Additional opportunities to take safety courses in 2012 SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2012. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding snowmobile operators and riders to take extra caution this year when snow falls in Illinois. Every year throughout the state, people are seriously injured or lose their lives on snowmobiles. Many[Read More…]
Day: December 29, 2012
IDOT, Illinois Law Enforcement Make Big Plans for New Year’s Holiday
Drunk driving and seat belt patrols scheduled for final “Drive to Survive” push CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2012. As 2012 comes to an end, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police and nearly 300 law enforcement agencies across the state today announced plans to stay extra vigilant in a final[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Travel Warning for Haiti
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2012. The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the current security situation. This replaces the Travel Warning dated June 18, 2012, updating information regarding the level of crime, the presence of cholera, lack of[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Congress Must Protect the Middle Class from Income Tax Hike
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2012. Hello Everybody. For the past couple months, I’ve been working with people in both parties – with the help of business leaders and ordinary Americans – to come together around a plan to grow the economy and shrink our deficits. It’s a balanced plan – one[Read More…]
Josh Kalven: The Fiscal Cliff (Explained in 5 Minutes)
From Josh Kalven at the Huffington Post: With the elections over, the nation’s attention has turned to a set of spending cuts and tax increases scheduled to go into effect at the start of next year. All totaled, these measures would take more than $600 billion out of the economy[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama Following Fiscal Cliff Discussions with Congressional Leaders, Dec. 28, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 28, 2012 – 5:52 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. For the past couple of months, I’ve been working with leaders of both parties to try and forge an agreement that would grow our economy and shrink the deficit — a balanced plan that would cut spending[Read More…]