CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael P. Kelly today announced the launch of “Play Ball Chicago,” an online fundraiser designed to raise funds to increase participation in inner city youth baseball and softball in Chicago’s parks. “The success of Jackie Robinson West has inspired[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin: Constitutional Amendment Would Protect Rights of Millions Of Americans That Are Being Silenced By Corporate Wealth And Multimillionaires
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today said that a Constitutional Amendment is needed to protect and restore the First Amendment which has been distorted by five activist, conservative Supreme Court Justices. The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote tonight on a[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces A More Than $2 Million Investment in Illinois Community Safety Initiatives
Illinois to receive more than $38,000 under Durbin-authored student loan repayment program for prosecutors and public defenders WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a total of $2,049,506 in grants to support the establishment or enhancement of[Read More…]
Land Buy-Back Program Tops $100 Million in Payments to American Indian Landowners with Fractionated Interests
New Offers will be sent to Landowners with Interests on the Flathead, Umatilla, Coeur d’Alene, Lake Traverse and Crow Indian Reservations WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Following Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell’s recent visit with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Deputy Secretary of the[Read More…]
Analysis of CAP Poll on Marriage Equality Campaigns Shows How Progressive Movements Can Capitalize on Youth Engagement
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Young people turned out to the polls in the last two presidential election cycles at the highest rates since 1992 and played a particularly important role in the 2012 votes on marriage equality. As a result, political observers have turned their attention to the habits and[Read More…]
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Asks Federal Court to Keep Shooter’s Identity Secret in Killing of 16-Year Old by U.S. Border Patrol
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wants a federal district judge to bar the disclosure of the identity of the U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of killing Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, a Mexican teenager gunned down while peacefully walking down a Mexican street near the U.S.-Mexico[Read More…]
Pennsylvania City Agrees to Repeal Law that Jeopardizes Safety of Domestic Violence Survivors
Norristown Will Pay $495,000 to Settle Case on Behalf of Woman Threatened with Eviction for Calling Police NORRISTOWN, Pa. –(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. The city of Norristown voted to repeal a municipal ordinance that punishes innocent tenants and their landlords for requesting police assistance as part of a settlement announced today.[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Watching for Possible Outbreaks of Circulating Virus
Cases of an uncommon enterovirus found in the Midwest SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Several hospitals in Illinois and Missouri have recently reported clusters of severe respiratory illness in community members, especially children. Testing of some cases by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified an enterovirus, EV-D68. While there are[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Sept. 8, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT / TRAVEL ISIL / IRAQ / REGION UKRAINE / RUSSIA FLIGHT MH 17 UKRAINE / RUSSIA AFGHANISTAN ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS AZERBAIJAN SOMALIA EMBASSY SECURITY NORTH KOREA SAUDI ARABIA BENGHAZI BAHRAIN ZALMAY KHALILZAD TRANSCRIPT: 1:42 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone.[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against School District of Philadelphia
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the School District of Philadelphia that resolves a religious accommodations lawsuit filed in March 2014. In its lawsuit, the United States alleged that the school district violated Title VII of the[Read More…]
