Decatur, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013 – 1:28 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Well, it is great to be in Georgia! (Applause.) Great to be in Decatur! (Applause.) I can’t imagine a more romantic way to spend Valentine’s Day — (laughter) — than with all of you, with all the[Read More…]
Day: February 14, 2013
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, February 14, 2013
En Route Decatur, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013 – 10:35 A.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. And Happy Valentine’s Day. I’m glad you’re on board for our trip to Decatur, Georgia today. Rest assured you can — we’ll be back in plenty of time for you to do something nice for[Read More…]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Lauds Advancement of Marriage Equality Legislation
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued the following statement on the Illinois Senate passage of Marriage Equality Legislation on February 14: "I applaud the members of the Illinois Senate for taking the first step towards marriage equality in our state. Gay and lesbian couples deserve full recognition[Read More…]
Presque Isle Bay Removed from Great Lakes ‘Area of Concern’ List; Second Area in U.S. to be Delisted
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Presque Isle Bay, on the Pennsylvania shore of Lake Erie, has been removed from the list of heavily contaminated Great Lakes sites targeted for cleanup by the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Environmental conditions in Presque Isle Bay[Read More…]
Snowstorm Parade to Continue in US Next Week
(Source: AccuWeather.com.) State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a major storm may come together to bring wind-whipped snow to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region early next week, while severe storms could ignite on the southern edge. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio may get travel-disrupting snow from the storm[Read More…]
Federal Agency Ordered to Reveal Identity of Corporations Seeking to Lease Public Lands for Oil & Gas Drilling
Court reverses BLM policy of keeping the nominators’ identity secret until after the lease sale DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. A federal court ruled yesterday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) policy and practice of keeping secret from the public the identity of entities nominating public lands for oil and gas development is[Read More…]
Illinois Senate Passes SB 10 Recognizing Freedom to Marry for Same Sex Couples
Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2013. The Illinois Senate passed SB 10, which recognizes the freedom to marry for same sex couples in Illinois. The bill passed by a vote of 34 to 21. The measure now moves to the House for further consideration.
Sun-Times: Gay-marriage bill that does ‘what’s right’ passes Senate, moves to House
Breaking, from the Chicago Sun-Times: SPRINGFIELD-Illinois moved a step closer Thursday to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry as the state Senate approved legalizing gay marriage in a vote one backer described as "one for the history books." "It is time Illinois get rid[Read More…]
Boy Scouts Job Application: ‘Known or Avowed Homosexuals’ Need Not Apply
BSA has yet to take meaningful action on addressing anti-gay discrimination Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Following recent news that the Boy Scouts of America is considering a change to its membership policy banning gay scouts, the organization is embroiled in new charges of discrimination, this time regarding its hiring practices. The BSA job[Read More…]
37 U.S. Senators Call for Non-Discrimination Executive Order from President Obama
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – applauded 37 United States senators, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley, who today sent a letter to President Obama urging him to issue an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating[Read More…]
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