Kirk Connects Illinois Veterans with Employers at Veterans Job Fair CHAMPAIGN, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today hosted an Illinois Veterans Employment and Resource Fair at the University of Illinois in Champaign to give veterans the opportunity to meet with representatives from some of Illinois’ largest employers as well as leading veteran service organizations for VA assistance[Read More…]
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Representative Jan Schakowsky Stands With ROOTS In Their Effort to Provide Affordable Housing
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. Today, Rep. Schakowsky stood alongside the Renters Organizing Ourselves to Stay (ROOTS) partners, elected officials and Fannie Mae, the nation’s largest foreclosing owner, to announce the acquisition of 44 rental units that will provide stable, permanently affordable housing to an estimated 200 residents. ROOTS works[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement in Response to the Department of Justice Ending Contracts With Private Prisons
CHICAGO –(ENEWPF)–August 18, 2016. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s decision to end contracts with private prisons: “I applaud the Department of Justice’s decision to end contracts with private prisons. I am a strong supporter of criminal justice reform, including[Read More…]
CBO Report: Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016 – Total wealth in the United States doubled between 1989 and 2013, but the wealth of the American family right in the middle of the economy barely budged in that time, according to a new report prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for U.S. Sen. Bernie[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Applauds Decision to End Federal Use of Private Prisons
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–August 18 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after the Justice Department announced plans to end its use of private prisons: “Our criminal justice system is broken and in need of major reforms. The Justice Department’s plan to end its use of private prisons[Read More…]
Senators Franken, Brown, and Warren Push to End Local Nuisance Ordinances that Endanger Domestic Violence Survivors
Lawmakers Press Top Federal Housing Official to Ensure Survivors Aren’t Forced to Choose Between Personal Safety and a Place to Live WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)-along with over 20 of their colleagues-urged the U.S. Department of Housing[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated With Adverse Outcomes In Transplant Patients
Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. A history of marijuana use is not contraindicated in kidney transplantation, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Transplantation. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine evaluated the association between marijuana use and treatment outcomes in 1,225 kidney recipients[Read More…]
Washington: State Surpasses $1 Billion In Retail Marijuana Sales
Olympia, WA–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. Licensed retail facilities in Washington state have sold over $1 billion in marijuana flowers and cannabis-infused products since regulators began first permitting such sales two years ago. Data compiled by the state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board reports that legal sales have now yielded over $275 million[Read More…]
Study by University of Chicago Researchers Suggests Ways to Block Hypertension in Those with Sleep Apnea
Using rodent models, researchers find ways to prevent elevated blood pressures brought on by obstructive sleep apnea. Courtesy of: ScienceLife CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016 By: John Easton Obstructive sleep apnea—a disorder that affects nearly one out of four people between the ages of 30 and 70—is a common cause of high[Read More…]
University of Chicago Scientists’ Discovery Reveals Evolutionary Path From Fins to Fingers
New gene-editing methods help map cells linking fish fins and mammal limbs Markers of the wrists and digits in the limb of a mouse (left) are present in fish and demarcate the fin rays (right). The wrist and digits of tetrapods are the cellular and genetic equivalents of the fin[Read More…]
