Over 65 Department Officials Shadow Teachers Across the Country Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. U.S. Department of Education (ED) officials from across the country went “Back to School” today, shadowing teachers across the country. Over 65 officials will take part in the second annual event designed to give Department officials an[Read More…]
Day: May 9, 2013
Alejandra Ceja Appointed Director of White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Editor’s Note: A Spanish-language version of this press release is provided below. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today announced the appointment of Alejandra Ceja as the new director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. The Initiative is tasked with expanding academic excellence[Read More…]
Leahy Amendment To Bar Border-Crossing Fees Is Approved By Senate Judiciary Committee, Added To Immigration Reform Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSF)–May 9, 2013. The Senate Judiciary Committee, on a bipartisan voice vote, Thursday approved legislation authored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and cosponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) that blocks the creation of a land border crossing fee. The amendment was Leahy’s first to file and be offered to the[Read More…]
$6,081,372 Available to Illinois Health Centers to Help Uninsured Individuals Gain Affordable Health Insurance Coverage
Health care law provides $150 million for enrollment assistance by health centers nationwide Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new funds to help more uninsured Americans enroll in affordable health insurance coverage made available by the Affordable Care Act. In Illinois an estimated[Read More…]
Health Centers to Help Uninsured Individuals Gain Affordable Health Insurance Coverage
Obama administration provides $150 million for health centers to offer enrollment assistance nationwide Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new funding to help more uninsured Americans enroll in new health insurance coverage options made available by the Affordable Care Act. Approximately $150 million[Read More…]
Exotic Atoms Hold Clues to Unsolved Physics Puzzle at the Dawn of the Universe
A graphical representation of the pear-shaped nucleus of an exotic atom. The shape of the nucleus could give clues to why the universe contains more matter than antimatter. Image credit: Liam Gaffney and Peter Butler, University of Liverpool ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. An international team of physicists has found[Read More…]
Florida: Lou Gehrig’s Disease Patient Sues for Cannabis Protection
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Longtime Florida activist Cathy Jordan, a 63-year-old woman who consumes cannabis to mitigate symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS aka Lou Gehrig’s disease), a debilitating condition that she has lived with since 1986, today filed a suit against Sheriff Brad Steube[Read More…]
Vice President Biden Comes Out Against Keystone Pipeline – Friends of the Earth’s Response
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. According to news reports, Vice President Joe Biden said recently that he is against granting a permit for construction of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, but he is “in the minority” in the Obama administration. Here is the reaction of Erich Pica, president[Read More…]
Darfur’s Gold Rush Spurs Violence, Instability, and Humanitarian Crisis
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. The Sudanese government’s interest the unprecedented level of gold production from the Jebel ‘Amer area of North Darfur – where workers and rescuers recently died in multiple mine collapses – has spurred state-sponsored violence and displacement, argues a new report by the Enough Project and the Satellite[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Senators Attempts to Gut the Clean Water Act
Three Amendments by Appalachian Senators Seek to Turn Back the Clock on Critical Clean Water Protections Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Three amendments to the Water Resources Development Act (S. 601) by Senators Paul (KY) and Manchin (WV) would effectively end key federal clean water protections for millions of Americans. These[Read More…]
