Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into an extension agreement with the state of Georgia to improve the quality and availability of services for people with developmental disabilities living in the community and to provide supported housing to individuals with significant mental illness who need it.[Read More…]
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Pennsylvania Man Charged with Additional ISIL-Related Offenses
Defendant Originally Charged with Providing Material Support to ISIL Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged in a superseding indictment with solicitation to commit a crime of violence and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure. The additional charges were[Read More…]
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Orphans While Working in Malawi
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A former general manager at an orphanage in Malawi pleaded guilty today to one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Richard L. Durbin Jr of the Western District[Read More…]
ITC Report Shows TPP Is Disastrous for Working Families
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on International Trade Commission (ITC) report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): This ITC report is so damaging that any reasonable observer would have to wonder why the Administration or Congress would spend even one more day trying to turn this disastrous proposal into[Read More…]
Overtime Protections to Raise Wages for Millions of Workers
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in response to new overtime rules unveiled by the Department of Labor: New overtime protections mark a major victory for working people that will improve the lives of millions of families across America. The new rule more than doubles the salary threshold, ensuring[Read More…]
CEOs Paid 335 Times Average Rank-and-File Worker; Outsourcing Results in Even Higher Inequality
2016 Executive PayWatch highlights Mondelez International’s Pay Inequality Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- CEO pay for major U.S. companies continues to soar as income inequality and outsourcing of good-paying American jobs increases. Outsourcing has become a hot presidential election topic with candidates calling out corporations who say they need to save money by sending[Read More…]
Illinois Federation of Teachers Ratifies Four-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement with Rauner Administration
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governor Bruce Rauner issued a statement today following the Illinois Federation of Teachers ratification of four-year collective bargaining agreement: “We are proud to announce that the Illinois Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Local #919, representing educators at the Illinois School for the Deaf, ratified a four-year collective bargaining agreement with[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary Carter’s meeting with Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Khalid al-Attiyah
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met today with Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Khalid al-Attiyah. The secretary and the minister of state for defense affirmed the longtime security partnership between the U.S. and Qatar. They discussed a range[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Eric Fanning’s Confirmation as Secretary of the Army
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- “I want to congratulate Eric Fanning on his confirmation as Secretary of the Army by the U.S. Senate. Eric is one of our country’s most knowledgeable, dedicated, and experienced defense officials and I am confident he will make an exceptional Secretary. Eric’s experienced leadership will be an invaluable asset[Read More…]
Statement by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on Eric Fanning’s Confirmation as Secretary of the Army
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- “I welcome the U.S. Senate’s vote to confirm Eric Fanning as Army Secretary, following Senator Pat Robert’s decision to lift his hold on the nomination. As I told Senator Roberts, his hold was depriving the Army of leadership at a time of war and was the wrong way to[Read More…]
