During A “Happy Half-Hour” Google Hangout, Senators and brewers highlight growing craft beverage industry Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., hosted a “Happy Half-Hour Hangout” on Google yesterday with craft brewers Gary Fish, owner of Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, and Jeff Hamilton, President of[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground On New Marriott Marquis Chicago Hotel
Development of McCormick Place Entertainment District and Other Tourism Investments Will Create 7,400 Construction Jobs and 2,500 Full-Time Jobs; Groundbreaking Marks Next Step in Completion of “McCormick Collection” Suite of Convention Venues and Amenities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) CEO Lori Healey and[Read More…]
Discipline Upheld in Tom Brady Appeal
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2015. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld today the four-game suspension imposed on New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on May 11. Brady’s appeal from that discipline was heard for more than ten hours on June 23. In the opinion informing Brady that his appeal had been denied,[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Floor Speech: Puerto Rico Must Come Up with a Plan and Make Congress Act
Rep. Gutiérrez: “Whatever plan is invented in Washington or on Wall Street will not put the needs of the Puerto Rican people first – we all know that.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor about Puerto Rico and the debt crisis it[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: We Must Close Loopholes Allowing Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to be Wasted at For-Profit Colleges & Unaccredited Schools
Senator meets with leading advocate for reform of the for-profit college industry WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Rohit Chopra, former Student Loan Ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and current Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress (CAP), to discuss improved[Read More…]
Sandra Bland’s Toxicology Report Does Not Support Reefer Madness Claims
Yet, the “drug-crazed black person” myth continues to be revitalized decade after decade by racists masquerading as public servants. The level of THC in Sandra Bland’s system is negligible and is equal to placebo. NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2015. By: Dr. Carl Hart Was Sandra Bland under the influence of marijuana,[Read More…]
Sandra Bland’s Toxicology Report Does Not Support Reefer Madness Claims
Yet, the “drug-crazed black person” myth continues to be revitalized decade after decade by racists masquerading as public servants. The level of THC in Sandra Bland’s system is negligible and is equal to placebo. NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2015. By: Dr. Carl Hart Was Sandra Bland under the influence of marijuana,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for July 28, 2015
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Mortgage Payment Company And Servicer For Deceptive Ads
Consumers Deceived by “Equity Accelerator” Claims to Receive $33.4 Million Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action today against Paymap Inc. and LoanCare, LLC for deceiving consumers with advertisements for a mortgage payment program that promised tens of thousands of dollars in interest savings[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Introduces Transit Oriented Development Reform Ordinance to Accelerate Development Near Public Transportation Stations
Reform Would Add More Than $400 Million to Local Economy Annually CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015. Mayor Emanuel announced yesterday that he will be introducing at the July 29 City Council meeting a transit oriented development (TOD) reform ordinance that would create incentives for more development near Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and[Read More…]
