Source: weedblog.com From legalization laws to embracing harm reduction, to acknowledging the failures of mandatory minimums, we have a to be thankful for, and a lot to lose. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017 By: Tony Newman Tomorrow, Barack Obama’s historic presidency will come to an end. It is hard to believe[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues TCF National Bank for Tricking Consumers into Costly Overdraft Service
Bank Obscured Fees, Adopted Loose Definition of Consent to Preserve Overdraft Revenue WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing TCF National Bank for tricking consumers into costly overdraft services. Banks cannot charge overdraft fees on one-time debit purchases and ATM withdrawals without a[Read More…]
Unitarian Universalist Community Church to Host Free Movie Screening and Discussion of Film ‘Eating You Alive’ on Jan. 27
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2017. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) will host a movie screening and discussion of the film ‘Eating You Alive’ on Friday, January 27 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. ‘Eating You Alive’ reveals the truth about why Americans are[Read More…]
Edgar’s Place Coffeehouse Proudly Presents Michael Smith on February 11
Wherever you go. Whatever you do. He stays in your head… Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2017. Edgar’s Place Coffeehouse proudly presents Michael Smith on Saturday, February 11 at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. Doors will open at 7 p.m. with the performance beginning[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending January 14, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 234,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 247,000 to 249,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Women Will Lose Tremendously If Congress Attacks Affordable Care Act, Planned Parenthood
Source: AP/Sue Ogrocki Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. Repealing the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, and defunding Planned Parenthood would cause millions of women to lose access to affordable health care and would most harm low-income women and women of color, according to a new column by the Center for[Read More…]
Consumer and Environmental Groups Praise Klobuchar, Question if Sessions Can Be Trusted on Antitrust Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. Yesterday, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, questioned Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) on his commitment to enforce antitrust laws, after President-elect Donald Trump’s meetings with agrichemical giants Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Rick Perry Uniquely Unqualified to Lead Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee is holding its hearing on Donald Trump’s nominee for the Department of Energy, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Friends of the Earth Senior Political Strategist Ben Schreiber issued the following response: Perry is uniquely unqualified to run[Read More…]
‘Step Back into a 1950s Valentines Day’ Exhibit at 1950s Park Forest House Museum
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2017. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 227 Monee Road (inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church), Park Forest, Illinois, invites you to “Step Back into a 1950s Valentines Day,” from February 1 -March 4, 2017, open Wednesday and Saturday, 1 to 3:30 p.m.; other times by[Read More…]
EPA Analysis: 97 Percent of Endangered Species Threatened by Two Common Pesticides
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2017. The Environmental Protection Agency today released its first rigorous nationwide analysis of the effects of pesticides on endangered species, finding that 97 percent of the more than 1,800 animals and plants protected under the Endangered Species Act are likely to be harmed by malathion and chlorpyrifos, two[Read More…]
