Allows Law to Remain In Effect through Midterm Election WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2014. A federal judge today rejected North Carolina’s request to avoid a full trial over the state’s sweeping voter suppression law. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice are challenging provisions of the law[Read More…]
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Attorney Generals Urge FDA to Better Regulate E-cigarettes
Lisa Madigan & 28 Attorneys General Urge the FDA to Strengthen Proposed Regulations of E-Cigarettes to Better Protect Youth Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 28 other state attorneys general to urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen its proposed regulations of electronic[Read More…]
McKesson Corp. to Pay $18 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations Related to Shipping Services Provided Under Centers for Disease Control Vaccine Distribution Contract
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. McKesson Corporation has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that it improperly set temperature monitors used in shipping vaccines under its contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Justice Department announced today. McKesson is a pharmaceutical distributor with corporate headquarters[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, August 8, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. President Obama spoke with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan today. They discussed the urgency of providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Iraq, the risks to the region from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other extremist groups, and the importance[Read More…]
Media Availability with Secretary Hagel on Iraq in Delhi, India, August 8, 2014
Delhi, India—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: Hard stop at 3:30. The secretary doesn’t have any opening comments. We’ll just start giving him your questions. And again, as you know, this is on the record. Q: Mr. Secretary, can you talk a little bit about the actual ISIL threat[Read More…]
Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby Update on Iraq, August 8, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. The U.S. military continued to attack ISIL targets near Erbil today conducting two additional air strikes to help defend the city where U.S. personnel are assisting the Government of Iraq. Shortly after 10 a.m. EDT, remotely piloted aircraft struck a terrorist mortar position. When ISIL fighters[Read More…]
More than 7.2 Million Additional Americans Covered Under Medicaid and CHIP
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. By Cindy Mann, Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Director of the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services Over the last year, we’ve seen the Affordable Care Act deliver on a number of important milestones as we work toward more accessible,[Read More…]
Brookings Institution on Colorado’s Legalization of Marijuana: ‘Resounding Success’
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. The Brookings Institution has issued a report entitled ‘Colorado’s Rollout of Legal Marijuana is Succeeding’, analyzing the first six months of Colorado’s legalized cannabis commerce and taxation policies, which voters approved by ballot initiative in November 2012. Author John Hudak calls the implementation of the new[Read More…]
Marijuana Arrests in America: New State-by-State Analysis
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. Despite an overwhelming majority of Americans recently indicating a preference for ceasing arrests for minor marijuana offenses and nearly sixty percent support in favor of outright legalization, a new report from former NORML executive director and Shenandoah University professor Jon Gettman, Ph.D indicates that American law[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana in America: The Map
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2014. NORML has updated its homepage’s medical cannabis section, including a newly designed national map of medical marijuana states to reflect the recent surge in states that have passed so-called ‘CBD-only’ legislation. Currently in the United States, 35 states have reformed their laws via legislation or binding[Read More…]
