IL House Speaker Michael Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2017. Speaker Michael J. Madigan is re-forming a bipartisan committee to review the state’s use of public-private partnerships, and ensure partnerships pursued by Gov. Bruce Rauner operate transparently and ethically. A previous House committee was stonewalled by Rauner’s administration during an[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Speech Team Brings Home Individual Honors from Harper College Tournament
Prairie State College speech team members participating in a recent tournament at Harper College were (from left) Abigail Thompson, Lakeysha Moutry and Alyssa Beverly. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) speech team members brought home individual awards from a recent tournament at Harper College. Alyssa Beverly of Homewood[Read More…]
ASPIRA Educators to Announce Strike Date on Tuesday, March 7 As Negotiations Stall
Management balks at $100k in economic support for teachers, as publicly funded schools deliver surplus to parent agency. Strike – which teachers voted overwhelmingly to support – would be first in nation of charter school network. CHICAGO: With negotiations at a standstill, educators at ASPIRA’s charter schools will set a[Read More…]
Sierra Club: “Master Negotiator” Donald Trump Lies About, Then Fails On Keystone XL Steel
Two Days After Telling Congress Otherwise, Keystone XL Pipeline Will Now Be Permitted to be Constructed with Imported Steel Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Late yesterday evening, news broke that TransCanada, the company behind the formerly rejected Keystone XL pipeline, will not be required to use U.S. steel to construct[Read More…]
The Trans Liberation Collective to Hold Trans Liberation Protest on Friday, March 3rd
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2017. As we gather tonight at 6 p.m. at Wacker and Wabash in Downtown Chicago, to take to the streets for our liberation, we affirm the statement released earlier in the week, and emphasize the need to keep trans voices at the front and center of all conversations[Read More…]
Millions Will Lose Health Coverage Under Leaked Affordable Care Act Repeal Basement Bill, Says Center for American Progress’ Topher Spiro
The Capitol is seen at sunup, February 17, 2017. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Center for American Progress Vice President for Health Policy Topher Spiro issued the following statement on the leaked ACA repeal bill text: The leaked basement bill is pretty much the same as[Read More…]
Trump-DeVos Plan to Voucherize Public Schools Is Unlikely to Work in 85 Percent of Public School Districts, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
A sixth-grade Chicago classroom sits empty on the final day of school, June 2013. (AP/Scott Eisen) Interactive map allows readers to see whether vouchers would work in their school district Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. On the campaign trail, now-President Donald Trump laid out a plan to redirect $20 billion[Read More…]
500,000+ Sign Sen. Merkley’s Petition Demanding Special Prosecutor to Probe Trump’s Ties to Russia
CREDO and MoveOn.org petitions launched by Sen. Jeff Merkley Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. More than 550,000 people have signed petitions started by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) demanding that Attorney General Jeff Sessions appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Trump administration’s ties to Russia. The petitions were launched before news[Read More…]
Meijer Issues Allergy Alert On Mislabeled Pre-Made Caesar Salads Caesar Salads Mislabeled As Greek Salads
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Meijer announced it is recalling a recent shipment of its pre-made Caesar salads after discovering they were mislabeled as Greek salads. The mislabeled salads contain packaged croutons, which is an undeclared wheat allergen not included on the Greek salad kit label. Individuals who have an[Read More…]
Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq, March 3, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in[Read More…]
