WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The second Congressional hearing of the week on the Flint water crisis today showcased Michigan Governor Snyder and EPA Administrator McCarthy laying blame for the disaster at each other’s feet today. On October 1 of last year, NRDC and its partners petitioned the EPA to[Read More…]
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Justice Department and City of Ferguson, Missouri, Resolve Lawsuit with Agreement to Reform Ferguson Police Department and Municipal Court to Ensure Constitutional Policing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The Justice Department and the city of Ferguson, Missouri, today jointly filed an agreement resolving the United States’ pending lawsuit against Ferguson. The court-enforceable decree, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, aims to remedy the unconstitutional law enforcement conduct that[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wins Final Judgment Against Morgan Drexen for Illegal Debt Relief Scheme
Court Rules that Morgan Drexen and Walter Ledda Charged Illegal Upfront Fees and Deceived Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. At the request of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal district court entered a final judgment this week against debt relief company Morgan Drexen, Inc., resolving a lawsuit filed[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, March 17, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016 – 2:04 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you decked out in your green today for St. Patrick’s Day, at least many of you. Q As you. MR. EARNEST: I’m joining the fun, as well. I do not have anything to[Read More…]
BYP100 Statement on the Defeat of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016 – Political freedom has been at the forefront of our minds as we engaged in #ByeAnita actions, street-team canvassing, phone-banking and voter education events focused on young Black voters to remove the anti-Black Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Though the entire governmental structure is anti-black, the current Cook County States[Read More…]
Phoenix Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Support ISIL and Other Terrorism-Related Offenses
ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, of Phoenix, was found guilty today by a federal jury of one count each of the following five crimes: conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization; conspiracy to transport[Read More…]
New York Man Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison for Attempting to Recruit Fighters for ISIL
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Mufid Elfgeeh, 32, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 270 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford of the Western District of New York for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Stop L.A. Times Publisher from Acquiring Competing Newspapers
Acquisition Would Monopolize Newspapers in Orange and Riverside Counties in California Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block the acquisition by Tribune Publishing Company, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, of Freedom Communications Inc., publisher of the Register in Orange[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Economist Who Challenged Use of Statistics Celebrates Victory
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. After more than two decades of challenging the way scientists use statistics, Roosevelt University Economics Professor Stephen T. Ziliak is celebrating a victory that could bring a sea change to the way research is done and standards are used to justify findings. Lead author of the critically-acclaimed[Read More…]
2016 Summer Course Registration Open at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Registration for summer courses at Prairie State College (PSC) is open. Priority registration began March 15, and open registration begins March 18. Course offerings include credit and non-credit courses, courses for students from other colleges or universities that are home for the summer, and free courses[Read More…]
