CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. An owner and operator of a rooftop entertainment venue overlooking Wrigley Field was indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly scheming to withhold approximately $600,000 due and owing collectively to the Chicago Cubs, the State of Illinois, Cook County, and the City of Chicago, federal law[Read More…]
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February 2015 Jobless Rates Down in 26 States, Up in 6’ Payroll Jobs Up in 36 States, Down in 13
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in February. Twenty-six states had unemployment rate decreases from January, 6 states and the District of Columbia had increases, and 18 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-six states had unemployment rate[Read More…]
NRDC: DOE’s Petroleum Council Dead Wrong on Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 27,2015 – The National Petroleum Council, the largely industry-based oil and gas advisory committee to the Department of Energy, released a study Friday predicting the twilight of oil production through fracking and calling for drilling in the Arctic Ocean to compensate for depleting onshore reserves of oil. Niel Lawrence,[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Retirement of Harry Reid
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. Today, U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “The Sierra Club and the rest of the environmental movement are filled with gratitude today for Senator[Read More…]
Harry Reid Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement and video today: “When I was a boy, I dreamed of being an athlete. I listened to those baseball games on the radio, and I envisioned myself as a man out in center field at Yankee Stadium[Read More…]
Portland, Oregon to Vote on Neonic Ban on City Property
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Portland, Oregon is considering a ban on neonicotinoids, a class of insecticides linked to bee deaths, from use on city property. If the measure passes, Portland will join a long list of towns and communities, including Eugene (Oregon), Skagway (Alaska), and, in Washington State, Thurston County, Seattle, and Spokane.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Middle Class Economics, March 26, 2015
Birmingham, Alabama—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015 – 3:27 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Alabama! (Applause.) Hello, Lawson State Community College! (Applause.) Well, it’s good to be here. Thank you so much. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back! I do! Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, have a seat.[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, March 26, 2015
En Route Birmingham, Alabama–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – 1:59 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome aboard, everyone, to Air Force One en route to Birmingham, where the President will continue to draw the contrast between his vision for middle-class economics and efforts by Republicans in Congress to roll back the progress we’ve[Read More…]
Watch: March 22nd Park Forest Municipal Forum
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This is the last of three debates for the Municipal position(s) of Mayor, Village Trustee(s) and Library Board member(s). The forum is sponsored by the Cooperative Area E and hosted by the Park Forest Non-Partisan Committee. Source: Non-Partisan Committee
ACLU Asks Federal Court to Expand Wisconsin Voter Access Opportunities
MILWAUKEE –(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal district court to bolster access to the ballot for Wisconsin voters by permitting more types of acceptable identification for voting, and by allowing people who have difficulty obtaining identification to vote by affidavit. The motion comes in[Read More…]
