convicted or had other adverse dispositions. These Dookhan cases appear to account for an astounding 25 percent of all drug[Read More…]
Remarks of Dr. Jill Biden at Northern Virginia Community College Commencement Ceremony as Prepared for Delivery
Bristow, Virginia-(ENEWSPF)- Jiffy Lube Live Hello, NOVA! This is a special night for me. This will be my final commencement address as Second Lady, and what an honor to do it at the college that means the most to me. Thank you to President Ralls and the Board of Trustees.[Read More…]
Watch: Remarks by the President at Commencement Address at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Brunswick, New Jersey-(ENEWSPF)- 1:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello Rutgers! (Applause.) R-U rah-rah! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you, President Barchi, for that introduction. Let me congratulate my extraordinarily worthy fellow honorary Scarlet Knights, Dr. Burnell and Bill Moyers. Matthew, good job.[Read More…]
President Obama’s Weekly Address: A Conversation About Addiction, Released May 14, 2016 (Video and Text)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Remarks of President Barack Obama and Macklemore as Prepared for Delivery Weekly Address The White House May 14, 2016 THE PRESIDENT: Hi, everybody. I’ve got a special guest with me this week – Macklemore. For those of you who don’t share the same love[i] for hip-hop, he’s a[Read More…]
Vaquita Population Plummets to Just 60 Individual
In Mexico, Full, Permanent Ban on Nets Is Required to Save World’s Most Endangered Porpoise Ensenada, Mexico-(ENEWSPF)-Scientists announced today that fewer than 60 vaquita porpoises likely remain on Earth, down from 245 in 2008. The vaquita is the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise, found only in Mexico’s northern Gulf[Read More…]
3 Men Charged After Vandalism at Death Valley National Park, Death of Rare Pupfish
Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Three men face fines of up to $50,000 and a year in jail in connection with a drunken spree last month at Devil’s Hole in Death Valley National Park that killed a rare, endangered fish. “We’re looking forward to seeing these three men brought to justice,” said[Read More…]
Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On May 12, 2016, Robin Thompson, a twenty-five year old Park Hills, Missouri, woman pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking of Minor and by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, the Acting United States Attorney for the[Read More…]
Cook County Updating Home Rule Tax Code to Improve Service, Increase Efficiency
Please note: While this is a press release from the Cook County Board, we reproduce it here because we agree with the concept of simplifying our tax laws, and it is our editorial opinion that every municipality in Illinois should be Home Rule. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A package of Home Rule Tax[Read More…]
Cook County Approves Transformation of Rosemont Transit Center
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County will redesign and reconstruct the Rosemont Transit Center, a facility located on Cook County property and used primarily by Pace buses that also serves “kiss-and-ride” transit passengers, taxis, private shuttles and rideshare service providers. The Cook County Board Wednesday approved an intergovernmental agreement to expand the transit[Read More…]
