Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everyone. Hope you survived Snowzilla adequately. You look — crowd’s a little smaller today. Maybe people are still trapped. But — hope everyone’s doing all right. I wanted to begin, today, with a statement regarding – a statement from the secretary regarding Afghanistan[Read More…]
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House of Flavors Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Pecans in Purple Cow Cookie Butter Ice Cream
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016. House of Flavors, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a small batch of 8 oz. cups of Purple Cow Limited Edition Cookie Butter Ice Cream, sold at Meijer stores, that contain Purple Cow Butter Pecan Ice Cream with a Purple Cow Butter Pecan lid. Consumers who may[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Fraudulent Charitable Telemarketers Again
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a three-count complaint against professional fundraiser (PFR) and for-profit telemarketer Safety Publications, Inc., of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and its owners, Adam Herdman and Arthur Olivera, alleging violations of the charitable Solicitation Act and prior consent decrees with Madigan’s office.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former Chicago Area Charity Exec Sentenced
Former Head of Chicago Blood Cancer Foundation Must Repay $44,000 in Funds Used for Personal Use, Casino Trips Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Chicago area woman and former executive director of the Chicago Blood Cancer Foundation was sentenced for using thousands of dollars[Read More…]
Governor Bruce Rauner’s State of the State Address, Jan. 27, 2016
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016. Remarks as prepared for delivery: This past year, we’ve seen major storms, deadly tornados and, recently, record flooding. In every instance, our emergency management team has been there with timely assistance, working hand-in-hand with the impacted communities and local officials. I am constantly in awe of the[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Jan. 23, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 278,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 293,000 to 294,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Jan. 27, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016 – 1:07 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Looks like you’re all feeling “the Bern.” (Laughter.) I do not have any opening statements to make at the top, other than a corny joke. So we can go straight to your questions. Darlene, do you want[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Over Lead Contamination of Drinking Water in Flint, MI
In the past two years, the blood lead levels of children in Flint have doubled and in some cases tripled. MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016. The ACLU of Michigan and other organizations filed suit today to ask a federal court to step in and secure access to safe drinking water for the[Read More…]
Bob Fioretti: Reply to Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Address: Stop blaming unions, working families
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016. Bob Fioretti, Democratic candidate for State Senate of the 5th District made the following statement following Governor Rauner’s State of the State Address: Gov. Rauner’s State of the State address today identified many of the problems we have in Illinois, but it frequently misrepresented the source of[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Fails to Make Families and Communities Priority During Address
Springfield –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016. The following is a statement from Dan Lesser, Director of Economic Justice for the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, on behalf of the Responsible Budget Coalition: Hundreds of veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, immigrants, faith leaders, students, children, and working families traveled to[Read More…]
