Day: September 20, 2012

Remarks by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka, Los Angeles Federation of Labor’s Rally Against Prop 32, Los Angeles, California

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Thank you, Maria Elena [Durazo].  Let me tell you this pure and simple. The right wing in America is bent on the defeat of working people. And they’ve got a good one this time. It’s tricky, and it’s slippery. And it’s hard to tell what’s true, so[Read More…]

La FDA Publica Datos Preliminares Sobre Los Niveles De Arsénico en Los Productos Derivados Del Arroz y el Arroz

La recolección completa de datos terminará a finales de 2012, la agencia da prioridad a evaluaciones adicionales para proporcionar una base científica a recomendaciones futuras Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012.  Como parte de un esfuerzo continuo y proactivo para monitorear la seguridad de los alimentos y los contaminantes, la Administración[Read More…]

Durbin Announces more than $567,000 in Funding to Enhance Programs Addressing Violence Against Women on College Campuses

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently awarded a total of $567,196 in grants through the Office of Violence Against Women to support programs at Illinois institutions of higher education aimed at preventing and combating violent crimes[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Announces Nearly $13 Million in Federal Funding to Support Innovative Job Training Program at Harper College

Harper College’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Program Will Use Funding to Expand Statewide WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012.   U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Department of Labor has awarded a total of $12,939,459 in funding through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training program to expand[Read More…]

Senators Kirk, Levin, Durbin, Casey Lead Effort to Restore Great Lakes

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Septeber 20, 2012.  Senate Great Lakes Task Force co-chairs U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.), along with Task Force members Senators Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Robert Casey (D-Pa.), today introduced the Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act, a bill to address the most significant challenges in the[Read More…]

Meadville, Pennsylvania’s Allegheny College Highlighted by U.S. Energy Department for Its Investments in Clean Energy

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012.  Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released its third video in the “Clean Energy in Our Community” video series, highlighting clean energy investments by Allegheny College, located in northwest Pennsylvania.  The school’s investments in energy efficiency and sustainability, along with its support for clean, renewable fuels, are[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuits in Sweep of Fraudulent Home Repair Companies

Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced she has filed five lawsuits in a sweep of fraudulent home repair businesses that cheated homeowners in Chicago and Central Illinois out of more than $365,000. Madigan said the companies operated home repair scams, soliciting homeowners for repair work and[Read More…]

IDOT, DCEO Encourage Public Use of National Historic Routes During Annual Scenic Byway Week

New Interactive Website Showcases Illinois’ Seven Scenic Byways; Celebrations Scheduled for October 6-13 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Office of Tourism (IOT) today announced that the 2012 Illinois Scenic Byway Week will take place October 6-13. Byways[Read More…]

Taiwan-Based AU Optronics Corporation Sentenced to Pay $500 Million Criminal Fine for Role in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy

Company Also Sentenced to Adopt Antitrust Compliance Program; Former Top Executives Each Sentenced to Serve Three Years in Prison and to Pay Criminal Fine  WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012.   AU Optronics Corporation, a Taiwan-based liquid crystal display (LCD) producer, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco to[Read More…]

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