Provide an Additional 220 Homeless Individuals with Job Preparation and Placement Services to Prevent and End Homelessness Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today “Plan 2.0,” a 21st century strategy for battling homelessness, and a $2.5 million investment to launch that strategy by increasing access to support services across[Read More…]
Day: August 23, 2012
Mayor Emanuel Announces 47 Percent Participation in Wellness to Date
Whopping 99.8 Percent of Respondents Choose to Join the Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Just over three weeks into the sign-up period for the City of Chicago’s innovative wellness program, Mayor Emanuel today announced that nearly 50 percent of City employees and eligible spouses have joined the program. “Our program will[Read More…]
Drug Tests For Cannabis Exposure Not Advisable For Infants, Study Says
Salt Lake City, UT–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. False positive drug test results for cannabis are far more common to occur in infant urine samples than in those provided by non-infants, according to a study published online in the journal Clinical Chemistry. Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine and[Read More…]
Michigan: Grand Rapids Voters Will Decide On Fine-Only Offense For Pot
Grand Rapids, MI–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Grand Rapids voters this November will decide on a municipal measure to depenalize marijuana possession offenses to a non-criminal, fine-only offense. The City Commissioner’s office has approved the measure, Proposal 2, which seeks to allow local law enforcement the discretion to ticket first-time marijuana offenders[Read More…]
EPA Awards Over $16.9 Million to the State of Louisiana to Assist in Funding Safe Public Drinking Water Systems
DALLAS–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals $16,962,000 to provide low cost loan assistance to eligible public drinking water systems for infrastructure improvements. The funds are being granted through the EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to ensure safe drinking water[Read More…]
Vermont Resort to Pay Fine and Revise Policies to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit by Lesbian Couple
Wildflower Inn Will Also Make a Charitable Donation to Pro-LGBT Group as Part of Settlement MONTPELIER, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. A Vermont resort that was sued last year for refusing to host a lesbian couple’s wedding reception and violating Vermont’s Fair Housing and Public Accommodations Act finalized an agreement to[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $100 Million for Local Transportation Projects
Annual Capital Investment to Create Jobs and Repair Infrastructure BERWYN–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $100 million capital investment to address local transportation needs and put people to work throughout Illinois. The funding, which is part of the governor’s six-year, $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! capital program,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Woodward Inc. to Expand in Rockford Area, Add 660 Jobs
Aerospace and Energy Firm to Invest More Than $200 Million in its Corporate Campuses LOVES PARK, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today joined executives at aerospace and energy firm Woodward Inc. to announce the company’s plans to invest more than $200 million to build a manufacturing plant and offices[Read More…]
Two Plead Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Consumers Seeking Immigration Services
Owner and Manager of Missouri Scheme Face up to 20 Years in Prison Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Two Missouri men pleaded guilty today for their roles in a scheme to defraud consumers seeking immigration-related services, the Department of Justice announced. Thomas Joseph Strawbridge, 49, and Thomas Barret Laurence, 30, pleaded[Read More…]
Settlement Requires Boston Water and Sewer Commission to Remedy Sewer and Stormwater Discharges
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court today, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and the[Read More…]
