Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center today announced that climate conditions point to a below normal hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific this year. The outlook calls for a 5 percent probability of an above normal season, a 25 percent probability of a near normal season and a[Read More…]
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NOAA Expects a Below Normal Central Pacific Hurricane Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center today announced that projected climate conditions point to a below normal hurricane season in the Central Pacific Basin this year. NOAA issued its outlook at a news conference today to urge Hawaii residents to be fully prepared for the onset of[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: ‘A Moment of Opportunity’ in the Middle East and North Africa
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. “So we face an historic opportunity. We have embraced the chance to show that America values the dignity of the street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of the dictator. There must be no doubt that the United States of America welcomes change[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Middle East and North Africa
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011 – 12:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, have a seat. Thank you very much. I want to begin by thanking Hillary Clinton, who has traveled so much these last six months that she is approaching[Read More…]
IL Unemployment Rate Falls 15th Time to 8.7 Percent
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell for the 15th consecutive month, dropping 0.1 to 8.7 percent in April, according to preliminary data released today by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. This is the lowest unemployment rate since February 2009 when it was 8.6 percent. The national[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Human Services Redeploy Illinois Initiative Saves State Millions
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The Illinois Department of Human Services’(IDHS) Redeploy Illinois initiative released the 2010 Cost Benefit Analysis Data. The statistics reveal significant reductions in the number of juveniles committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Redeploy Illinois was implemented in 2005 in order to provide financial support to[Read More…]
Illinois Conservation Police Remind Boaters to Wear Life Jackets, Stay Sober and Stay Safe on the Water This Summer
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. Safety on Illinois lakes, rivers and other waterways starts with wearing a life jacket and staying sober as the busy spring and summer boating season begins. Illinois Department of Natural Resource (IDNR) Conservation Police – as part of the observance of National Safe Boating Week on[Read More…]
Nominees For Illinoisan Of The Day Sought
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation is seeking ten individuals to spotlight as an Illinoisan of the Day. The Illinoisan of the Day program looks to honor individuals who make a difference in their community and show a true Illinois spirit through hard work and a[Read More…]
CDC Identifies 10 Public Health Achievements of First Decade of 21st Century
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The major public health achievements of the first 10 years of the 21st century included improvements in vaccine preventable and infectious diseases, reductions in deaths from certain chronic diseases, declines in deaths and injuries from motor vehicle crashes, and more, according to a report from the[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Helps Fight Unreasonable Health Insurance Premium Increases
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. Today, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final regulation to ensure that large health insurance premium increases will be thoroughly reviewed, and consumers will have access to clear information about those increases. Combined with other important protections from the Affordable Care Act,[Read More…]
