New information shows dominance of large donors in congressional primaries Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2014. In congressional primaries, bigger wallets give a small set of mega-donors an outsized voice, according to new information released today by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Demos. Just 5,485 donors who gave $1,000 or more[Read More…]
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Washington State Sheriff Endorses Oregon Marijuana Regulation Measure
Second sheriff endorses Measure 91: “The evidence keeps coming in: Our new approach is working” OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2014. The Sheriff of King County, which includes the greater Seattle area, has taken the unprecedented step of endorsing a marijuana regulation measure on the ballot in the state next door. King County[Read More…]
Clean Up Your Mess, CPS: New Report Released As Community Protests Against School Conditions Intensify
Chicago Light Brigade report accuses Chicago Public Schools, the Department of Public Health and Alderman Moore of failing to inform parents of dangerous school conditions and allowing hazards to continue unaddressed for nearly 1,000 school days. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2014. Amid growing complaints unsanitary conditions and inadequate maintenance in Chicago’s public schools, Chicago[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz, Oct. 20, 2014
Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014 – 3:20 P.M. CDT MR. SCHULTZ: Good afternoon. Welcome to Chicago. I’ll just give you one brief announcement up top and then I will take your questions. As the President has in recent days, (audio drop) — the President has held discussions with eight of his[Read More…]
CDC Issues Tightened Guidance for U.S. Healthcare Workers on Personal Protective Equipment for Ebola, Oct. 20, 2014
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tightening previous infection control guidance for healthcare workers caring for patients with Ebola, to ensure there is no ambiguity. The guidance focuses on specific personal protective equipment (PPE) health care workers should use and offers detailed step by[Read More…]
CDC Update on Ebola Response, October 20, 2014
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014 – 7:00 p.m. ET OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. At this time all participants are on a listen-only mode until the question and answer session of today’s conference. On ask a question please press star 1 on the touch-tone phone and record your[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for October 20, 2014
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
In Detroit, City-backed Water Shut-offs ‘Contrary to Human Rights,’ Say UN Experts
Photo: World Bank/Allison Kwesell DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–20 October 2014 – The city of Detroit must restore access to water for its citizens who remain unable to pay their bills, two United Nations experts urged today, adding that a failure to do so would be a violation of the most basic human rights[Read More…]
Ebola No Longer ‘Localized Emergency,’ UN Health Officials Tell Regional Summit in Cuba
A team of 165 Cuban medical doctors and nurses have arrived in Sierra Leone to support the Ebola response efforts. Photo: WHO/S. Gborie CUBA–(ENEWSPF)–20 October 2014 – Ebola is no longer a localized public health emergency, top UN officials said in Havana today as they commended Cuba for sending doctors[Read More…]
Cummings and Warren Request Investigation into Non-Bank Mortgage Servicing Industry
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Elizabeth Warren, member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate threats to consumers arising from[Read More…]
