SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Jon Maxson Speaker Michael J. Madigan, House Democrats and advocates for the middle class are calling out Gov. Bruce Rauner and Republicans for refusing to consider fair tax reform that would provide relief for the middle class while making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair[Read More…]
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Park Forest Teen Job Fair to be Held on Saturday, April 28
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Looking for a job? The Park Forest Youth Commission is hosting a Teen Job Fair on Saturday, April 28. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dining on the Green Banquet Hall, 349 Main Street in DownTown[Read More…]
Risks to Babies of Mothers with HIV from Three Antiretroviral Regimens Appear to be Low
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: Marge Dwyer The risk for preterm birth and early infant death is similar for three antiretroviral drug regimens taken by pregnant women with HIV, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study will be published in the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Judiciary Committee Passage Of Bill To Protect Special Counsel Investigation
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Dick Durbin, a member of the Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Committee voted 14-7 to pass bipartisan legislation to protect the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller: “Senators of both parties have made comments in the press that the Special[Read More…]
New Sports Communication Degree at DePaul University
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Salma Ghanem, Michaela Winchatz, Carolyn Bronstein, Jason Martin, Andy Clark, and Jim Motzer Sports in the U.S. is a major force for economics, entertainment, education and culture with PricewaterhouseCoopers predicting that the industry will reach $75 billion in revenue by 2020. For college students that[Read More…]
Bill Cosby Convicted of All Counts in Indecent Assault Trial
Norristown, Pennsylvania—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The jury has reached a verdict in the Bill Cosby indecent assault trial finding the 80 year old comedian guilty on all three counts levied against him. The jury deliberated for more than 14 hours over the past two days. Cosby was convicted[Read More…]
Court Case Leads Bureau of Land Management to Defer Oil and Gas Leases Covering Over 100,000 Acres in Montana
Great Falls, Montana—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: Kyle Tisdel, Western Environmental Law Center Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management in Montana deferred all 223 parcels subject to an oil and gas lease sale planned for June 12. The decision to postpone the lease sale results from a court decision last month[Read More…]
Autism Prevalence Slightly Higher in CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network
Findings based on autism tracking in 11 US communities Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations About 1 in 59 eight -year-old children in 11 communities across the United States were identified as having autism in 2014, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly[Read More…]
Peak Health Plan Premiums Give Rise To Activism — And Unconventional Solutions
Charlottesville, VA—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rachel Bluth When Garnett and Dave Mellen sent their 19-year-old daughter, Gita, off to college an hour away at Virginia Commonwealth University last fall, they didn’t expect to follow her. But in November, the family received notice that its monthly health insurance premium in Charlottesville[Read More…]
US House Rules Committee Republicans Kill NRA-Airline Transparency Amendment
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: James Lewis, Communications Director, Congresswoman Robin Kelly This week, Republicans on the House Rules Committee disallowed an amendment offered by Congresswoman Robin Kelly that would have required airlines offering discounted rates to NRA members to post that information on the front page of their[Read More…]
