New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2017. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s letter requesting extensive personal information on American voters threatens to violate individual privacy and further justifies concerns that the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity — which he vice-chairs — was conceived to drive voter suppression efforts. Kobach’s[Read More…]
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Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, June 30, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)– June 30, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 34 strikes consisting of 90 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]
Indivisible Chicago Statement on Trump Efforts to Commit Large Scale Voter Suppression in Illinois and Nationwide
CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2017. Indivisible Chicago released the following statement tonight in response to the Trump Administration’s demand for voter data and the voting history of everyone in Illinois and across the country: “Indivisible Chicago opposes this un-American request in the strongest terms and urges Illinois Secretary of State[Read More…]
Fight Begins to Maintain Protections for Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
Conservationists Signal Impending Legal Challenge Over Removal of Federal Safeguards MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2017. Today, WildEarth Guardians notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it will sue the agency over its flawed decision to strip grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections. The Service’s[Read More…]
Researchers Develop Microneedle Patch for Flu Vaccination
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles. The method is an alternative[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice New Report: How to Protect Election Infrastructure from Hostile Foreign Powers
Congress Should Immediately Act In Light Of 2016 Russian Cyberattacks New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. Amid ongoing congressional investigations into Russia’s unprecedented cyberattacks around the 2016 election, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released a report today outlining specific actions lawmakers can quickly take[Read More…]
Less Crime, Fewer Prisoners – New Senate Bill Creates Incentives to Reduce Mass Incarceration
Widely-Backed by Civil Rights Groups, Legislation Opposes Sessions’ Approach Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2017. Lawmakers introduced a bill today that would use the power of the purse to reduce incarceration and crime at the same time. The legislation attempts to counter archaic “tough-on-crime” policies coming from the Attorney General. The[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve Spokesman: ISIS Cannot Stop Coalition’s Progress, June 29, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017 By: Cheryl Pellerin The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is on the run in Syria and Iraq and the terrorist group can’t stop the progress that coalition-partnered Iraqi and Syrian forces have made over the past two years, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Nine Attorneys General Issue FOIA Requests Regarding Federal Government’s Immigration Policies and Enforcement
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with nine other attorneys general to demand information and documents from the federal government concerning the detention and deportation of immigrants following the administration’s executive orders on immigration and reports that show immigrants have been unlawfully detained, causing even greater[Read More…]
Illinois Ranks Highest in Nation for Road Safety
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. Illinois has been recognized as the top state in the country for road safety, according to The State of Safety report released by the National Safety Council. The report uses a grading system to rank states based on policy and laws pertaining to key safety issues.[Read More…]
