Also Votes to Allow Banks to Provide Services to State-Legalized Marijuana Stores; Drug Policy Reform Moving Forward Nationally and in the States Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 23, 2015. A key Senate committee passed a bill today allowing the nation’s capital to establish regulated marijuana stores and let banks provide financial services to[Read More…]
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GreenWorks Blower/Vacs Recalled by Sunrise Global Marketing Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Recalled Greenworks blower/vac Recall Summary Name of product: GreenWorks blower/vacs Hazard: The blower/vac’s motor can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: GreenWorks toll free at (888) 909-6757 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and from[Read More…]
IKEA Offers Free Wall Anchoring Repair Kit for Chests and Dressers Due to Tip-over Hazard After Two Children Died
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Acorn Stairlifts Recalls Motorized Stair Lifts Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Acorn Superglide 120 Stairlift Recall Summary Name of product: Motorized stair lifts Hazard: The stair lift’s seat post can separate from the main seat support, posing a fall hazard. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: Acorn Stairlifts at (800) 361-2836 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.[Read More…]
Target Recalls Circo Night Lights Due to Fire Hazard
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Real Estate Developer Charged With Swindling Investors In $2 Million Ponzi Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. A Florida businessman has been charged in federal court with running a Ponzi scheme involving the sale of bogus investments in his real estate development company. RICHARD L. THOMPSON, 60, induced investors to purchase shares in his real estate development company, Latten Management LLC, and to[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Thank You for Your Stories on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Older Americans Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Statement from Rep. Jan Schakoswky: As we celebrate special anniversaries of these monumental programs, I want to hear from you. So far I have received the below stories. They are inspiring and uplifting. They also are great reasons to protect and expand these programs. Please take[Read More…]
Representatives Schakowsky, Lofgren, Nadler and Clarke Send Letter to Attorneys General Asking for Investigation into Center for Medical Progress
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Zoe Lofgren, Jerry Nadler, and Yvette Clarke sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Tuesday requesting an investigation into the Center for Medical Progress and the selectively-edited video of a Planned Parenthood physician[Read More…]
NRDC: ‘Misguided’ Arctic Drilling Permit Approval has ‘Lit Fuse’ on Disaster for Pristine Ocean, Climate
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Sierra Club: Coal Ash Bill Puts Thousands of Communities in Danger
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2015. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill sponsored by Rep. David McKinley (WV) which would gut the modest protections put in place last year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) governing the safe disposal and storage of coal ash waste. The bill has[Read More…]
