Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. Today, the Department posted a summary of state laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines regarding the use of restraint and seclusion techniques in schools: http://www.ed.gov/policy/seclusion/seclusion-state-summary.html. The summary is a result of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s letter issued to Chief State School Officers on July 31,[Read More…]
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Revelations About Potentially Dangerous Drug Highlight Need For Impartial Research Provisions in Health Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24 – A consumer watchdog group argued on Wednesday that the recent revelations about the diabetes drug Avandia underscore the need for the strong drug research provisions contained in the health care reform legislation being considered by Congress. Last Saturday, the Senate Finance Committee issued a report that claims[Read More…]
AMA To President Obama And Summit Attendees: Medical Liability Reform Essential To Curbing Health Costs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. In advance of President Obama’s bipartisan health care summit, the American Medical Association (AMA) joined with more than 75 medical specialty societies to urge summit attendees to effectively address the broken medical liability system as part of health system reform. In a letter sent to the[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises in January
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health remained relatively stable in January. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) rose to 101.0 points in January, up slightly from a reading of 99.1 in December. The survey[Read More…]
House Education and Labor Chairman Miller’s Statement on Inconsistent State Policies on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Education released information collected from states over the past six months on the state laws, regulations, policies and guidelines in place on preventing[Read More…]
Center On Halsted Hosts Silk Road Theatre Project March 16, 2010
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Center on Halsted presents actOUT with Silk Road Theatre Project; an intimate conversation with OUT playwright and Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and OUT stage director Steve Scott, discussing their World Premiere "The DNA Trail" A Genealogy of Short Plays about Ancestry, Identity, and Utter Confusion. Tuesday, March 16, 7pm-8:30pm[Read More…]
LGBT Seniors Program At Center On Halsted Receives One Year $475,000 Grant
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Congressman Mike Quigley announced on Tuesday, February 16, that SAGE Center on Halsted (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is to receive a grant from Health and Human Services. This one-year, $475,000 grant will fund special projects designed to enhance the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Endorses Mayor David Cicilline for U.S. Congress
Cicilline, who is openly gay, was twice elected as mayor of Providence. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today the endorsement of Providence Mayor David Cicilline (D) in the 2010 U.S. House race for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional[Read More…]
Statement from Human Rights Campaign on Testimony Before the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees Relating to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, released a statement today on the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House holding concurrent hearings this morning regarding defense authorization requests for Fiscal Year 2011. General George Casey, Chief of[Read More…]
Maryland Attorney General Declares State Can Recognize Out of Jurisdiction Same-Sex Marriages
Same-sex couples can receive all of the state rights and responsibilities of marriage. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, lauded Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler today for his sound legal opinion in analyzing Maryland’s marriage comity laws. “Although[Read More…]
