Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2016 – 1:06 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you all. I do not have any announcements to make at the top, so we can go straight to questions. Darlene, do you want to kick us off? Q Sure, thanks. On[Read More…]
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April 1st: Student Shut Down Rally at Thompson Center
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016 — Students from Chicago Public Schools all over the city will join together and rally at the Thompson Center, 100 W Randolph St, in Chicago at 12pm, Friday April 1st, in solidarity with the Chicago Teachers Union day of action. Over the years CPS schools have[Read More…]
April 1st: #SchoolsNotJails Action to Close Youth Prisons in Solidarity with Calls to #ShutDownChi
Organizers demand Gov. Rauner close youth prisons and reinvest funding into communities most impacted by youth incarceration and the school-to-prison pipeline. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016 — On April 1st, join young organizers at 2 PM for an action at the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) Chicago, 136 N. Western Ave, in solidarity[Read More…]
League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area to Host Presentation on Millennium Reserve on April 12
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2016. Please join The League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area for a presentation by Sarah Coulter, Senior Program Manager for the Millennium Reserve. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard.[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Halts Student Loan Debt Relief Scam
Student Aid Institute Illegally Tricked Borrowers Into Paying Fees for Federal Loan Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action to halt a student loan debt relief scam that illegally tricked borrowers into paying fees for federal loan benefits and misrepresented to[Read More…]
President Obama Grants Clemency to 61 Individuals in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses
Clemencies Come As Advocates Push Mitch McConnell on Sentencing Reform; Drug Policy Alliance: The President is Acting; Congress Must Step Up Too Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2016. Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 61 people incarcerated in federal prison for drug offenses. This follows the commutation of 95 people[Read More…]
NLG, Human Rights Activists Call for IRS Investigation into Charity Status of Jewish National Fund
WASHINGTON DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2016 — Today, Palestinian Land Day, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) submitted a regulatory challenge to the IRS requesting an investigation into the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) on grounds of discrimination and contravention of U.S. policy. In a legal complaint accompanying the regulatory[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Turkey Travel Warning, March 29, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey and to avoid travel to southeastern Turkey. Effective March 29, 2016, the Department of State ordered the departure of family members of U.S. government personnel posted to U.S. Consulate in[Read More…]
Universal Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to 262 Months in Prison for Racketeering and Related Violence
OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. A member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood (UAB) prison gang was sentenced today in federal court to 262 months in prison for conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise and related charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
TERMINIX Companies Agree to Pay $10 Million for Applying Restricted-Use Pesticide to Residences in the U.S. Virgin Islands
All TERMINIX Locations Have Ceased Using Pesticides Containing Methyl Bromide in the United States Employees Illegally Applied Pesticides Containing Methyl Bromide to Residences in St. John, St. Croix, and St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. USVI–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. The pest control corporation Terminix International Company LP (TERMINIX LP) and its U.S. Virgin Islands[Read More…]
