Ramah Navajo Chapter v. Jewell Resolves Historic Contract Support Cost Lawsuit with Tribes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) today announced a $940 million proposed settlement with a nationwide class of Native American Tribes and tribal entities that, if[Read More…]
Author: Rosemary Piser
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF0–September 17, 2015. Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman, 20, of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to conspiring with at least eight other individuals to travel to Syria in an effort to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
New York Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Defendant Repeatedly Attempted to Travel to the Middle East to Join Terrorist Group Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. A criminal complaint was unsealed today in the Eastern District of New York charging Ali Saleh, 22, of Queens, New York, with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Meeting with Specialist Aleksander Skarlatos, Airman Spencer Stone, and Anthony Sadler
President Barack Obama welcomes, from left, Anthony Sadler, U.S. Army Specialist Alek Skarlatos and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone to the Oval Office while handing them each a Presidential Challenge Coin, Sept. 17, 2015. The President expressed his gratitude to the three Americans for their selfless actions[Read More…]
Tick-borne Heartland Virus More Common Than Thought
Chico, California–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015 By: Michaeleen Doucleff It’s called the Heartland virus disease. Since it was first detected in 2009, there have been only nine reported cases in the Midwest, including two deaths. So scientists thought the Heartland virus was limited to a small region. That assumption was wrong. A[Read More…]
Balance Point Invests in Lyme Testing Company IGeneX
WESTPORT, Conn.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Balance Point Capital Partners (“Balance Point”), a private equity fund focused on providing debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies across the U.S. announced today its investment in IGeneX, Inc. (“IGeneX” or the “Company”). Balance Point provided both unitranche debt and preferred equity alongside[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s ACES Act Passes Committee
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Today, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Congressman Scott Rigell (VA-2) passed out of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs as part of a larger package of reform initiatives. The Congresswoman originally introduced The Military Spouses’ Achieving College Education for Survivors (ACES) Act[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Visits Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, Accepts Jerry Prete Award
Des Plaines, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. This week, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) attended the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans’ (IARA) Senior Power Lunch in Des Plaines, Illinois. The mission of the IARA is to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights for all citizens so that they may enjoy[Read More…]
New Poll: GOP Rhetoric On Abortion Is Hurting The Party With Independent Voters In Swing States
Ahead Of Debate, New NARAL Pro-Choice America Poll Shows The Leading Candidates’ Rhetoric and Records On Abortion Makes Voters In Swing States Less Likely To Support Them Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2015. A new poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner on behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America of self-identifying independent voters in[Read More…]
Federal Survey: Teen Marijuana Use Flat, Use Of Alcohol, Cigarettes at Record Lows
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Current use of marijuana by those between the ages of 12 to 17 has remained largely unchanged over the past decade, while young people’s self-reported consumption of alcohol and cigarettes has fallen to record lows, according to federal data compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental[Read More…]
