Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Remarks of President Barack Obama and Macklemore as Prepared for Delivery Weekly Address The White House May 14, 2016 THE PRESIDENT: Hi, everybody. I’ve got a special guest with me this week – Macklemore. For those of you who don’t share the same love[i] for hip-hop, he’s a[Read More…]
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Vaquita Population Plummets to Just 60 Individual
In Mexico, Full, Permanent Ban on Nets Is Required to Save World’s Most Endangered Porpoise Ensenada, Mexico-(ENEWSPF)-Scientists announced today that fewer than 60 vaquita porpoises likely remain on Earth, down from 245 in 2008. The vaquita is the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise, found only in Mexico’s northern Gulf[Read More…]
3 Men Charged After Vandalism at Death Valley National Park, Death of Rare Pupfish
Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Three men face fines of up to $50,000 and a year in jail in connection with a drunken spree last month at Devil’s Hole in Death Valley National Park that killed a rare, endangered fish. “We’re looking forward to seeing these three men brought to justice,” said[Read More…]
Podcast: This Week In Drugs With David Bratzer: This Time It’s History
LEAP-(ENEWSPF)- From our friends at “LEAP,” Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. http://www.leap.cc
Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On May 12, 2016, Robin Thompson, a twenty-five year old Park Hills, Missouri, woman pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking of Minor and by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, the Acting United States Attorney for the[Read More…]
Cook County Updating Home Rule Tax Code to Improve Service, Increase Efficiency
Please note: While this is a press release from the Cook County Board, we reproduce it here because we agree with the concept of simplifying our tax laws, and it is our editorial opinion that every municipality in Illinois should be Home Rule. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A package of Home Rule Tax[Read More…]
Cook County Approves Transformation of Rosemont Transit Center
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County will redesign and reconstruct the Rosemont Transit Center, a facility located on Cook County property and used primarily by Pace buses that also serves “kiss-and-ride” transit passengers, taxis, private shuttles and rideshare service providers. The Cook County Board Wednesday approved an intergovernmental agreement to expand the transit[Read More…]
Toni Preckwinkle Will Neither Endorse Nor Promote Proposal That Clerk of Circuit Court be Appointed
Commentary, Report By Gary Kopycinski Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released a statement indicating that she is “neither endorsing nor promoting” a proposal by Commissioner Peter Silvestri that the Clerk of the Circuit Court be appointed, not elected. The current clerk, Dorothy Brown, was recently dubbed “Dorothy the[Read More…]
State Department: International Treaties Do Not Demand Monopoly On Marijuana Production
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- United States treaty obligations do not mandate the federal government to limit marijuana production to a single licensed facility, according to written statements provided by the State Department to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). The Department’s statements run counter to opinions expressed by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which has[Read More…]
AAA: Per Se Thresholds For THC Are Not Scientific
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Per se limits for THC are arbitrary and may misclassify drivers who are not behaviorally impaired, according to the findings of a study published this week by the American Automobile Association (AAA) Foundation for Traffic Safety. Per se driving limits criminalize the act of operating a motor vehicle if[Read More…]
