Starring Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon – Featuring New Faith International Baptist Choirs University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2014. Husband and wife duo Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon grace the Center for Performing Arts stage with their original cabaret show “Songs of a Dream”—co-produced by the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt[Read More…]
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New GLBT-friendly AA Group Forming in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A new GLBT-friendly group, Living Free Illinois, will meet Thursdays, beginning tonight, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the former school building at St. Irenaues Catholic Church in Park Forest, Illinois. Meetings will be held in room 9. The church is located at 78 Cherry St., Park[Read More…]
Unofficial Suburban Cook County Precinct Results Now Online
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Unofficial Nov. 4, 2014 Gubernatorial Election township- and precinct-level results for suburban Cook County can now be viewed online at cookcountyclerk.com or via this PDF. Select "view" from the Online Results column. Please note the download feature allows you to get an Excel document with precinct and township data by contest. Unofficial results include[Read More…]
HUGE Victory: Oregon Becomes 3rd U.S. State to Approve Legal Regulation of Marijuana
New Law to Set “Gold Standard” for Marijuana Legalization OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Today, Oregon voters elected to make their state the third in the nation to legally regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana. Passage of Measure 91 accelerates the nationwide momentum in favor of legalizing marijuana and ending the wider[Read More…]
Victory: California Takes Significant Step Toward Ending Mass Incarceration and War on Drugs
Passage of Proposition 47 Will Spare Thousands From Unnecessary Time Behind Bars and Save Billions of Taxpayer Dollars CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Today, California voters took a significant step toward ending mass incarceration and the war on drugs by approving Proposition 47. On the heels of reforming the state’s “three strikes”[Read More…]
Victory: Voters in Nation’s Capital Legalize Marijuana!
D.C. Council Expected to Follow Voters’ Lead and Tax and Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol; Congressional Interference Will Prove Politically Difficult Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. According to NPR and USA Today, voters in the District of Columbia have approved Initiative 71, a ballot initiative that legalizes possession of up to two[Read More…]
New Jersey Voters Reform Broken Bail System
Approval of Question 1 Ushers in Comprehensive Bail Reform To Increase Public Safety and Improve Justice for All; Advocates Hail Historic Reform and Look Forward to Work on Implementing New Law Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. New Jersey voters have approved Public Question No. 1 to reform New Jersey’s bail system. The[Read More…]
Florida Becomes First State in the South to Vote in Favor of Medical Marijuana
Loses Despite Clear Majority Support, Thanks to Unique Florida Law Requiring 60% for Ballot Initiatives and $5 Million Opposition Campaign; National Implications: Majority Support Sends Strong Message, Regardless of 60% Florida Requirement FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Today, a majority of Floridians voted in favor Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that makes[Read More…]
Ford Issues Five Safety Recalls in North America, Nov. 4, 2014
DEARBORN, Mich.—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014 – Ford is issuing five safety recalls in North America. In one instance, there is one accident attributed to a condition. No injuries are attributed in any of these conditions. Details are as follows: Ford issues safety recall for certain 2014 Transit Connect vehicles in North[Read More…]
Federal Judge Affirms the Freedom to Marry in Kansas
New York –(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Today U.S. District Judge Judge Daniel D. Crabtree ruled in favor of the freedom to marry in Kansas. Marc Solomon, national campaign director of Freedom to Marry and author of Winning Marriage, released the following statement: “Yet another judge – this time in Kansas – has[Read More…]
