Moratorium Will Stem Loss of Affordable Housing Units While a Balanced Proposal is Developed CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Walter Burnett, Alderman Ameya Pawar and the Chicago for All Coalition today introduced an ordinance that would establish a 6-month moratorium on the conversion and demolition of Single Room[Read More…]
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Court Rules No Fly List Process Is Unconstitutional and Must Be Reformed
Court Orders Government to Give Plaintiffs in ACLU Lawsuit a Chance to Clear Their Names PORTLAND, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. In a landmark ruling, a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional the government’s procedures for people on the No Fly List to challenge their inclusion. The decision came in an American[Read More…]
Use Resume Builder and Hear the Words ‘You’re Hired’
Helps Workers Uncomfortable with Computers, Internet CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. A new tool on Illinois’ help wanted job board targets workers who previously did not need a resume to get hired and those who lack confidence with their computer and internet skills, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said today. The[Read More…]
Navy Veteran from Montgomery Honored as Illinois Veteran of the Month
Aurora, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. On December 23, 1966, Herschel “Lucky” Luckinbill was just that, when shells from hostile North Vietnamese shore batteries ripped through the USS O’Brien, killing two sailors and wounding four others. Luckinbill survived a near miss, as one of the deadly shells struck near his assigned sleeping berth[Read More…]
Former Louisiana State Corrections Official Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Walt Green for the Middle District of Louisiana announced today that a third former state corrections official has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations related to the beating of an[Read More…]
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Rhino and Ivory Smuggling Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. Ning Qiu, a resident of Frisco, Texas, and an appraiser of Asian art, pleaded guilty today in federal court to participating in an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which rhinoceros horns and objects made from rhino horn and elephant ivory worth nearly $1 million were smuggled[Read More…]
New Jersey School District to Adopt Service Animal Policies and Pay Fine to Resolve Justice Department Investigation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with the Delran Township School District in New Jersey under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement resolves allegations that the school district violated the ADA by refusing to allow a student[Read More…]
Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice at the White House Forum on Global LGBT Human Rights
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. It’s great to be here, and particularly great to see such a wonderful collection of faith leaders, human rights activists, private sector representatives and colleagues in government all in one place. Protecting and upholding human rights, especially for our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender brothers and[Read More…]
The Safety Institute Announces -‐Release of Vehicle Safety Watch List – Tracking Top 15 Potential Vehicle Defects to Watch
Rehoboth, MA—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. Today The Safety Institute is releasing its first, quarterly Vehicle Safety Watch List of potential, safety related defects. The list is a product of the Institute’s Vehicle Safety Watch List Analytics and NHTSA Enforcement Monitoring Program. Sponsored by Lance Cooper, of the Cooper Firm in Marietta,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Alerts Residents to Expect a Fight Over Republican Amendment to Block D.C.’s Marijuana Decriminalization Bill, Wednesday
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) was informed today that Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee are considering offering an amendment to the District of Columbia Appropriations bill on Wednesday to block the District from implementing its local marijuana decriminalization bill. While no amendment[Read More…]
