SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. Illinoisans are now able to find more information that can help them decide where to go for medical care. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold today announced several updates to the Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care Web site,[Read More…]
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SEIU’s Henry: Walker’s Desperate Manuever Proves This Was Never About the Budget
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement in response to tonight’s vote in the Wisconsin Senate on the Substitute Amendment to Special Session Assembly Bill 11 to strip public employees of their voice at work: “Tonight, Scott Walker made it crystal clear to[Read More…]
It Never Was About The Wisconsin Budget
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski It never was about spending, the deficit, or the budget in Wisconsin. It was all about union busting. Today, the Wisconsin senate advanced a bill opposed by the unions. From the New York Times: The Wisconsin Senate succeeded in voting Wednesday to strip nearly all collective[Read More…]
Statement by Press Secretary Jay Carney on Today’s Votes in the Senate on the Budget
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Today’s votes in the Senate demonstrate that Democrats and Republicans must come together to find common ground on a budget that cuts spending and puts us on a path to live within our means, but also ensures we continue to invest in our future. There[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, March 9, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Kalin C. Johnson, 19, of Lexington, S.C., died March 8 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, March 9, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Delivered Remarks at Launch of USAID’s Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development Secretary Clinton Tomorrow Will Be Back on the Hill with the House For the 2012 State Department Budget Upcoming White House Media Note on Cote d’[Read More…]
UN Refugee Chief Urges Sustained Relief Effort as Libya Fighting Worsens
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 March 2011 – The United Nations refugee chief today called on the international community to forge ahead with humanitarian efforts as fighting in Libya escalates and people continue to flee the North African nation by the thousands. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number[Read More…]
ACLU: Illinois Governor Signs Historic Measure Abolishing Death Penalty
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 9 – With the stroke of his pen, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn today abolished the state’s broken, dysfunctional and dangerous death penalty system – a system that had seen 20 men exonerated and released over the past several years. Gov. Quinn’s action today comes just over 11 years[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Violence in Cote d’Ivoire
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. I strongly condemn the abhorrent violence against unarmed civilians in Cote d’Ivoire. I am particularly appalled by the indiscriminate killing of unarmed civilians during peaceful rallies, many of them women, including those who were gunned down as they marched in support of the legitimately elected[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 9, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011 – 12:48 P.M. EST. See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Before I get started two quick things. One, an acknowledgement, not an announcement — today is my[Read More…]
