Law instates furlough days, prohibits cost-of-living adjustments CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law to help close Illinois’ budget deficit by reducing state legislators’ compensation. HB 3188 will instate furlough days and prohibit cost of living adjustments for legislators. Governor Quinn cut his own budget by nine[Read More…]
Day: June 30, 2012
Governor Quinn Signs Laws to Strengthen State Recovery Efforts in Harrisburg and Support Economic Growth
New Law Creates Natural Disaster Homestead Exemption to Provide Property Tax Relief to Families Hit by Tornado CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed two new laws to strengthen state recovery efforts in Harrisburg and support economic growth in Southern Illinois. House Bill 4242 creates a new Natural Disaster Homestead[Read More…]
IDES Offices Closed July 4 to Observe Independence Day
Customers Should Certify; Services Available on Internet CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012 Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. All services will be available on the website. Claimants scheduled to certify for benefits should do so. Regular office hours of 8:30[Read More…]
Low Water, Hot Weather, Make Conditions Ripe for Fish Kills in Illinois Rivers, Streams and Ponds
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. The anticipated long stretch of hot, dry weather and low water levels in Illinois will set the stage for fish kills this summer in water bodies from small ponds to large backwater lakes along large rivers in the state. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, June 29, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 27, in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: 1st Lt. Stephen[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary Re: Passing of Bipartisan Bill on Student Loan Interest Rates and Rebuilding Nation’s Roads and Bridges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. We are pleased that Congress has finally passed a bipartisan bill to stop student loan interest rates from doubling and put Americans to work rebuilding our nation’s roads and bridges. For months, President Obama has been calling on Congress to take up these two important priorities[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama After Viewing Wildfire Damage — Colorado, Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012 – 1:35 P.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, we just had a chance to tour some of the damage that’s been done by this devastating fire. I’ve had a chance to thank Mayor Bach as well as Governor Hickenlooper. And the entire congressional delegation, members of the[Read More…]
Phil Kadner on the Supreme Court Upholding the Affordable Care Act
From Phil Kadner on the United States Supreme Court upholding President Obama’s Affordable Care Act: "Millions of Americans have no medical insurance at all. Many others discover too late that their policies do not cover a surgical procedure they may need or the cost of a very expensive drug. "Something[Read More…]
On The Healthcare ‘Mandate’ from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
From the editorial staff at the St. Louis Post-Tribune on the United States Supreme Court upholding President Obama’s Affordable Care Act: "We thought of the people we’d seen in emergency rooms, sick or injured and waiting in shame for the moment when someone would ask for their insurance cards. They[Read More…]