Students to march and demand meeting with CPS officials and a student voice in CPS decision making. CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2017. Organizers with the Chicago Students Union are organizing a press conference and march in response to the new round of budget cuts in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), totaling $46[Read More…]
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Arab American Action Network: More Victories for Unity in Resistance
Unanimous rejection of Trump on #MuslimBan, and Oak Park passes the strongest Welcoming Village ordinance in the state Oak Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2017. Another legal defeat was handed to Donald Trump tonight as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected his administration’s request for the reinstatement of the executive order[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Trump’s Criminal Justice Executive Orders Build on a Week of Dangerous Rhetoric and Counterproductive Policies
Instead of Building Walls and Threatening Crackdown, Advocates Call for Health-Based Approach to Reduce Overdose and Incarceration Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017. In the last week, President Trump made a number of statements and announcements signaling that he is planning to ramp up the failed drug war, a disturbing departure from[Read More…]
Chicago Man Charged with Sex Trafficking for Recruiting Minors to Engage in Sex Acts
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. A Chicago man was arrested today on federal sex trafficking charges for allegedly using Facebook to recruit minors to participate in sex acts with him and others. BRYAN OSBORNE, 27, posed as a woman named “Lonyae Johnson” to communicate via Facebook with more than 2,000 individuals,[Read More…]
Women’s Fertility May Decrease with Physically Demanding or Shift Work
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. Women who lift heavy loads at work may experience decreased fertility, and the effect appears stronger among overweight or obese women and older women, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Working non-daytime work schedules may also decrease[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Joins Group Of 27 Senators To Reintroduce Family Act
Bill would create a universal, gender neutral paid family and medical leave program for all workers for the cost of a cup of coffee per week WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and 25 other senators to reintroduce the Family and[Read More…]
Senators Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $1 Million in Federal Funding for Sexual Assault Prevention & Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $1,141,194.00 in federal funding to help prevent rape and sexual assault in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health will use today’s funding to support rape prevention and education programs, as well as to[Read More…]
Trump’s Cabinet Picks: White, Rich, Misogynistic Says NOW
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump has assembled a Cabinet in his own image—rich, white and tone-deaf to the problems of ordinary citizens. Senate Republicans shrugged off the White House’s failure to vet nominees, suspended Senate rules, muzzled opposing voices, and ignored troubling conflicts[Read More…]
FDA Approves Drug to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Emflaza (deflazacort) tablets and oral suspension to treat patients age 5 years and older with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle deterioration and weakness. Emflaza is a corticosteroid that works by[Read More…]
Indiana Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years for Impersonating Psychiatrist
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. An Indiana man was sentenced yesterday to more than 13 years in federal prison for holding himself out as a psychiatrist and prescribing medications to a nine-year-old child and dozens of others. SCOTT C. REDMAN, 37, of Hammond, Ind., used the identity of an Illinois physician[Read More…]
