Savings from 2011 Reforms Expected to Save $450 Million for Businesses Across Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed a request for lower workers compensation rates, recommending a 5.5 percent drop in the advisory rate for 2015. This[Read More…]
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Attorney General Holder Announces Plans for Federal Law Enforcement Personnel to Begin Carrying Naloxone
Holder Cautions Congress to Preserve Immediate Suspension Orders (ISOs) That Help DEA Shut Down Rogue Drug Distributors Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. In a new memorandum to be released Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder urged federal law enforcement agencies to identify, train and equip personnel who may interact with a victim[Read More…]
Department of Justice and the International Association of Chiefs of Police Release Groundbreaking Model Policy
Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), in partnership with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), today released a seminal model policy regarding police interaction with children who are impacted when a parent is arrested and law[Read More…]
Department of Justice and the International Association of Chiefs of Police Release Groundbreaking Model Policy
Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), in partnership with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), today released a seminal model policy regarding police interaction with children who are impacted when a parent is arrested and law[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Announces Justice Department Filings in Voting Rights Cases in Wisconsin and Ohio
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder announced yesterday that the Justice Department has submitted filings in voting rights cases in Wisconsin and Ohio. The department’s involvement in these two cases represents its latest steps to enforce the remaining parts of the Voting Rights Act against restrictive state laws,[Read More…]
FDA Takes Steps to Help Ensure the Reliability of Certain Diagnostic Tests
Reinforces agency’s commitment to fostering personalized medicine Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took important steps to ensure that certain tests used by health care professionals to help diagnose and treat patients provide accurate, consistent and reliable results. First, the FDA is issuing a[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary On Failure of House of Representatives to Reform Broken Immigration System
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. It is extraordinary that the House of Representatives, after failing for more than a year to reform our broken immigration reform system, would vote to restrict a law enforcement tool that the Department of Homeland Security uses to focus resources on key enforcement priorities like public[Read More…]
Op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama on McClatchy: Let’s End Veteran Homelessness Once and for All
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014 The following op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama appeared last night across McClatchy platforms. Let’s end veteran homelessness once and for all At the beginning of June, 85 mayors, governors and county officials from across the country – and across the political spectrum – signed on[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 26, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 302,000, an increase of 23,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 5,000 from 284,000 to 279,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at the Summit of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2014 – 11:01 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, my goodness. Look at you all! (Applause.) Oh, please sit, sit. Rest. (Laughter.) How has everything been? Exciting? So you’ve talked to a lot of important people — my husband, he was here. (Applause.) That’s good. And a few[Read More…]
