WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Day: August 22, 2012
Kawasaki Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Injury, Death Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Teryx4 Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles[Read More…]
New Report Finds Students of Color Are Being Shortchanged–Schools Spend $334 More on White Students than on Students of Color
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. On a press call today with Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the Center for American Progress unveiled a new report that explores the racial inequities in state and local funding that persist in our nation’s schools. According to the study, called “Unequal Education,” schools across the nation continue to[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces New Opportunities for City Colleges of Chicago Students to Access Top Nursing Program Through College to Careers Initiative
City Colleges of Chicago Launches Total of 10 New or Enhanced Degree and Certificate Programs in Both the Healthcare and Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Fields CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Chancellor Cheryl Hyman announced a new partnership that will give CCC students the opportunity[Read More…]
Whistleblower Protections Expanded to Ensure Every Chicagoan Can Report Misconduct Without Fear of Retaliation
First Major City in the U.S. to Extend Protections to Cover Residents, Contractors and Elected Officials CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. Mayor Emanuel will introduce an amendment to the city’s ethics ordinance that will make Chicago the first major city in the nation to extend whistleblower protections to cover any individual who[Read More…]
SEC Adopts Conflict Minerals Rules as Chamber Threatens Lawsuit
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. The Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, voted on August 22 to adopt conflict minerals regulations required by section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, despite industry pressure and the threat of a lawsuit by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “After a more than one-year delay[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Launches Illinois Heart Rescue to Save Lives
$2.5 million grant helps Illinois become seventh HeartRescue state CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn and the University of Illinois Hospital Health Sciences System today launched Illinois Heart Rescue, a statewide all-volunteer effort to more than double survival from sudden cardiac arrests. The Medtronic Foundation provided a $2.5 million grant[Read More…]
Airman Missing in Action from WWII Identified, August 22, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from World War II, has been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. John E. Hogan, of[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, August 22, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN Non-Aligned Movement Meeting in Tehran / UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Attending IAEA Visit Diplomatic Relations with Egypt Continued Consultations with Israel / Dual-Track Policy toward Iran Iranian Oil Exports ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS Letter from Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman / Working[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Discrimination Claim Against Illinois Company
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with MicroLink Devices, a manufacturer of semiconductor structures and advanced solar cells based in Niles, Ill. The agreement resolves allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it[Read More…]
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