Fort Lauderdale, Florida –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016 – In a speech yesterday to the Plasterer’s and Cement Workers union (OPCMIA), AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka challenged Donald Trump’s appeal to working class voters: Trumka said: We must come together to elect a president who will raise wages, so working people can build[Read More…]
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Illinois LGBT Leaders Stand with Hillary Clinton
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Hillary for Illinois announced today that nearly 100 LGBT leaders have endorsed and will mobilize their networks to support Hillary Clinton ahead of the March 15 primary. Over the two weeks, these LGBT leaders will as campaign surrogates and host and attend phone banks, organizing[Read More…]
Florida Senate Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Unanimously
Reform Bills Headed to House for Floor Votes New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Today, the Florida Senate voted unanimously to approve SB 1044, which reforms the state’s “Contraband Forfeiture Act”. Introduced by Sen. Jeff Brandes, the bill now heads to Florida House of Representatives for a floor vote. The[Read More…]
Governors State University Board Approves Tuition Freeze; University Continues to Front Students’ MAP Funding
University Park, IL. –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Governors State University reaffirmed its commitment to providing an affordable and accessible high-quality education for its students by freezing tuition and renewing its pledge to front funds for Monetary Award Program (MAP) eligible students for the upcoming academic year. At its meeting on Friday,[Read More…]
Opioid Overdose Prevention Bill Signed by New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez
New Mexico Has Had the Highest Drug Overdose Death Rate in the Nation for Most of the Last Two Decades SANTA FE –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Today, an opioid overdose prevention bill that sailed through the New Mexico State Legislature with unanimous support was signed by Governor Susana Martinez. House[Read More…]
Maytag Dairy Farms Blue Cheese Sold at 17 Select Schnuck Markets Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk
St. Louis, MO –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Maytag Blue Cheese has been voluntarily recalled from 17 Schnuck Markets locations due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The potential for contamination was discovered after testing by the State of Iowa at Maytag Dairy Farms, Inc., Newton Iowa, revealed the presence of Listeria[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Speech Team Crowns Two IHSA State Champions
Jocelyn Billheimer’17 & Performance in the Round Members Earn State Champion Honors Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic Speech Team once again put on a phenomenal performance at the IHSA State Finals in Peoria on Saturday, February 2, 2016. Junior Jocelyn Billheimer (Country Club Hills) and ten members of the[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Announces Illinois State Scholars
Illinois Student Assistance Commission Applauds the Success of 44 Marian Catholic Students Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic Principal, Steve Tortorello is pleased to announce that 32 Marian Catholic students from the graduating class of 2016 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. Another 12 students who met the Illinois State Scholar[Read More…]
Storm To Coat Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic with Snow This Weekend
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center -(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a storm will spread snow from the Upper Midwest to the mid-Atlantic coast this weekend in what may be winter’s last gasp. The storm this weekend is the second and weaker of the two storms moving through a[Read More…]
NOTICE: Clerk’s Office Closed, Early Voting Sites Open on Pulaski Day
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Clerk’s Office will be closed on Monday, March 7, in observance of Casimir Pulaski Day, a countywide holiday. All 44 Early Voting sites – 43 in suburban Cook County and one at the Clerk’s office at 69 W. Washington in Chicago – will be open. Additionally, the[Read More…]
