Calls on FDA to Act Swiftly on Regulating Flavored Tobacco and E-Cigarettes that Are Aimed at Hooking Youth to a Lifetime of Nicotine Addiction Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley was joined today by students and experts on tobacco use prevention to release a Congressional report on the[Read More…]
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Senator Kirk, Local Firefighters Call On Governor Quinn to Adopt Firefighter Reciprocity for Veterans
Reciprocity Would Allow Servicemen and Women to Rejoin Workforce Free of Certification Bureaucracy NORMAL, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), accompanied by State Senators Jason Barickman and Bill Brady, State Representative Dan Brady, and Pat Devaney, President of the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI), today called on[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement commemorating the anniversary: “Seventy years ago today, thousands of American forces and our allies participating in Operation Overlord crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France as part of the largest amphibious invasion in history. [Read More…]
GM Announces Four Recalls, June 6, 2014
DETROIT—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. General Motors today announced three safety recalls and one non-compliance recall, all of which were reported to the NHTSA on Thursday, June 5, 2014. In all cases, customers will receive letters from GM letting them know when they can bring their vehicles into a dealership, where all[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan’s Office Wins National Awards for Legal Excellence
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) awarded a team of lawyers from her appellate division with a “NAAG Best Brief Award” for two legal briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Former Solicitor General Michael A. Scodro, former Deputy[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Recognizes Illinois’ Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists
Congratulates Recent Finalists Alia Abiad and Pranav Sivakumar CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today congratulated Illinois’ recent finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for their achievements as representatives of the state. Alia Abiad, an eighth grader at McClure Junior High School in Western Springs, recently returned from the[Read More…]
Reputed Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. An alleged general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the[Read More…]
Justice Department and CNCS Announce New Partnership to Enhance Immigration Courts and Provide Critical Legal Assistance to Unaccompanied Minors
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which administers AmeriCorps, and the Department of Justice today announced “justice AmeriCorps,” a strategic partnership to increase national service opportunities while enhancing the effective and efficient adjudication of immigration proceedings involving certain children who have crossed the U.S.[Read More…]
White House Release Report on the Health Impacts of Climate Change on Americans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Today, the White House released a report on the health impacts of climate change on Americans. The report summarizes the ways that climate change will be felt across the Nation. In the past three decades, the percentage of Americans with asthma has more than doubled, and[Read More…]
Judge Thomas Shedden Orders State of Arizona to Add PTSD to the List of Debilitating Conditions Eligible for Medical Marijuana
Veterans, Medical Professionals and Advocates Winning in Three Year Quest To Change Arizona Law and Acknowledge Medical Marijuana’s Benefit for PTSD Phoenix, AZ—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. After years of hard-fought efforts a coalition of patients, medical professionals, and advocates succeeded in demonstrating the medical safety and efficacy of marijuana for post-traumatic[Read More…]
