Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. By Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. As this historic open enrollment period enters its final weeks, millions of Americans are finding quality, affordable coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Fernando Valdez and Denise Schroeder were part of a weekend wave of[Read More…]
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Journalist and Author Mike Power To Discuss New Synthetic Drugs and Future of Drug Control
Free Seminar Will Address Silk Road, Online Drug Markets, and New Zealand’s First-Of-Its-Kind Law to Regulate New Drugs NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. On Wednesday, March 19, investigative journalist Mike Power will talk about ‘concierge drug design’ – foreign labs being used by entrepreneurs in the UK, US and EU to[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Condemns Illegitimate Referendum Held in Crimea
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the below statement following the referendum being held today under Russian military occupation: “I join the Ukranian-American community in condemning the illegitimate referendum held in Crimea today that clearly violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law. Like the 1956 uprising in Hungary[Read More…]
Register for Summer Classes at South Suburban College
SSC to offer 50% discount for summer classes at Oak Forest Center. South Holland, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Open Registration for the Summer 2014 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is now in progress. Summer class sessions begin Monday, June 2nd and Monday, June 9th at the college’s Main Campus and[Read More…]
Tennessee Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Couples’ Marriages
New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Today a federal judge in Tennessee ruled that state officials must respect the marriages of three same-sex couples whose lawsuit challenges the state’s marriage ban. Tennessee is the second Southern state where a federal judge has ruled in favor of respect for out-of-state marriages for same-sex[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Welcomes Seán Sherlock the Irish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation to Chicago
Mayor Emanuel welcomes the Irish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, to Chicago. Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomed the Irish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, to Chicago. Mayor Emanuel met with Minister Sherlock to discuss Chicago’s[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Construction Beginning at CVCA, Which Will Transform School for 21st Century Learning and Career Training While Creating Jobs for the Community
Since 2012, the Mayor has Leveraged over One Billion in Capital Funds to Invest in Local Schools Across the City Mayor Emanuel visits with students at CVCA. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that construction has begun on the renovation[Read More…]
ACLU of Indiana Challenges State Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
INDIANAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Indiana, and the Lemieux Law Office of Indianapolis filed a federal lawsuit yesterday on behalf of fifteen individuals, including a widow and two children, who have experienced harm and discrimination because of Indiana’s ban on marriage between same-sex couples[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, March 14, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014. Stand up to the American Legislative Exchange Council and Protect Pensions The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate-funded, “pay-to-play” lobbying group that brings corporations and state legislators together to craft “model” legislation. The “model bills” they craft, regrettably, put corporate profits before the public[Read More…]
HBO and The Shriver Report Present ‘Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. From Maria Shriver’s groundbreaking multi-platform The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From The Brink in partnership with Center For American Progress comes an emotional film in partnership with HBO Documentary Films that will ignite a conversation in the nation about the story of our time, told through[Read More…]
