WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he’s working to win passage of a bill that reverses a proposal passed last year that could result in deep pension cuts for retirees and workers in multi-employer pension plans. Sanders said his plan will protect the pensions of up[Read More…]
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UN Secretary General Ban Condemns Apparently Racially Motivated Killings in South Carolina as ‘Hateful Act of Violence’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten (file) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 June 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the apparently racially motivated killings at an historic African American church in South Carolina in the southern United States, and expressed the hope that those responsible for such a “hateful[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Praises Treasury Secretary for Taking Action to Put a Woman on U.S. Currency
Author of Put A Woman On The Twenty Act (HR 1910) says: “We may have been ten dollars off, but our advocacy was right on the money.” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) reacted to news that Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew will announce[Read More…]
VA Expands Disability Benefits for Air Force Personnel Exposed to Contaminated C-123 Aircraft
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today published a new regulation that expands eligibility for some benefits for a select group of Air Force Veterans and Air Force Reserve personnel who were exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange through regular and repeated contact with contaminated C-123[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Dangerous New Chemical Cocktail
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Conservation and food safety groups today submitted a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for approving a toxic new pesticide called bicyclopyrone (or “BCP”) without properly considering its potentially lethal effects on endangered animals and plants. In April the EPA approved BCP for[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: DHS Worker Arraigned on Charges of Theft, Official Misconduct, June 18, 2015
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that an Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker was arraigned on charges of theft and official misconduct for allegedly stealing over $114,000 in assistance for needy families. Mary Hurst, 50, of Steeleville, pleaded not guilty today in Randolph County[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kerry Re: Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the Environment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015 The Pope’s powerful encyclical calls for a common response to the critical threat climate change poses to our common home. His plea for all religions to work together reflects the urgency of the challenge. The faith community – in the United States and abroad – has[Read More…]
Former DeKalb Detention Officer Charged with Using Excessive Force on County Inmates
Hamilton Allegedly Tased Inmates Without Justification and Wrote False Reports to Cover Up Abuse Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Dwight Hamilton, 51, of Atlanta, Georgia, a former sergeant with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, was arraigned today on charges of using excessive force against inmates at the DeKalb County Jail and[Read More…]
Two Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison for Participation in Long-Running Online Child Pornography Ring
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Two men were sentenced today for their roles in a sophisticated conspiracy to distribute child pornography online, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Joshua J. Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana. John D. Gries, 48,[Read More…]
Arkansas Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Attacks on Central Arkansas Power Grid
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Jason Woodring, 38, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was sentenced to 15 years in prison today on charges related to his attacks on Central Arkansas’ power grid between August and October 2013. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Woodring will be required to pay $4,792,224 in restitution[Read More…]
