State Marijuana Legalization Goes into Effect Today SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. An historic measure to legalize marijuana that was overwhelmingly approved by Washington voters in November goes into effect today. Under the law, adults in Washington will no longer be subject to arrest for possessing small amounts of marijuana for personal[Read More…]
Day: December 6, 2012
Attorney General Madigan, ICC Warn Utility Customers of Scam Artists Posing as Utility Company Reps, Demanding Payment
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Commerce Commission alerted utility customers to a recent scam targeting residents in the Chicago area in which someone claiming to be a utility employee asks for immediate payment of a bill either at a customer’s door, over the telephone[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces New Veterans Education Center at the University of Illinois
Dedicates $4 Million in Illinois Jobs Now! Funding to Help Build Wounded Warriors Education Center URBANA–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today visited the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to announce $4 million in Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding to help build the Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education. The[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Over $34 Million in Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Federal Funding to Strengthen Early Learning Programs in Illinois
Race to the Top–Early Learning Challenge funds will target the state’s neediest children CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced Illinois has been awarded a $34.8 million Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services[Read More…]
Joint Press Conference with Secretary Panetta and Secretary Shinseki at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2012
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2012. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ERIC SHINSEKI: Thank you. First, let me thank Secretary Panetta for his unwavering support both to those of us here in VA, but most importantly, the men and women who wear and have worn the uniforms of our nation. Our close partnership,[Read More…]
DOD News Briefing with Adm. Locklear from the Pentagon, December 6, 2012
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2012. ADMIRAL SAMUEL J. LOCKLEAR: Well, good morning, and aloha. I’m glad to be here to talk to you today about the Pacific Command, where we are today and where we see ourselves heading in the future. Since the last time I was here, we have continued[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending December 1, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 370,000, a decrease of 25,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 395,000. The 4-week moving average was 408,000, an increase of 2,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pledge to Work Together to Protect Consumers from Credit Discrimination
Memorandum of Understanding Creates Framework for Strong Coordination and Cooperation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) signed an agreement today to strengthen coordination on fair lending enforcement and avoid duplication of their respective federal law enforcement efforts. “The Department of Justice[Read More…]
Healthpoint Ltd. to Pay up to $48 Million for False Medicaid and Medicare Claims for Unapproved Prescription Drug
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Healthpoint Ltd. and DFB Pharmaceuticals will pay up to $48 million to resolve allegations that Healthpoint caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid for an unapproved drug, Xenaderm, which was ineligible for reimbursement by those programs, the Justice Department announced today. Under[Read More…]
First N.J. Medical Marijuana Alternative Treatment Center to Open Today in Montclair
Patients and Advocates Overjoyed to Have Safe and Legal Access to Medical Marijuana NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSFP)–December 6, 2012. New Jersey’s first Alternative Treatment Center is scheduled to open today in Montclair. Greenleaf Compassion Center will see patients by appointment only, beginning at 10:00 a.m. At the moment, the center has scheduled[Read More…]
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