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State of Illinois Qualifies Additional Medical Cannabis Dispensary Applicants

SPRINGFIELD, IL –-(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015.  The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) today announced the qualification of two additional applicants seeking to register as medical cannabis dispensing organizations in the City of Chicago. After a review of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Application of Curative Health, the Division selected[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Navajo Nation Take Action to Stop an Illegal Tax-Refund Scheme

Defendants Would Pay a Total of $438,000 in Redress and another $438,000 in Civil Penalties WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that, together with the Navajo Nation, it is taking action against companies and individuals who operated an illegal tax-refund scheme. The scheme[Read More…]

de Blasio Administration To Make Substantial Reforms to Non-Criminal Summons System in NYC

Common Sense Changes Will Make Summons System Easier to Navigate and More Transparent, and Will Allow City to Track and Address Racial Disparities; Changes Announced After Months of Negotiations with Community and Advocacy Groups New York —(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Today the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) announced plans to revise[Read More…]

Historic Hearing on Reparations for Burge Torture Survivors

Mayor’s Office Announces Support for Reparations Legislation; Supporters Pack City Council chambers Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. This morning, members of Chicago Torture Justice Memorials (CTJM), Amnesty International, USA and representatives of the Mayor’s Office announced an agreement on a reparations package for survivors of torture by Chicago Police Commander[Read More…]

Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins in Sierra Leone

6,000 health and other frontline workers will receive vaccine in five districts of the country Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Sierra Leone College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) and the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation[Read More…]

April 14 National Day to STOP MURDER by POLICE #ShutDownA14

The answer to police murder of Eric Harris, Walter Scott, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and thousands more unarmed Black and Latino people…will be delivered in the streets! CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2014. On April 14 2015: The people will retake the offensive in the FIRST NATIONAL PROTESTS since fall 2014. On Tuesday,[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Charges Former Charity Head for Stealing Funds Donated to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against the former executive director of a Chicago-based charity for stealing funds of a charitable organization that was created to help low-income families avoid foreclosure. Rudolph Harper, 63, of Chicago, was charged in Cook County Criminal Court with one[Read More…]

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