WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. The Obama administration announced today it will conduct a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to examine the impacts that the federal coal leasing program has on the environment, including climate change. The administration also announced that a moratorium on new coal mining will be put[Read More…]
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ACLU Sues Over Public Defender Shortage and Resulting Wait List in New Orleans
Unstable, Inadequate Funding Causes Public Defender Shortage, Putting Those Who Are Arrested and Can’t Afford an Attorney in Legal Limbo NEW ORLEANS —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday evening against the Orleans Parish public defenders’ office and the Louisiana Public Defender[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates El Salvador Travel Warning, Jan. 15, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that crime and violence levels in El Salvador remain critically high, and U.S. citizens traveling to El Salvador should remain alert to their surroundings. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated June 22, 2015, and includes updated[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in State of the Union Rollout Town Hall, Jan. 14, 2016
Baton Rouge, Louisiana–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016 – 10:14 A.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Louisiana! (Applause.) Hello, Baton Rouge! Geaux Tigers! (Applause.) For those of you who are not aware, that’s “geaux” with an “x.” I got it. Can everybody give Che a big round of applause? (Applause.) We could not be[Read More…]
Detainee Transfers Announced, Jan. 14, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi, Samir Naji al-Hasan Muqbil, Adham Mohamed Ali Awad, Mukhtar Yahya Naji al-Warafi, Abu Bakr Ibn Muhammad al-Ahdal, Muhammad Salih Husayn al-Shaykh, Muhammad Said Salim Bin Salman, Said Muhammad Salih Hatim, Umar Said Salim[Read More…]
World Premiere of ‘Prospero’s Storm’ Opens Jan. 14 for Young Audiences at DePaul University Theatre School
The Theatre School at DePaul University will present the world premiere of “Prospero’s Storm,” adapted and directed by Damon Kiely, with music and lyrics by Mark Elliott, based on William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” It is the second installment of the 2015-16 season of Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences.[Read More…]
Spring Semester Offers Opportunities for Musicians at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. Spring 2016 registration is open at Prairie State College (PSC), and the schedule brings special opportunities for musicians to join one of the various ensembles the college offers during the semester. Classes for the spring semester begin Tuesday, Jan. 19. The Wind Ensemble, directed by music[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement On Planned Parenthood Lawsuit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Januarty 14, 2016. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after Planned Parenthood announced that it would be filing a lawsuit against those who tried to spread lies about the organization’s activities: “I fully support Planned Parenthood’s decision to file suit against the Center for Medical Progress (CMP)[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced To More Than 16 Years In Prison For Selling Shotguns And Rifles Imported To Chicago From Indiana
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. A Chicago man was sentenced yesterday to more than 16 years in federal prison for selling nearly a dozen firearms that had been transported from Indiana to the streets of Chicago. TERRENCE GRIGGS, 36, sold eleven firearms and a bulletproof vest to an individual he believed[Read More…]
Collective Action has the Power to Defeat Racist Rhetoric in 2016
Ian Haney-Lopez releases new report outlining strategies for collective action against racist rhetoric in politics Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016 – Today, the AFL-CIO and University of California Berkeley Law Professor Ian Haney-Lopez, in partnership with Demos and the University of California-Berkley Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, released[Read More…]
