Funding creates an estimated 4,750 new jobs; Helps newly insured access care Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2014. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $295 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 1,195 health centers in every U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for September 12, 2014
Officers from the Park Forest Police Department. (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[Read More…]
South Suburban College Adult Education to Celebrate National Adult and Family Literacy Week September 22-26
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2014. South Suburban College (SSC) will be celebrating National Adult and Family Literacy Week from September 22 through September 26. The week is in recognition of the growing need to address the needs of the adults who need assistance in learning the English language, working to[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin, Governor Quinn, Congressman Quigley Announce Federal Funding For Twin Pedestrian Bridges Over Lake Shore Drive At 41st And 43rd Streets
New Bridges Will Better Connect South Side Bronzeville to the Lakefront CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Governor Pat Quinn and Congressman Mike Quigley today announced the long-planned twin lakefront pedestrian bridges at 41st and 43rd Streets will be built as the result of recently approved[Read More…]
Court Strikes Down Loophole Allowing Road Construction for Coal Mines in Colorado Backcountry
Victory: Order finalizes a June decision finding U.S. Forest Service failed to account for climate impacts Aspens in full color during autumn in the Sunset Trail Roadless Area. Ted Zukoski / Earthjustice Gunnison County, CO–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. A federal court overturned a coal mine expansion decision Thursday, eliminating a loophole[Read More…]
Gaia Discovers its First Supernova
Type Ia supernova EU–(ENEWSPF)–12 September 2014. While scanning the sky to measure the positions and movements of stars in our Galaxy, Gaia has discovered its first stellar explosion in another galaxy far, far away. This powerful event, now named Gaia14aaa, took place in a distant galaxy some 500 million light-years[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, September 12, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. Seniors Increasingly Struggle to Pay Back Educational Loans Watsonville, California resident Rosemary Anderson testified in Washington on Wednesday before the Senate Aging Committee’s hearing on older Americans and student loan debt. “Some may think of student loan debt as just a young person’s problem,” said Sen.[Read More…]
Arctic Cat Recalls Side by Sides Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. Recall date: September 11, 2014 Recall number: 14-753 Wildcat Trail Lime Green Recall Summary Name of product: Arctic Cat Wildcat Trail and Wildcat Trail XT Side by Side Hazard: Oil can leak from the oil cooler lines, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer[Read More…]
FTC Stops Marketers of Phony Health Care ‘Discount’ Schemes Directed at Older Americans and Spanish-Speaking Consumers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. The Federal Trade Commission has halted two health care scams that were designed to trick consumers into paying for phony “discount” cards, which the scammers falsely claimed would provide consumers with health insurance, or help them pay for prescription drugs. Under settlements with the FTC and[Read More…]
On Eve of 20th Anniversary of Assault Weapons Ban, New CAP Study Proposes Six Ideas for Stronger Regulations of Assault Rifles and Other Classes of Firearms
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. Twenty years after the signing of the assault weapons ban on September 13, 1994—and 10 years after is subsequent expiration—the Center for American Progress has released a report analyzing the differences in federal regulation of handguns, assault rifles, and other classes of firearms. The report provides[Read More…]
