WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to Frank Keating, President and CEO of the American Bankers Association (ABA), today to set the record straight about swipe fee reform. The letter was in response to a missive the ABA sent to congressional leaders last[Read More…]
Day: September 25, 2012
Senators Work to Improve Lock and Dam Infrastructure Along Mississippi River
Recent shutdown of traffic on the Upper Mississippi near Granite City is latest example of the impact that our deteriorating infrastructure has on economy WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Iran Sanctions Designations
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) released the following statement in response to the Department of Treasury’s determination regarding the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), as required by the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (ITRSHRA).[Read More…]
Despite IPM Law, New York City Applied Roundup to Public Spaces Nearly 500 Times in 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. According to a report from New York City’s Department of Health, Roundup, Monsanto’s most popular and widely used product is also the most frequently applied herbicide in the city. This has occurred in violation of the spirit and intent of the 2005-passed the Pesticide Useage Law[Read More…]
EPA Honors Organizations for Supporting Green Power
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented its 12th annual Green Power Leadership Awards to 24 Green Power Partners and three suppliers for their achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable electricity market. For most municipalities, electricity usage is the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. By[Read More…]
ACLU and PUBPAT Ask Supreme Court to Rule that Patents on Breast Cancer Genes Are Invalid
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Medical Associations, Geneticists, Patients and Breast Cancer and Women’s Health Groups WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate patents for two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer that allow[Read More…]
Fact Sheet: Executive Order Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. More than 20 million men, women, and children worldwide are victims of human trafficking. Companies around the world are taking steps to eliminate the potential for trafficked labor in their operations and supply chains, and President Obama is committed to protecting vulnerable individuals as government[Read More…]
GSU Students Present Film and Discussion on Life after Prison
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice degree program are hosting a special program to encourage discussion and understanding of the adjustment problems facing women after incarceration. The program begins at 6 p.m., on October 17 with the screening of “Throwaways,” a documentary film made[Read More…]
Lyric Opera Preview on September 30 Celebrates Great Music at Governors State University Center for the Performing Arts
Rose Guccione. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For the third consecutive year, Governors State University Center for Performing Arts begins its popular “Opera Up Close” series with a celebrated quartet of singers from the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The Lyric Opera Preview returns to the Center for Performing Arts stage[Read More…]
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