Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014 By: Tony Newman The Vice President’s son, Hunter Biden is making worldwide news after the Wall Street Journal reported that he was discharged from the Navy in February after testing positive for cocaine use. I have spent the last 15 years working at the Drug Policy[Read More…]
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South Suburban College’s Breakfast with BCI Workshop Series Presents Implementing Tablets and Smart Phones into Your Small Business on November 6
South Holland, IL—(ENEWSFP)—October 17, 2014. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents a Breakfast with BCI Workshop: Implementing Tablets and Smart Phones into Your Small Business. This workshop will be facilitated by Allen Babiarz, BCI Client Solutions & Project Manager on Thursday, November 6, 2014, in the[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Fed Must Act on Income and Wealth Inequality
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–October 17 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered a speech on income and wealth inequality in the United States: “Janet Yellen is right. Income inequality is the worst it has been since the 1920s. Now that we[Read More…]
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen: Perspectives on Inequality and Opportunity from the Survey of Consumer Finances
Boston, Massachusetts –(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen at the Conference on Economic Opportunity and Inequality, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The distribution of income and wealth in the United States has been widening more or less steadily for several decades, to a greater extent[Read More…]
Taxpayers Recover $245.5 Million from Second Ally Trading Plan
Total Return on Ally Investment approximately $1.1 billion WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the completion of its second pre-defined written trading plan for Ally Financial Inc. (“Ally”) common stock. Treasury sold 11,249,044 shares and recovered approximately $245.5 million for taxpayers. With the conclusion of[Read More…]
EPA Announces Neonicotinoid Seed Coating of Little or No Benefit to U.S. Soybean Production
Center for Food Safety demands agency immediately curb use of controversial insecticide Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released findings concluding that neonicotinoid insecticides “provide negligible overall benefits to soybean production in most situations” and that most of the existing use on soybean seeds is merely “prophylactic.” Scientists[Read More…]
Arizona Becomes 31st State with Same-Sex Couples’ Freedom to Marry
New York –(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Today Arizona Republican Attorney General Tom Horne announced that he will not appeal a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge John Sedwick, which held that Arizona’s law denying the freedom to marry to same-sex couples is unconstitutional. Arizona is now the 31st state where same-sex[Read More…]
Briggs & Stratton Recalls Snapper Rear Engine Riding Mowers Due to Injury Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Recall date: October 16, 2014 Recall number: 15-707 Front of mower Recall Summary Name of product: Brigg & Stratton Snapper Rear Engine Riding Mower Hazard: Weld on drive axle can fail resulting in loss of brake control, posing an injury hazard. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer[Read More…]
American Honda Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Recall date: October 16, 2014 Recall number: 15-706 2014 Honda Pioneer 700 recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) Recall Summary Name of product: Recreational off-highway vehicles Hazard: Vegetation and debris can accumulate on the middle skid plate and make contact with the vehicle’s exhaust system. Dried debris can[Read More…]
EPA Releases Guidance to Improve Schools’ Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new guidance to help school districts protect indoor air quality while increasing energy efficiency during school renovations. “This guidance provides common-sense solutions for improving energy efficiency and indoor air quality in schools across the country,” said Janet McCabe,[Read More…]
