CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Writer Kerry Howley, author of the book-length essay Thrown, will read and discuss her work at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29 in Room 700 of Roosevelt University’s Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The reading is free and open to the public, and is part[Read More…]
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Senator Merkley Raises Alarm on Impending Debt Ceiling Battle
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate Floor today to discuss the impending deadline to lift the debt ceiling before the nation’s borrowing authority runs out on November 3rd. Merkley noted that America has an obligation to pay its debts and that the full[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Slams Vulture Funds Ripping Off Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today Puerto Rico should be allowed to restructure its debt in a way that protects residents, ordinary investors and pension funds in the United States. “The economic situation in Puerto Rico will not improve by eliminating more public schools, slashing pensions,[Read More…]
Senator Tammy Baldwin and Senate Democrats Call on McConnell, Reid to Close Carried Interest Loophole
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin led a group of Senate Democrats in sending a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Harry Reid, urging both leaders to include a provision to close the carried interest loophole as part of a bipartisan budget agreement. Senator[Read More…]
Menendez Leads Group of Senators in Introducing Legislation to Provide Equitable Tax Credit Treatment for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), joined by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), today introduced the “Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act” which would[Read More…]
Study: Presence Of THC Metabolites In Hair Not Necessarily Indicative Of Marijuana Ingestion
Freiburg, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. THC metabolites may be present in the hair of individuals who have never ingested cannabis, according to clinical trial data published online in the journal Nature, Scientific Reports. Investigators at University of Freiburg Medical Center in Germany assessed hair samples in human subjects with varying degrees[Read More…]
Senators Implore President Obama to Correct Improper Implementation of Helms Amendment, Reducing Barriers to Safe Abortion for Women and Girls in Conflict-Affected Regions
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Today, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in a letter with 26 of their Senate colleagues urging President Obama to ensure the United States is adequately supporting the reproductive health needs for women and girls in conflict-affected zones by removing[Read More…]
House Speaker Madigan: Two Credit Downgrades in Three Days Make it Clear Rauner Needs to Focus on State Budget
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement after Moody’s Investor Services downgraded Illinois’ credit Thursday. The downgrade comes just three days after Fitch Ratings issued a downgrade of its own to the state’s credit rating: “Two credit downgrades in the same week are certainly[Read More…]
AARP Foundation and ProMedica Announce National Root Cause Coalition to Address Hunger as a Public Health Issue
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In Jordan, UN Secretary General Ban Stresses Responsibility of Arab Leaders to Ensure Middle East ‘Crisis Doesn’t Get Out Control’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) poses for a group photo with members of the UN Country Team serving in Jordan. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas JORDAN–(ENEWSPF)–22 October 2015 – Continuing his visit to Middle Eastern countries to help ease current tensions between Israel and Palestine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with[Read More…]
