Sunday night, a 60 Minutes investigation identified Kemper Corporation as a roadblock to meaningful reforms WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. In response to a 60 Minutes investigation that identified Chicago-based Kemper Corporation as the “main” insurance company fighting reform efforts, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on the company to[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Duckworth’s Bipartisan Friendly Airports for Mothers (FAM) Act Passes Senate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth’s bipartisan Friendly Airports for Mothers (FAM) Act—which would ensure breastfeeding mothers traveling through large- and medium-sized airports have accessible, clean and convenient lactation rooms to use—passed the Senate today as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, which funds our nation’s[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Offers Vision for Next 100 Years of Conservation in America
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. In remarks at the National Geographic Society and released early on Medium, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today laid out a vision for actions the nation can take to build upon America’s rich conservation legacy and pass on healthy public lands and waters to the next[Read More…]
Back to Nature Expands Voluntary Recall for Limited Number of Classic Creme Cookies Due to Undeclared Milk
Naples, FL –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Back to Nature Foods, LLC is expanding its voluntary recall to include four (4) additional lots of its Classic Creme cookies, 12 oz packages, because they may contain undeclared milk, not listed as an ingredient on the label. Persons who have an allergy or severe[Read More…]
Cannabis Regulation and the UN Drug Treaties
Strategies for Reform NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. As jurisdictions enact reforms creating legal access to cannabis for purposes other than exclusively “medical and scientific,” tensions surrounding the existing UN drug treaties and evolving law and practice in Member States continue to grow. These treaty tensions have become the “elephant in[Read More…]
United Nations Orders Security to Confiscate Copies of Open Letter to Ban Ki-Moon Calling for End to Global Drug War
Hillary Clinton Latest to Sign Letter, Joining Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Cory Booker, Warren Buffett, George Soros, Richard Branson, More Than a Dozen Former Heads of State, and Hundreds of Other Legislators, Cabinet Ministers, Former UN Officials, and Celebrities New York, New York –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. On the[Read More…]
Sitting Down With Rich East High School’s Golden Apple Recipient Debra Thomas (Story & Video)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Fighting for the rights of her students. That’s just one of the goals that drives Mrs. Debra Thomas, a Special Education teacher at Rich East High School who was recently named a Golden Apple recipient. In a statement, Golden Apple refers to Mrs. Thomas as “… an[Read More…]
Polaris Recalls RZR Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
Severe Burn Injuries, One Death Reported Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Polaris RZR recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) Hazard: The recalled ROVs can catch fire while consumers are driving, posing fire and burn hazards to drivers and passengers. Consumer Contact: Polaris at 800-POLARIS or 800-765-2747 from 8[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America: On Abortion Access, Bernie Sanders Still Doesn’t Get It. Hillary Clinton Does
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue released the following statement in response to Hillary Clinton’s comments about our nation’s crisis of abortion access at today’s rally in New York: “At a time when women are going to jail for miscarriages, and when women’s health clinics are being shuttered at a[Read More…]
VA Convenes Leaders in Brain Health to Advance Solutions for mTBI and PTSD at Brain Trust Summit
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is leading a groundbreaking two-day event focused on brain health, Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion. The first annual public-private partnership event will take place this week at the National Press Club and the IBM Institute for Electronic Government in[Read More…]
