WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)-December 7, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today introduced bipartisan legislation, Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act,’ to support rehabilitation facilities that lead the nation in research, serve the highest need patients, and provide the most medical training to students. U.S. Representatives Pete[Read More…]
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Reps. Robin Kelly and Richmond Introduce Legislation to Restore Government’s Ability to Study Gun Violence
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: James Lewis Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, introduced the Gun Violence Research Act. The legislation would: Amend the Dickey Amendment, which prohibits the[Read More…]
North Suburban Chiropractor Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison
Billed Insurance Carrier for Medically Unnecessary Treatment Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A chiropractor who owned several clinics in the north suburbs of Chicago has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for billing an insurance carrier for medically unnecessary or nonexistent services. As a licensed chiropractor and owner of the facilities,[Read More…]
Center for America Progress Report: Trump and Associates Could Be Prosecuted Under Racketeering Laws
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: John Norris and Carolyn Kenney Few issues in Washington have generated more heat and less light than the idea that the actions of President Donald Trump, his campaign associates, and his businesses could be prosecuted as part of an ongoing criminal conspiracy under the[Read More…]
Methane Rule Suspended for One Year: Trump Administration Shifts Waste Costs to Taxpayers
NEW MEXICO—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Thomas Singer and Erik Schlenker-Goodrich Tomorrow, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will finalize a one-year suspension of a regulation adopted just a year ago to reduce methane waste on public lands. This is the latest in a series of attempts[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly on Passage of Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: James Lewis Congresswoman Robin Kelly, vice chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released this statement on the passage of so-called “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38):” “I’m deeply disappointed that my colleagues would support a bill that will dramatically increase the number[Read More…]
58 Members of Congress Vote to Impeach Donald J. Trump
As Momentum for Impeachment Builds, Free Speech For People Releases a Detailed White Paper on the Legal Case for a Congressional Investigation on Whether to Impeach Donald Trump. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Edward Erikson Today, fifty-eight Members of Congress voted in support of articles of impeachment against President Trump[Read More…]
State Attorneys General File Lawsuit Against EPA for Flouting Clean Air Requirements
IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan & 15 State AGs Sue EPA for Failing to Designate Areas Impacted By Unhealthy Levels of Smog Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser A coalition of 15 Attorneys General including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
Wisconsin Governor Walker’s Plan to Drug Test Food Stamp Applicants Would Be Wasteful, Ineffective and Perhaps Unconstitutional
Wisconsin—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By Widney Brown Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced plans this week to move forward with making Wisconsin the first U.S. state to drug test people applying for food stamps. We’ve been down this road before. Several states have attempted to drug test people applying for public assistance,[Read More…]
Illinois EPA Announces Annual Environmental Education Competition for Fifth & Sixth Grade Students
2018 Program Encourages Youth Creativity to Protect Environment and Honoring the State’s Bicentennial SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Kristi Morris, Environmental Education Coordinator for the Illinois EPA Fifth and sixth grade writers and artists from around Illinois are invited to compete in this year’s Poster, Poetry and Prose Contest sponsored by[Read More…]
