Prison Nurse Was Denied Health Care and Use of Men’s Facilities Because He is Transgender DES MOINES, IA – (ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa today filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission on behalf of Jesse Vroegh, a long-time Iowa Department of Corrections[Read More…]
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ACLU of Florida Statement on the Police Shooting of an Unarmed Man in North Miami
MIAMI, FL -(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The below statement on the shooting of Charles Kinsey by North Miami police officers is from Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida: “We are extremely disturbed by the police shooting of Charles Kinsey, an unarmed caretaker helping a patient with autism[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group Lists the Top Ten Toxic Chemicals EPA Should Review Now
Americans are exposed daily to these chemicals found in consumer products WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The nation’s new chemical safety law promises to give the Environmental Protection Agency expanded authority to regulate hazardous chemicals in consumer products. But of the tens of thousands of chemicals on the market, most never[Read More…]
Magnetar Capital Foundation Donates $5 Million to the University of Chicago for Youth Financial Education
Partnership with UChicago STEM Education to improve access for high school students CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. A new partnership between UChicago STEM Education and the Magnetar Capital Foundation will expand access to financial education for high school students. The Magnetar Capital Foundation, parent organization of the Magnetar Youth Investment Academy, will[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Task Force on Removing Barriers to Employment and Entrepreneurship
Task Force Will Focus on Cutting Red Tape to Support Businesses in Every Neighborhood; New Reforms Proposed to Streamline Process for Signs in Public Ways CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday launched the Chicago Task Force on Removing Barriers to Employment and Entrepreneurship, which will provide the City Council[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Agreement To Drive Redevelopment Of Old Chicago Post Office Forward
Court-Approved Agreement Sets Aggressive Redevelopment Schedule That Will Generate Thousands of Jobs on the Near West Side CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced that the City has reached an agreement with the new owner of the old Chicago Post Office that will drive its development forward after it[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Student Elected to Illinois Board of Higher Education
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. As a Roosevelt University senior, and economics major, 25-year-old Justin Provo has learned how to get by on a shoestring budget that has included, until recently, an estimated $3,776 annually from the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). As the 2016-17 academic year approaches, and with no agreement in[Read More…]
Uncovering a New Principle in Chemotherapy Resistance in Breast Cancer
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. A laboratory study has revealed an entirely unexpected process for acquiring drug resistance that bypasses the need to re-establish DNA damage repair in breast cancers that have mutant BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. The findings, reported by Andre Nussenzweig, Ph.D., and Shyam Sharan, Ph.D., at the National[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 16, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 253,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 254,000. The 4-week moving average was 257,750, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
HUD Awards More Than $52 Million to Protect Children and Families from Dangerous Lead and Other Home Hazards
Funding to make low-income housing safer and healthier WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2016. To protect children and families from the hazards of lead-based paint and from other home health and safety hazards, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $52.6 million in Lead Based[Read More…]
