With Release of DASP Analysis, CAP Launches Asset Sale Interactive Database Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2014. Two years after the Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, launched the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program, or DASP, a new Center for American Progress report examines the results of the program so far and provides[Read More…]
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Study Finds EPA Favors Industry in Pesticide Safety Evaluations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2014. A study published in a scientific journal finds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) favors the chemical industry when making determinations on pesticide safety. Under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA conducts risk assessments to determine whether a new or existing chemical is eligible[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Reports Higher Medical Cannabis Interest Than Expected
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. Since Tuesday, September 2, more than 2,000 people began the application process to register for a medical cannabis identification card through the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). “We anticipated a few hundred patients and caregivers would begin registering for a medical cannabis identification card during[Read More…]
Georgia ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Convicted of Filing False Liens Against Federal Officials
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. A federal jury in Omaha, Nebraska, found a Pelham, Georgia, man guilty late yesterday of seven counts of conspiracy to file and filing false liens against two U.S. District Court judges, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, two Assistant U.S. Attorneys and an Internal[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Death of Ahmed Godane
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. Today, the Department of Defense confirmed that Ahmed Godane, the leader of al-Shabaab, is dead as a result of a U.S. military targeted airstrike in Somalia undertaken over the weekend. Godane’s removal is a major symbolic and operational loss to the largest al-Qaida affiliate in Africa[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Death of Ahmed Godane
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. Today, the Department of Defense confirmed that Ahmed Godane, the leader of al-Shabaab, is dead as a result of a U.S. military targeted airstrike in Somalia undertaken over the weekend. Godane’s removal is a major symbolic and operational loss to the largest al-Qaida affiliate in Africa[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Increases in August, 2014 (+142,000); Unemployment Rate Changes Little (6.1%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services and in health care. Household Survey Data In August, both the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District, Aldermen Austin & Beale Announce $6.5 Million in New Investments in Youth Baseball, Softball
Capital investments to fund three new south side turf fields and contributions from Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs to expand youth programming CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Anthony Beale, Alderman Carrie Austin and Chicago Park District General Superintendent Michael Kelly announced today $6.5 million new investments for youth[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, September 5, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Brian K. Arsenault, 28, of Northborough, Massachusetts, died Sept. 4, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit was engaged by enemy small-arms fire. Arsenault was assigned[Read More…]
Joint Statement by Secretary Kerry and Secretary Hagel on the ISIL Meeting
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. The following is a joint statement by Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) meeting: This morning we had a meeting with some of our key allies and partners on the serious[Read More…]
