WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky and 15 House colleagues sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) Acting Director Edward DeMarco calling on the agency to end legal obstructionism against states and localities with ordinances designed to protect communities from damage caused by abandoned properties.[Read More…]
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Audubon Annual Count in Central Park Finds 3,000 Fewer Birds
72 Tufted Titmouse, 1 Rufous Hummingbird, But No Partridge in a Pear Tree David Speiser www.lilibirds.com Rufous Hummingbird seen during Audubon’s 112th annual CBC for Central Park New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Eighty-three Citizen Scientists braved breezy below freezing temperatures this past Sunday morning to count birds in New York City’s Central[Read More…]
Congressional Inaction Threatens Middle-Class Wind Jobs Across America
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Congress has been unable to extend vital tax credits for the wind industry, causing incredible uncertainty for investors in the fast-growing wind sector and threatening thousands of jobs across America, like those at Alliant Energy in Iowa highlighted in the video released by the Center for[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces More Than $17 Million Capital Funding for College of Lake County
New Science Classroom Building for Grayslake Campus Will Create More Than 120 Construction Jobs, Prepare Students for 21st Century Careers GRAYSLAKE–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced more than $17 million in Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding for construction of a new science building and renovation of existing science[Read More…]
Occupy My Heart: A Revolutionary Christmas Carol Theatre of the 99%, for the 99%, by the 99%
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 20, 2011. Based upon the Dickens classic, “Occupy My Heart” tells the story of Josh, an ambitious Chicago banker, who one cold and snowy Christmas Eve loses his job and girlfriend. Josh happens upon Kay, an old love, protesting with the Occupy movement. Where they once found cause to[Read More…]
Durbin Calls on House to Maintain Unemployment Insurance Benefits
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. The House of Representatives must take quick action before the end of the year to ensure that millions of unemployed workers across the country do not lose access to the critical safety net provided by unemployment insurance, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today. A fully[Read More…]
NIH Statement on the NSABB Review of H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Research
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. The U.S. government remains concerned about the threat of influenza, for the risks it poses seasonally, as well as its potential to cause a pandemic. Our domestic and global influenza surveillance efforts have become increasingly capable, along with expanded vaccine manufacturing capacity and assistance to other[Read More…]
Speaker Boehner Urges President Obama to Call on the Senate to Negotiate a Full Year of Payroll Tax Relief
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today sent the following letter to President Obama. Dear Mr. President: You and I both understand the economic uncertainty many Americans are feeling this holiday season. They are worried about their families and futures, and they are looking to us to[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Payroll Tax Cut, December 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011 – 1:59 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Sorry to interrupt. MR. CARNEY: All yours, sir. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Good afternoon, everybody. It is no secret that there hasn’t been an abundance of partisanship in Washington this year. And that’s why what happened on Saturday[Read More…]
The Pampered Chef Recalls Ice Cream Dippers Due to Impact Injury Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
