Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In his weekly address, President Donald Trump says, “Confidence in the American economy has reached levels not seen in many, many years.” The text of the address follows the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naDtUOlPjus My fellow Americans, Confidence in the American economy has reached levels not seen in many, many years.[Read More…]
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ACLU To Jeff Sessions: Repeating The Failed War On Drugs Experiment Is Taking The Nation Back By Decades
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the criminal justice policy by former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. that instructed prosecutors to avoid charging certain defendants with drug offenses that would prompt long mandatory minimum sentences. Sessions’ memo directs his federal prosecutors to charge defendants with the most serious,[Read More…]
AG Sessions Moves To Force Needlessly Harsh Prison Sentences For Nonviolent Drug Offenses: Senator Durbin
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on a new Justice Department policy that rescinds the Smart on Crime Initiative, which directed federal prosecutors to reserve stiff mandatory minimum sentences for individuals convicted of the most serious offenses, and instead requires prosecutors to seek[Read More…]
Congress Reauthorizes Protections For State Medical Marijuana Programs
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Spending legislation approved by Congress and signed into law by the President reauthorizes language protecting state-sanctioned medical marijuana and industrial hemp programs. However, the President expressed his personal opposition to the measure by issuing a signing statement suggesting that the provisions may interfere with his constitutional authority. Signing statements[Read More…]
HRC Statement on Firing of FBI Director James Comey
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released the following statement on Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. “Donald Trump just fired the man leading the investigation into his ties to Russia. He did so[Read More…]
ACLU Comment On Trump Firing Of FBI Director Comey
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- American Civil Liberties Union (#ACLU) Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following statement on the firing of FBI Director James Comey: “The independence of the FBI director is meant to ensure that the president does not operate above the law. For President Trump to fire the man[Read More…]
Catholic Health Association “Deeply Disappointed” on Passage of the American Health Care Act
Sister Carol Keehan, DC, President & Chief Executive Officer Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) St. Louis, MO-(ENEWSPF)- The Catholic Health Association issued a statement on the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the “American Health Care Act.” The CHA is “deeply disappointed” with the vote,[Read More…]
State Budget Crisis Leads To Tuition Hike At PSC
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The sad news is tuition is going up at Prairie State College because of the state budget crisis. According to a press release from PSC, the Prairie State College Board of Trustees voted during a special meeting this month to raise the tuition for fall 2017, based[Read More…]
Clerk Orr: Record-setting First Week Of Early Voting Leads To Consolidated Election Record
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Twelve days into Early Voting for Tuesday’s election, suburban Cook County voters set an opening-week record and cast more ballots during this Early Voting period than in any previous Consolidated Election, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Friday. As of this writing, a total of 564 people voted early at Park[Read More…]
Pilot Program To Provide Paid Internships for Youth in High-Growth Industries In Cook County
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Commissioners approved an agreement championed by President Toni Preckwinkle that will create a pilot program to provide paid internships in high-growth industries and a career pathway for young adults. The agreement creates a formal structure between the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) and the County’s[Read More…]
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