SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) is hosting a free Helping Our Hometown Heroes benefits and job fair for veterans on Wednesday, November 9th at the Rolland R. Lewis Building, 800 South 27th Street, Mount Vernon, Ill. The fair will bring federal, state and local agencies[Read More…]
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Illinois Hunters Asked to Report Sightings of Feral Swine
Population threatens wildlife and domestic livestock, damage to land, water and habitat SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are enlisting the help of Illinois hunters in efforts to track feral swine and assist in slowing the[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Major Expansion of Illinois’ Open Data Initiative
Addition of Federal Datasets Pushes Total Sets Available on Data.Illinois.gov to Nearly 5,000 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a major expansion of the information available on Illinois’ open data portal, Data.Illinois.gov. The state recently received approval from the federal government to provide more than 4,700 additional datasets[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama In Honoring the Alliance Between the United States and France
Cannes, France–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011 – 4:27 P.M. CET THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Bon après-midi. (Applause.) I studied French in school, and that’s about as far as I got. (Laughter.) But, Mr. President, I understand clearly the affection with which you’ve once again described our alliance and the friendship between our peoples.[Read More…]
Remarks by Dr. Jill Biden at the Opening Ceremony of the PFLAG National Convention
Alexandria, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Thank you Rabbi and thank you Jody for that warm introduction – and thank you all for that wonderful reception. It’s great to be here with you today. As an English teacher, I like to share some of my favorite quotations – and so I[Read More…]
Chicago Teachers Union Wins Victory in ‘Longer School Day’ Dispute
CPS agrees to stop violations of collective bargaining rights CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. At the conclusion of an eight-hour negotiation session Thursday with Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard, Board of Education President David Vitale and officers of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), an agreement was reached to end the Board’s[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on October 2011 Jobs Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Our nation’s economy continues to let down the 99 percent of Americans who are struggling to make ends meet. October’s jobs numbers showed lackluster job growth of 80,000 jobs over all, including the loss of 24,000 public sector jobs. We need immediate action to jumpstart[Read More…]
As the 1% Dine on the Kochs’ Dime, the 99% Protest Billionaire Brothers’ Assault on the American Dream
‘Occupy the Kochs Guerrilla Drive-In’ Plays in DC After Cain, Romney Kiss the Kochs’ Rings at Americans for Prosperity Meeting Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Health Care for America Now (HCAN), the advocacy group The Other 98% and numerous progressive organizations (see list below) teamed up today to protest the billionaire[Read More…]
Legion Commander to Congress: Pass a Jobs Bill For Veterans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. American Legion National Commander Fang A. Wong is urging Congress to pass legislation to reduce the number of unemployed veterans in the United States, now numbering more than 1 million. The Hiring Heroes Act (S. 951) introduced by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and the Veterans Opportunity[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, November 4, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. No Criticality Found at Fukushima Daiichi Plant Status The trace of radioactive xenon found earlier this week in reactor 2 at Fukushima Daiichi is too small to have resulted from a criticality incident in the reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has concluded. The company[Read More…]
