Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2013. Below is a statement from Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica on the Larry Summers’ withdrawal from consideration for chair of the Federal Reserve. “Larry Summers’ withdrawal from consideration for the chair of the Federal Reserve is a victory for working families, the environment, women[Read More…]
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70,053 Site Visits This Month, So Far (Sept. 12, 2013)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- We have over 70,053 site visits to eNew Park Forest, so far, this month. September 12, 2013. That’s one of our best starts ever in the history of ENEWSPF.COM. Thank you to all of you who joined us on Facebook! For those of you who haven’t yet[Read More…]
My Interview with Bob Sullivan of MSNBC from 2010!
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- My interview with Bob Sullivan of MSNBC is apparently available for embedding! Bob interviewed me in 2010 about my Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which I am still paying, faithfully, every month. For another year-and-a-half, basically. Bob was[Read More…]
One Hundred Women Intensify Pressure for Commonsense Immigration Reform
SEIU Executive Vice-President, Valarie Long, arrested at civil disobedience action, demanding the House leadership give America a vote on citizenship WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2013. As pressure continues to build on the House to vote on an immigration reform solution that includes a path to citizenship, one hundred women, including SEIU[Read More…]
We’re Happy To Welcome a Dollar General Store into Our DownTown, Thank You Very Much
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski We’re happy to welcome a Dollar General Store into our DownTown, thank you. I read a comment from an individual who shared one of my stories from Facebook on his own Facebook profile. The story he shared, Frame Rises for DownTown Park Forest’s Dollar General Store,[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Senate Marijuana Hearing: Era of Robust State-Based Regulation Has Begun
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a first-ever Senate hearing on the issue of marijuana legalization and the tension between state and federal marijuana laws. “It feels like there’s a paradigm shift underway in the Justice Department’s interpretation of federal drug control law,” said Ethan Nadelmann,[Read More…]
MPP Statement on U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on ‘Conflicts Between State and Federal Marijuana Laws’
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday regarding “Conflicts Between State and Federal Marijuana Laws.” The Justice Department announced on August 29 that it will not seek to stop Colorado and Washington from moving forward with implementation of voter-approved laws establishing state-regulated systems of[Read More…]
D.C. Circuit Hears Arguments in Net Neutrality Case
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2013. On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard arguments in Verizon v. FCC — the landmark case on the Federal Communications Commission’s open Internet rules. In December 2010, the FCC approved its Open Internet Order, which established limited protections preventing Internet service providers[Read More…]
NRDC: Canada’s Tar Sands Expansion Would Make Climate Change Worse
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2013 – Canada has no chance of hitting its international climate change targets, due to its unchecked expansion of tar sands production, the Natural Resources Defense Council said today. The announcement comes as Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is in Washington to lobby American officials on the[Read More…]
EPA Withdraws Chemicals Rules
Agency’s action is a retreat from transparency Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2013. On Friday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pair of proposed regulations that would have increased transparency of health and safety information related to potentially dangerous chemicals. The two rules are years-old initiatives to compile a federal chemicals[Read More…]
