Legislation Would Allow Marijuana Businesses Access to Financial Services; Marijuana Businesses Currently Operate as Cash-only Causing Huge Public Safety Concerns Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. Today, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Michael Bennett (D-CO), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Marijuana Business Access to Banking Act,[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Outlines Guiding Principles for Faster Payment Networks
CFPB Wants to Ensure Consumer Protections Are Built Into New Payment Systems From Outset WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) outlined guiding principles for protecting consumers as the private sector develops new faster payment systems. These new systems are aimed at reducing “pocket-to-pocket” payment times[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, CTA Announces Purple Line Express Track Improvement Project
$30 Million Rehabilitation Project Will Upgrade Track Infrastructure, Improving Service Reliability Between Lawrence To Jarvis; Work Scheduled To Begin July 20 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015. Mayor Emanuel and CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. today announced a new $30 million track improvement project on Purple Line Express tracks between Lawrence and Jarvis,[Read More…]
New Report Finds More Than 70 Percent of Chicago Small Businesses Increase Revenue After Completion of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program
Entrepreneurial Learning Program at Harold Washington College Demonstrates Importance of Investing in Small Business Owners to Drive Growth and Create Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015. In a new report from Babson College released yesterday, more small business owners who have completed the educational component of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, CHA Acting CEO Jones and HUD Secretary Julian Castro Open Revitalized Park Boulevard Housing Development
The Former Stateway Gardens Site Includes 475 Mixed Income Housing Units; Secretary Castro Highlights Mayor’s Commitment to Fair and Affordable Housing CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro and Acting Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones, Jr. yesterday opened the second completed[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Two Banks Reach Resolutions under Swiss Bank Program
Banque Pasche SA Will Pay $7.229 Million Penalty and ARVEST Privatbank AG Will Pay $1.044 Million Penalty; Both Continue to Cooperate With Department of Justice Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that two banks, Banque Pasche SA and ARVEST Privatbank AG, have reached resolutions under the[Read More…]
Attorney General Lynch Announces Federal Marriage Benefits Available to Same-Sex Couples Nationwide
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. Attorney General Lynch announced today that federal marriage benefits will be available to same-sex couples nationwide following the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges: “Following the Supreme Court’s historic decision in Obergefell that every couple has the same right to participate in the institution of[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, July 8, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2015 – 1:35 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Before we get started, why don’t I give you a quick update on the ongoing situation at the New York Stock Exchange? This afternoon, the President was briefed by his Homeland Security Advisor, Lisa Monaco, and[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 4, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 297,000, an increase of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 281,000 to 282,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Chilean Lower House of Congress Approves Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana for Personal Use and Cultivation
Momentum for Marijuana Reform Builds in Latin America and the Caribbean NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. On Tuesday, Chile’s Lower House of Congress approved a bill that would decriminalize marijuana for medical and recreational purposes. The bill passed 68-39 with five abstentions and marks a major shift in the country’s drug[Read More…]
