Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, more college parents and students will qualify for the American Opportunity Tax Credit. The American Opportunity Credit modifies the existing Hope Scholarship Tax Credit. The American Opportunity Tax Credit now provides a tax credit of up to $2,500 per student,[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Student Clubs Give Back
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In spite of classes, jobs, and family obligations, Prairie State College (PSC) students showed their spirit through numerous collection drives to assist a variety of community organizations. Some of the ways PSC student clubs recently helped the community include: The Film Club teamed up with several local[Read More…]
Governors: What They’re Saying About the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. As Congress considers legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, it’s important to take a look at who is opposing repeal. Here’s what state Governors are saying: Washington Governor Christine Gregoire “The House of Representatives will soon consider H.R. 2, which would repeal the Act[Read More…]
New Report Evaluates Educational Productivity –Study Assigns Educational Efficiency Ratings to More than 9,000 School Districts
WASHINGTON, D.C–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. The Center for American Progress today released “Return on Educational Investment: A district-by-district evaluation of U.S. educational productivity,” the first-ever attempt to analyze the productivity of almost every major school district in the country. The study by Senior Fellow Ulrich Boser measures the academic achievement a school[Read More…]
Patient Groups: What They’re Saying About the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. As Congress considers legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, it’s important to take a look at who is opposing repeal. Here’s what organizations representing patients with disease and illness are saying: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: “Repeal of the law without a meaningful[Read More…]
Health Care Providers: What They’re Saying About the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. As Congress considers legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, it’s important to take a look at who is opposing repeal. Here’s what organizations representing doctors, nurses and health care providers are saying: American Nurses Association “…[W]e believe that a vote for repeal would be[Read More…]
Ceremony Finalizes Adoption Process For Family That Challenged Florida’s Ban On Gay People Adopting
MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. After a successful fight to overturn Florida’s ban on gay people serving as adoptive parents, the two young brothers adopted by Martin Gill participated in an adoption ceremony in Judge Cindy Lederman’s chambers in Miami-Dade County Juvenile Court today, marking the final step in their adoption process.[Read More…]
State Legislators: What They’re Saying About the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. As Congress considers legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, it’s important to take a look at who is opposing repeal. Here’s what state legislators are saying: Iowa State Senator Jack Hatch: “Before they vote, they need to think about the Iowa mother who can[Read More…]
Chicago Radio Personality Honored by FBI
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Local radio and television personality Roe Conn has been selected as the 2010 Chicago area recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA), announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The DCLA is presented annually by FBI[Read More…]
HRC to Bring Training Program for Transgender Job Seekers to Boston
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, announced today it will hold the inaugural event of its Back to Work project in Boston on February 26-27, 2011. The Back to Work project empowers transgender people who are unemployed or underemployed[Read More…]
