CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—January 21, 2016. Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Thursday after Gov. Bruce Rauner and Republican legislative leaders proposed changes to Illinois’ pension system: “I have shown my commitment to achieving pension reform on a number of occasions over the last several years. The Illinois Supreme[Read More…]
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Republican Actions Raise Grave Privacy and Security Concerns
Schakowsky Calls Request for Communications between Healthcare Provider and Patients ‘A Dangerous and Sweeping Invasion of Privacy’ WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. On the eve of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky and the Select Panel Democratic members sent a letter to Chair Marsha Blackburn, detailing[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces $58 Million to Advance Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Technologies
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $58 million in funding for vehicle technology advancements and released a report highlighting the successes of DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program while touring the newest vehicle technologies at the Washington Auto Show today.[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s Nancy Michaels Appointed to State’s Leading Restorative Justice Panel
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. Nancy Michaels, a Bachelor of Arts 2007 and Master of Arts 2012 graduate of Roosevelt’s Sociology Program and the associate director of the University’s Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation, has been appointed to the Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice (IBARJ) Board of Directors. A leading[Read More…]
David Axelrod to Speak at Roosevelt University’s Feb. 4 One Book One University Event
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. David Axelrod will discuss his experiences navigating the U.S. political system, including his time as a strategist with President Barack Obama at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4 in Roosevelt University’s 10th floor Murray Green Library, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. A former Chicago Tribune journalist, campaign[Read More…]
DePaul University Appoints 3 to Board of Trustees
Gery J. Chico, left, Kerrie Holley and Kristi Savacool recently joined DePaul University’s Board of Trustees. The 41-member board governs the university, which was founded in Chicago in 1898. (DePaul University composite photo) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. DePaul University has elected three leaders to its 41-member board of trustees:[Read More…]
Sierra Club Launches New National Campaign for 100% Clean Energy
#ReadyFor100 challenges 100 U.S. cities to commit to 100% clean energy San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. On the heels of the historic Paris Climate Agreement, the nation’s largest grassroots environmental group is throwing its weight behind clean energy with its new #ReadyFor100 campaign. With 2.4 million members and supporters,[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Senate Republicans Launch Renewed Attack on Clean Water
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. Senate Republicans failed to advance a motion to overrule President Obama’s veto of a bill designed to halt the finalized Clean Water Rule. In response, Dalal Aboulhosn, Senior Washington Representative for the Sierra Club, released the following statement: “Senate Republicans have launched yet another failed[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Finds that Health Insurance Mergers Will Raise Premiums, Harm Medicare Beneficiaries
A doctor poses for a picture among patient files at a New York hospital, June 2009. Source: AP/Seth Wenig Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. A new analysis conducted by the Center for American Progress finds that the proposed merger between the health insurance companies Aetna Inc. and Humana[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Carter Expresses Condolences for 12 Missing Marines
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter provided the department’s condolences to the loved ones and families of 12 Marines who’ve gone missing since two Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, each with six crew members aboard, are presumed to have crashed off Hawaii’s Oahu Island Jan. 14. The[Read More…]
