Des Plaines, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. This week, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) attended the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans’ (IARA) Senior Power Lunch in Des Plaines, Illinois. The mission of the IARA is to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights for all citizens so that they may enjoy[Read More…]
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New Poll: GOP Rhetoric On Abortion Is Hurting The Party With Independent Voters In Swing States
Ahead Of Debate, New NARAL Pro-Choice America Poll Shows The Leading Candidates’ Rhetoric and Records On Abortion Makes Voters In Swing States Less Likely To Support Them Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2015. A new poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner on behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America of self-identifying independent voters in[Read More…]
Federal Survey: Teen Marijuana Use Flat, Use Of Alcohol, Cigarettes at Record Lows
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Current use of marijuana by those between the ages of 12 to 17 has remained largely unchanged over the past decade, while young people’s self-reported consumption of alcohol and cigarettes has fallen to record lows, according to federal data compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental[Read More…]
National Nurses United Responds to The View’s Disparaging Remarks about Nurses
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. National Nurses United (NNU), the largest organization of nurses in the U.S., would like to express disappointment regarding ABC show The View’s disparaging, patronizing and misinformed comments on nursing. This week, in discussing the talent portion of the Miss America pageant, hosts of The View mocked[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Federal Reserve Makes Right Rate Decision for Working People
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. In response to the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: We are pleased that the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged. We know the economic recovery still has not reached working families and even a small increase[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Defeat of Right to Work is a Win for Working Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the defeat of Missouri’s Right-to-Work bill: Governor Nixon’s veto of right to work legislation in Missouri sends a message loud and clear that working men and women will not sit back while our rights are under attack. We will[Read More…]
Pope Francis’ Challenge + Week of Moral Action for Climate Justice
Oak Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015 By: David Holmquist John Boehner, the Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, is a devout Catholic. He has invited the last three Popes to address a joint session of Congress, and his longstanding wish has now been fulfilled. Pope Francis accepted Speaker[Read More…]
NOAA Awards $2.1 Million to Improve Observation, Forecasting, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia
12 projects to aid coastal resilience, safeguard the public, ecosystems and coastal economies Bloom of Karenia brevis (red tide) leads to large fish kill in Texas. (Credit: With permission from The Brazosport Facts) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. NOAA announced today 12 new research grants totalling nearly $2.1 million that will[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Infrastructure Trust Announce Plans to Modernize City Lighting
Project Seeks to Revamp City Street Lighting Fixtures and Infrastructure and Chicago Park District Pathway Lighting Without Additional Taxpayer Funds CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Infrastructure Trust (CIT) today released a Request for Information (RFI) for the Chicago Smart Lighting Project, which seeks to update the[Read More…]
City of Chicago, Cook County Partner to Expand Breast Health Services to Uninsured Women
City Investment Will Provide Screening Mammograms for Up to 5,000 Women CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced yesterday a new partnership between the City of Chicago and Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS) to expand and improve breast health services available[Read More…]
