178 Groups Call on President and Congress to Oppose Spending Bills With Policy Riders WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. A coalition of 178 groups – representing tens of millions of Americans – is urging President Barack Obama and all 535 members of Congress to oppose any federal appropriations bill that[Read More…]
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Bernie Sanders Leads in New Iowa Poll, Sept. 10, 2015
DES MOINES, Iowa –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is the choice of 41 percent of likely Iowa Democratic Party caucus participants. Forty percent favor former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 12 percent back Vice President Joseph Biden, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday. “The[Read More…]
26th Annual College & Career Expo coming to South Suburban College September 23rd
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. Career Development System (CDS) is holding their 26th annual College & Career Expo at South Suburban College (SSC) on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., in the Fitness Center. The Expo is an excellent opportunity for 8th grade, high school and SSC[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces More Than 150 Miles of Roads Paved So Far In 2015
City on Track to Again Pave 300 Miles of Roads This Year; By End of This Year More than 1,300 Miles of City Roads Will Have Been Repaved Since Mayor Emanuel Took Office CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday that more than 150 miles of city roads have[Read More…]
Former Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Robbing Drug Dealers While on Duty
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. A former police officer in the Cook County Sheriff’s Department pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to robbing drug dealers of cocaine, marijuana and contraband cigarettes during home invasions and while on duty. In a written plea agreement, ROBERT VAUGHAN admitted that he robbed eight drug[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Energy and Commerce Committee Review of Planned Parenthood and Center for Medical Progress
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2015. “Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats announced that the ongoing investigation into Planned Parenthood has shown what we already know – that Planned Parenthood did not break any laws and continues to provide excellent health care to millions of woman across the country. Over[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Class of 2017 Pharmacy Students Present Top-quality Summer Research
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Twenty-two students from Roosevelt University’s College of Pharmacy presented research projects in August on topics ranging from drug synthesis, pharmacology and metabolism, to herbal products, analytical assay development, the pharmacist’s role in reducing medication errors, inter-professional pharmacy practice and traditional Chinese medicines. (The student research team is pictured[Read More…]
FDA Takes Important Steps in Modernizing the Food Safety System
Moves to implement FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to further protect consumers from foodborne illness Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today took one of the most significant steps in decades to prevent foodborne illness by finalizing the first two of seven major rules[Read More…]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Launches New Spanish-language Website
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a new Spanish-language website that provides free health information on conditions of the bones, joints, muscles and skin. The site is being launched to coincide with[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Report Suggests Unions Are Critical to Intergenerational Economic Mobility
New CAP research, co-authored with economists Richard Freeman and Eunice Han, indicates that policies that make it easier for workers to form unions and bargain collectively should be at the heart of any agenda to boost mobility. Duke Scoppa marches up Fifth Ave with his son during the Labor Parade,[Read More…]
