Hartford, CT–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Today, Hillary Clinton spoke with family members of gun violence victims about her commitment to enact commonsense gun safety measures as president in Hartford, Connecticut. Participants included Erica Smegielski, the daughter of Dawn Hochsprung, the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School who was killed in the shooting[Read More…]
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Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Prevent DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws
Vote Comes Just a Week After Committee Voted to Allow Veterans Administration Doctors to Recommend Marijuana to Veterans; Nationwide Bi-partisan Momentum for Drug Policy Reform Grows Stronger Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. In yet another huge victory for marijuana reform, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted today by 21 to 8 to[Read More…]
Agua Caliente, Nez Perce, Yankton Become Latest Tribal Nations to Partner with Interior to Reduce Fractionation in Indian Country
Agreements will guide implementation of Buy-Back Program WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Interior Deputy Secretary Michael L. Connor announced today that the Department of the Interior has signed agreements with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in California, Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, and the[Read More…]
City of Chicago Builds on Road to Reform, Immediately Implements Nearly a Third of the Police Accountability Task Force Recommendations
New Reforms a “Down Payment” on Recommendations, Opportunity for Reform will Continue CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Superintendent Eddie Johnson are announcing today that the Chicago Police Department is taking the next steps on its road to reform by immediately implementing nearly a third of the recommendations from[Read More…]
Glenview Man Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge for Lying to Federal Grand Jury Investigating Possible Hiring Violations in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. A Glenview man who was hired by the Cook County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office after loaning $15,000 to a company controlled by the Clerk’s husband pleaded guilty to a perjury charge yesterday for lying during testimony before a federal grand jury. SIVASUBRAMANI RAJARAM admitted in a[Read More…]
Former Evanston Man Sentenced to over 19 Years for Robbing First Federal Savings Bank in Rock Falls
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. A former Evanston, Ill. man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court on a federal bank robbery charge. The defendant, CONRAD J. GONZALEZ, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 234 months in federal prison, and ordered to serve 3 years of supervised[Read More…]
BREAKING NEWS: Singer Prince Dies at 57
MINNESOTA—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2016. CNN is reporting that Prince Rogers Nelson, the artist known as Prince, has died. He was 57 Police are currently investigating the death at Prince’s estate in Carver County, Minnesota. Prince had canceled a concert earlier this month saying that he wasn’t feeling well. He performed in[Read More…]
Three More Plaintiffs Join Lawsuit Against North Carolina’s Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Law
ACLU and Lambda Legal Add Transgender High School Student and Lesbian Couple to Lawsuit to Fight HB 2 RALEIGH, N.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of North Carolina, joined by counsel from the law firm of Jenner & Block, announced today that they have added[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Bill to Improve Response to Sexual Assault Crimes
Joint Sexual Assault Working Group Details Legislation to Encourage Survivors to Report Crimes, Improve Training for Law Enforcement & Ensure Justice & Healing for Survivors Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with the co-chairs of the Joint Sexual Assault Working Group to announce legislation to encourage more[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Philippines Travel Warning, April 21, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to the Sulu Archipelago and through the southern Sulu Sea, and to exercise extreme caution when traveling to the island of Mindanao, due to continued terrorist threats, insurgent activities and kidnappings. This Travel Warning replaces[Read More…]
