Creating a new Medicaid benefit for evidence-based home visiting services would simplify funding and allow states and communities to scale services, improve outcomes for families, and produce significant savings for states and the federal government. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2015. A new report from the Center for American Progress puts[Read More…]
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Smoking Rates for Uninsured and Adults on Medicaid More Than Twice Those for Adults with Private Health Insurance
Overall adult smoking rate hits new low of 16.8 percent Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2015. American adults who are uninsured or on Medicaid smoke at rates more than double those for adults with private health insurance or Medicare, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[Read More…]
Navy to Reassess Pacific Training That Endangers Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Life
New Environmental Study Required for Destructive Sonar, Explosives Use HONOLULU—(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2015. The U.S. Navy today said it plans to prepare a new environmental impact statement for training and testing exercises occurring in the Pacific Ocean from December 2018 onward, including the use of sonar and explosives that threaten widespread[Read More…]
On Heels of Defending Miner Benefits, Hillary Clinton Unveils Strategy to Revitalize Coal Communities
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2015. Building on her commitment to defend coal miners’ health and retirement benefits against corporate intrusion, today Hillary Clinton released a comprehensive strategy for revitalizing coal communities across America. Just last month, Clinton challenged Patriot Coal to reverse its effort to gut benefits for retired coal miners and their[Read More…]
Settlement Reached in Case of Professor Fired for ‘Uncivil’ Tweets
WASHINGTON – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel Loevy & Loevy announced the settlement of Professor Steven Salaita’s case against the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) for firing him from his tenured position over his personal tweets criticizing the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza in 2014.[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Nov. 7, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 276,000, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised level. The 4-week moving average was 267,750, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 262,750. There were[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases ‘Planning for Retirement’ Tool to Help Consumers Decide When to Claim Social Security
CFPB Report Shows Many Consumers Base Critical Claiming Decision on Limited Information WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released “Planning for Retirement,” an interactive, online tool designed to help consumers decide when to claim their Social Security retirement benefits. According to a report released by the[Read More…]
Gov. Cuomo Signs Medical Marijuana Emergency Access Bill
Patients and Families Applaud Gov. Cuomo and Call on Health Department to Implement Law Quickly and Get Medicine to Critically Ill Patients New York City –(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2015. After months of pressure from patients and advocates, Gov. Cuomo signed a bill today that will expedite access to medical marijuana for[Read More…]
Marian Catholic First Quarter Honor Roll 2015 – 2016
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School announced its first quarter honor roll. Those honored follow, beginning with those from Park Forest. Park Forest: Chase Adams, Kennedy Baker, Carrington Boston, McKayla Brzeszkiewicz, Raven Brzeszkiewicz, Amari Burton, Adenike Cotton, Haowen (Gerald) Geng, Keyara Hampton, Timothy Jones, Quinn Kirchner, Tony Kurth, JianBin[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Awards 67 Academic Letters for 4.0 GPAs
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School awarded 67 Academic Letters to sophomores, juniors, seniors and 2015 grads at the annual Academic Letter Breakfast on Oct. 27. The Academic Letter is awarded to a student who receives 4.0 or higher grade-point average in two consecutive semesters. Current senior recipients included[Read More…]
