Immediately Following Senate Vote, NARAL Pro-Choice America Releasing Hard Hitting Ad Campaign In Key Senate Races — NH, OH and WI Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America released a new TV ad campaign in New Hampshire, Ohio and Wisconsin hitting the Republican senators for working to deny funding[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Duckworth Traveling to Israel on Fact Finding Mission
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. This week, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) is traveling to Israel on a fact finding mission with Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and several other members of the House of Representatives. The trip is an opportunity for Members of Congress to meet with Israeli leaders and tour strategically[Read More…]
Big Food Companies Spend Millions to Defeat GMO Labeling
More than $51 Million in First Two Quarters of 2015 Alone WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Federal lobby disclosure forms from big food and biotechnology companies, and their trade groups opposed to mandatory GMO labeling reveal a surge in lobbying expenditures during the first half of 2015, according to a new analysis[Read More…]
What It’s Like When No One Believes You are Sick
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015 By: Ana Saldamando There’s no way to explain illness to someone who hasn’t been ill. Like, seriously ill. It’s like saying “Enjoy your youth” to a teenager. And you can only say “I feel like I’m dying” so many times before it falls on deaf ears —[Read More…]
CAIR Stands with New Mexico Christians After Twin Church Bombings
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–AUgust 4, 2015. – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Christian community in New Mexico following a pair of bombings yesterday targeting churches in that state. CAIR also urged that the bombings be investigated as[Read More…]
CDC Modeling Projects Growth of Drug-Resistant Infections and C. difficile
Improved infection control and antibiotic prescribing could save 37,000 lives over five years Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. The latest CDC Vital Signs includes mathematical modeling that projects increases in drug-resistant infections and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) without immediate, nationwide improvements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing. The promising news is[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Provides Guidance About Private Mortgage Insurance Cancellation and Termination
Bureau Issues Bulletin Regarding Homeowners Protection Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a bulletin providing guidance to mortgage servicers regarding the cancellation and termination of private mortgage insurance. The bulletin explains certain requirements of the Homeowners Protection Act and is intended to[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Offshore Payday Lender
Bureau Alleges the NDG Enterprise Collected Money Illegally, Seeks Refunds for Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced the filing of a lawsuit in federal district court against the NDG Enterprise, a complex web of commonly controlled companies, for collecting money consumers did[Read More…]
HBO’s John Oliver Slams the Drug War on the Regular
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2015 By: Tony Newman For some years now, Comedy Central and HBO have played a huge role in educating people about some of the most important issues of the day. Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, Larry Willmore and John Oliver are all skillful at both educating[Read More…]
Gov. Rauner and Fitness Icon Jake Steinfeld Award Three Illinois Schools for Commitment to Physical Fitness and Wellness Programs
Winning Schools to be Awarded State-of-the-Art Live Positively Fitness Centers SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2015. Governor Bruce Rauner and Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils, announced today the three winning schools that will each receive a state-of-the-art Live PositivelyTM Fitness Center. This multi-million dollar physical fitness[Read More…]
