When people on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) are incarcerated in the United States, they are almost always forced off of the addiction-controlling medicine. In a randomized trial led by researchers at Brown University and The Miriam Hospital, inmates allowed to stay on MMT while in jail proved much more likely[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama at the Annual Hurricane Season Outlook and Preparedness Briefing
Miami, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015 – 2:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I am here at the National Hurricane Center for our annual update on preparations for hurricane season, which begin on Monday. And I want to thank our NOAA Administrator, Kathy Sullivan; FEMA Administrator, Craig Fugate, and their teams[Read More…]
Oregon Delegation Members Announce Bend and Eugene Postal Processing Centers Will Remain Open
WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. Today, the Oregon Congressional delegation including Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Congressmen Peter DeFazio, Greg Walden, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has taken the postal processing centers in Bend and Eugene off of[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Calls on Administration to Continue Strong Renewable Fuel Standards
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) sent an open letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shaun Donovan asking that as they finalize a proposal on renewable fuel standards, that they set strong Renewable Volume[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth and 135 House Colleagues Call on DHS to End Family Detention
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. This week, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), along with 135 of her colleagues, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson expressing concern over the detention of mothers and children in “jail-like” facilities. The letter focuses on the “conditions of confinement, due[Read More…]
Interior Announces Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans for Tens of Millions of Acres of the American West
Over Sixty Percent of Key Grouse Habitat on Federal Lands Under Improved Protedctions NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. Today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, along with Bureau of Land Management Chief Neil Kornze and Wyoming Governor Matt Mead, announced 14 Regional Management Plans for the Greater Sage-Grouse on public lands in[Read More…]
Senator Durbin to ITT Tech: Stop the Hypocrisy & Give Student Their ‘Day in Court’
Senator says while company demands legal protections in the media, it denies same rights to students in the fine print WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called out the for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute for complaining that its “day in court [is] long overdue”[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Education Completes Review of Major Student Loan Servicers
Department Takes Action to Improve Outreach to Borrowers on Active Military Duty Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. As a part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to protect student loan borrowers, the U.S. Department of Education conducted thorough reviews of the four major federal student loan servicers to ensure that the companies[Read More…]
Addressing Main UN Economic and Social Body, Former U.S. President Clinton Urges Partnerships to Boost Health
Former US President Bill Clinton addresses the UN Economic and Social Council Partnerships Forum. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 May 2015 – As the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) met to discuss the role of partnerships in achieving the Post-2015 development agenda, the focus fell on the recent[Read More…]
Naperville Man Pleads Guilty To Setting Fire To Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center In Aurora
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. A Naperville man pled guilty today to federal charges he set fire to the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora on September 26, 2014, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Brian Howard, 37, of Naperville, was charged by information earlier this month with one[Read More…]
