Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. U.S. House Approves Ryan Budget that Slashes Medicare In a nearly party-line vote, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted 219-205 on Thursday to approve a 2015 budget plan unveiled last week by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee. Ryan’s plan would make[Read More…]

NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014.  By Rose Saxe, AIDS Project Think of what it would mean for someone who has been with their partner for decades to confront losing a spouse, while the state insists they’re not really married. That’s exactly what many same-sex couples face in North Carolina. Today, we[Read More…]

Federal Court Asked to Take Action On Behalf of Couples With Serious Medical Conditions Whose Marriages Are Not Recognized by N.C. GREENSBORO, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014.  The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation and the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Ellis & Winters[Read More…]

“PSYMPOSIUM 2014: The Nature of Psychedelics” to Feature Dennis KcKenna, Hamilton Morris, and DPA’s Jag Davies; Conference Will be Live-Streamed in High-Definition MASSACHUSETTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. PSYMPOSIUM 2014 will bring together leading researchers and experts to speak on issues relating to the role of psychedelics in culture, medicine and science. The[Read More…]

In ad, Sen. Alan Simpson says, “Whether you’re gay or lesbian or straight, if you love someone and you want to marry them, marry them.” New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014.  As federal appeals courts begin to hear marriage cases across the country, Freedom to Marry released a national television ad featuring former U.S.[Read More…]

Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, April 14, at 7:15 p.m. at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. (just off Rt. 30). Jeff Smith, wind energy expert, will be on hand this month to discuss wind[Read More…]

Crete, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Angels on Assignment will host a fundraising event, ‘Angels Day at the Derby’ on Saturday, May 3 at Bamoral Race Track, 26435 S. Dixie Highway, Crete.   The event begins at 4:30 p.m. in Balmoral’s 1st floor Grandstand.  Upstairs the dining room opens at 6 p.m. [Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014.  The Supreme Court of the United States declined today to hear a case brought by a New Mexico wedding photographer who refused to photograph a same-sex couple’s wedding due to religious objections. The case raised similar issues to those raised by a vetoed Arizona law that would[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. When sisters Betsy Williams of Park Forest and Mary Lee Hoganson of Homewood talked over a restaurant lunch a few months ago, it occurred to them that they were each involved in a community event dedicated to celebrating the unique diversity of the south suburbs.[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Northern Illinois University Steel Drum Band returns to Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock Street, Park Forest, this Friday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m.  NIU Steelband has performed throughout the US and around the world and we are excited to be hosting their performance in[Read More…]