SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. Legislation that seeks to legalize the physician-supervised use of medical cannabis passed the House Healthcare Availability and Access Committee and is now waiting for a floor vote from the Illinois House of Representatives. House Bill 30, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, allows qualified[Read More…]
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Department of Transportation Releases New ‘Faces of Distracted Driving’ Video
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released the latest video in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Faces of Distracted Driving” series. The video features Bob and Eilene Okerblom of Santa Maria, California, who lost their 19-year-old son Eric in a distracted driving crash in 2009. A student[Read More…]
EPA Continues to Promote Coal Ash Without Knowing Risks
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 28 – After it shut down its joint program with industry promoting use of coal ash in commercial, agricultural and consumer products last summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to push reuse of coal ash, according to agency documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). [Read More…]
How to Raise the Status of Teachers? Redesign the System
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. Cynthia Brown, Vice President for Education Policy at the Center for American Progress, wrote the following op-ed published in today’s New York Times on improving teaching quality by addressing structural problems in our education system: Americans are frustrated with the poor academic performance of our students.[Read More…]
Funding Education Equitably: The ‘Comparability Provision’ and the Move to Fair and Transparent School Budgeting Systems
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress, or CAP, released a report that looks at the issues districts face when they attempt to design fair and transparent school funding systems. “Funding Education Equitably: The ‘Comparability Provision’ and the Move to Fair and Transparent School Budgeting Systems” by[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough, March 28, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011 – 11:36 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for coming to this morning’s gaggle. I just want to clarify that this is pen and pad only. It is not for broadcast of any kind. And with that, as you know, I have with me[Read More…]
2011 White House Easter Egg Logo and Souvenir Egg Revealed
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. Today, the White House is unveiling the official souvenir egg and logo for the 2011 Easter Egg Roll. An image of the egg is below. This year’s egg comes in four pastel colors – purple, pink, green, yellow – and includes the stamped signatures of[Read More…]
Former Owner of Illinois Technology Company Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Scheme to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. A former owner of an Illinois-based technology company has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced today. Tyrone Pipkin was originally charged in U.S. District Court in New Orleans on Nov. 18, 2010, for his[Read More…]
Statement by the Army on Photographs Published by Rolling Stone
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. “The photos published by Rolling Stone are disturbing and in striking contrast to the standards and values of the United States Army. Like those published by Der Spiegel, the Army apologizes for the distress these latest photos cause. Accountability remains the Army’s paramount concern in[Read More…]
The Kill Team
New York—(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2011. Rolling Stone Magazine’s reporter Mark Boal has written an article entitled “The Kill Team” which tells the story of how U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan murdered innocent civilians and mutilated their corpses – and how their officers failed to stop them. The article includes an exclusive look[Read More…]
