Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. Over the past several years, a number of proposals have been advanced for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law in March 2010. In this report, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) analyze the main budgetary and economic consequences[Read More…]
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Senators Kirk, Durbin: Senate Formally Congratulates Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announce that the Senate formally congratulated the 2015 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks by unanimously passing a resolution the Senators introduced earlier this week. “For the first time in 77 years the Blackhawks won the[Read More…]
Rockford Man Sentenced To 12 Months In Federal Prison For Fraud Involving More Than $500,000 In Fictitious Money Orders
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. A Rockford, Ill. man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard for producing a fictitious financial instrument that appeared to be issued under the authority of the U.S. Treasury. BRADLEY SHERMAN HAMPTON, 55, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal[Read More…]
UN Experts Deplore South Carolina Killings, Urge Measures Against Racially Motivated Crimes in U.S.
Protestors in New York City demonstrate in the wake of the verdict in the case of the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown (24 November 2014). Photo: Jacques Baudrier GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 June 2015 – In the wake of the ‘appalling’ attack that left nine African Americans dead at church in[Read More…]
Senator Durbin, Army Corps and City Officials Cut Ribbon on Montrose to Irving Park Section of Chicago Shoreline Protection Project
CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. Another major portion of the Chicago Shoreline Protection Project is now open, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and officials from the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Chicago Park District (CPD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today at a ribbon cutting ceremony[Read More…]
Documentary Film ‘The End of Poverty’ to be Screened at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on June 26
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will screen the documentary film ‘The End of Poverty’ on Friday, June 26 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the film screening. Global poverty did not just happen. It began with military conquest,[Read More…]
Revised Anti-Consumer ‘DARK Act’ Doubles Down on Blocking State Labeling, Regulation of GMOs
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. A new draft of the “Deny Americans the Right to Know” (DARK) Act being circulated in the House of Representatives would not only preempt state laws that require labeling of food containing genetically engineered ingredients but would also strip away the right of local government to regulate GMO[Read More…]
United States Destroys Confiscated Elephant Ivory in Times Square
Encourages Other Countries to Follow Suit, Amplifies Global Call to End Wildlife Trafficking NEW YORK –-(ENEWSPF)–Junbe 19, 2015. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dan Ashe and other leaders to destroy more than one ton of confiscated elephant ivory in[Read More…]
Statement from Dept. of Education on House Republicans Advancing Major Cuts to Education Funding
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015 “At a time when America’s kids need more and better education to compete with their peers around the world, House Republicans have advanced a proposal that shortchanges students at every level—from pre-k through college—while stifling innovation and incorporating ideological riders that would block much-needed college accountability.[Read More…]
Thailand Confirms First MERS Case as Outbreak Spreads – UN Health Agency
WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier. Photo: UN Webcast video capture GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 June 2015 – Thailand has confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, in a male traveller from Oman, and the World Health Organization (WHO) today is urging countries in Southeast Asia to step up vigilance and[Read More…]
