CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2916. On May 2, at 8:15 a.m. on the south steps of Chicago’s Field Museum, five Boeing Company shareholders will attend the annual meeting to vote for and speak in support of a resolution which will require that the corporation prepare a report detailing its arms sales to[Read More…]
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Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club to Host Bird Expert on May 9
MATTESON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2016. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its next monthly meeting on Monday, May 9th, at 7:15 pm at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. The program will be given by Mel Tracy of Wild Birds Unlimited. Mel will show slides and talk[Read More…]
Twenty-Five Miami-Area Defendants Charged with Submitting $26 Million in False Claims to the Medicare Part D Program
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Charges were filed today against 25 Miami-area defendants in three separate cases for their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud Medicare of approximately $26 million in false claims through the Medicare Part D program. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Carter Details U.S. Strategy to Accelerate ISIL’s Defeat
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016 — Moves made last year in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have proved effective and U.S. officials have capitalized on that success to accelerate the counter-ISIL campaign, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. The decisions to[Read More…]
DoD Releases Department-wide Strategy to Prevent Retaliation Associated with Reporting Sexual Assault or Harassment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Today, the Department of Defense released a department-wide strategy to improve the way it provides support to service members who experience retaliation and to align prevention and response efforts across the services. The DoD Retaliation Prevention and Response Strategy (RPRS) provides support to individuals who experience[Read More…]
Senator Wyden: Congress Must Reject Sprawling Expansion of Government Surveillance
Rule 41 Revision Treats Victims like Attackers; One Warrant Could Authorize Government Hacking of Thousands or Millions of Americans’ Devices; Any Change Should be Made by Congress Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. today called for Congress to reject new rules that will massively expand the government’s[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Joins Murray, Booker to Introduce Legislation to End Harmful, Fraudulent Anti-LGBT ‘Conversion Therapy’
Bill would crack down on so-called “conversion therapy” that falsely claims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Today, Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and 15 of their Democratic colleagues introduced the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, legislation to[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Calls for National Vote-By-Mail to Fight Back Against New Barriers to Voting
Oregon-Style Voting Makes Polls More Accessible to Working and Disabled Americans Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. As a new tide of voter disenfranchisement rises across the country, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced a new campaign to expand an Oregon-style vote-by-mail program nationwide and tear down barriers to voting. “My[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Floor Comments On Resolution Of Disapproval On Fiduciary Rule
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky gave the following floor speech against the Republican resolution of disapproval on the fiduciary rule: “86% of Americans believe that we are facing a retirement crisis in this country and 75% are concerned about their own ability to have a secure retirement. More[Read More…]
Disbarred Illinois Attorney Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Deceiving Homeowners in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. A disbarred Illinois lawyer has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme that bilked lenders and vulnerable homeowners out of more than $725,000. AVALON BETTS-GASTON contrived fraudulent real estate transactions to defraud homeowners and financial[Read More…]
