Day: July 18, 2013

Governor Snyder Authorizes Detroit Bankruptcy Filing, Describes it as Only Viable Option to Help Residents and Restore City

Tough step will revive city buried in $18 billion debt and unfunded liabilities DETROIT—(ENEWSPF)—July 18, 2013. Gov. Rick Snyder today authorized Detroit’s emergency manager to seek federal bankruptcy protection for the city, saying it was the only viable option to provide the 700,000 people of Detroit with the public services[Read More…]

Congresswoman Duckworth Calls on House to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013.  On July 17, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) delivered remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of comprehensive immigration reform. The video link and text of Congresswoman Duckworth’s remarks are below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd4swaB0wZQ Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for[Read More…]

Roosevelt University Drug Policy Researcher Weighs In on Overdose Death of Cory Monteith

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013.  Kathleen Kane Willis, director of the Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy at Roosevelt University, called the untimely death of Fox TV’s Glee star Cory Monteith “ a tragedy that could have been prevented and reversed” if available overdose precautions and treatments were more commonly known and understood.[Read More…]

California Surgeon Who Discriminated Against HIV Positive Patient Loses Federal Funding

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013.  HHS Office of Civil Rights director Leon Rodriguez announced the termination of Medicaid funding to a California surgeon who intentionally discriminated against an HIV-positive patient by refusing to perform much needed back surgery.  An order, issued by the HHS Departmental Appeals Board, concluded that the surgeon[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel, First Lady Rule and First Lady Obama Highlight Success of Urban Alliance Chicago

Mayor Emanuel, First Lady Rule and First Lady Obama meet with youth from Urban Alliance Chicago.  Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013.  Today Mayor Rahm Emanuel, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, and Chicago’s First Lady Amy Rule highlighted the accomplishments of the[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce CPS High School Students Earn Record $400 Million in College Scholarships

Amount Given in Scholarship Awards is nearly 28 Times Higher Since District Began Tracking Scholarship Data in SY2004-2005 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced today that CPS high school students have been offered record college scholarship awards of nearly $400 million this past school year – an increase of $133 million[Read More…]

Survey: Two in Three Americans Endorse Setting Limits on Carbon Pollution from Power Plants that Drives Climate Change

First poll on President Obama’s entire climate action strategy reveals robust bipartisan support for common-sense plan WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013 – To help battle climate change, 65 percent of Americans endorse setting limits on dangerous carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants, according to a new national poll conducted for the[Read More…]

Earthjustice: Partisan Sea of Congress Parts To Confirm New EPA Administrator

Gina McCarthy wins Senate approval, 59-40, to lead the EPA Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013. After a 136-day confirmation fight, the longest for any U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator in history, the U.S. Senate voted 59–40 today to confirm Gina McCarthy to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Gina McCarthy.  (EPA) The following[Read More…]

Study: Marijuana Smoking Not Linked With Liver Disease Progression In Hep C Patients

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 18, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Marijuana smoking is not associated with the promotion of liver disease in subjects coinfected with both hepatitis C and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to data published online in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Investigators at McGill University in[Read More…]

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