Southgate, Michigan—(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 22, 2013 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today joined U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) in southeast Michigan to announce the award of a $1 million brownfield grant to the Downriver Community Conference. “EPA is pleased to award a $1 million grant to supplement[Read More…]
Day: August 22, 2013
Pennsylvania Champions for Coverage partner with Obama administration to help Americans understand the Health Insurance Marketplace
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today recognized more than 25 Pennsylvania organizations and businesses that have volunteered to help uninsured Americans get coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Secretary Sebelius made today’s announcement at an event hosted by Congreso, a Champion for Coverage[Read More…]
ACLU Response to Chelsea Manning’s Disclosure of Gender Dysphoria
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. In response to Chelsea Manning’s disclosure that she is female, has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and will be seeking hormone therapy as a part of her transition during her incarceration, public statements by military officials that the Army does not provide hormone therapy to treat[Read More…]
ACLU and Planned Parenthood File Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit Against Indiana Department of Health
Laws Regulating Abortion Clinics Violate Constitutional Protections of Privacy, Due Process and Equal Protection INDIANAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Indiana, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America today challenged amendments to state laws that single out one health care center in Lafayette, Ind., for a[Read More…]
NSA Misled Surveillance Court Multiple Times, Secret Opinions Show
Documents Reveal NSA Collected Emails of Thousands of Innocent Americans NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. The NSA misrepresented its surveillance activities to the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on at least three occasions, according to opinions newly released by the government. The court found some aspects of the NSA’s spying program[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Illinois Receives Over $2 Billion in Relief from National Foreclosure Settlement
Settlement Funding Supports Direct Homeowner Relief, Awards for Foreclosure Prevention and Community Revitalization Programs Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2013. Attorney General Madigan today reported Illinois homeowners and assistance organizations have received more than $2 billion in total relief under the national foreclosure settlement, according to results in the latest progress report by[Read More…]
First Human West Nile Virus Positive Case in Illinois For 2013
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human West Nile virus case reported in Illinois for 2013. The McHenry County Health Department reported a woman in her 50’s became ill earlier this month. “This first human case is a good reminder that we[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Rittal Corporation to Move U.S. Headquarters to Illinois
Governor Personally Recruited German Manufacturer, Which Will Create 40 Jobs in Schaumburg SCHAUMBURG–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn and Rittal Corporation executives today announced that the German manufacturing company is moving its United States headquarters to Illinois from Ohio. The relocation to the Woodfield Corporate Center in Schaumburg is expected[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Illinois State Fair Attendance Soars to Highest Level Since 2002
Several New Records Set for Grandstand Entertainment, Livestock Auction, and Horse Racing SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the recently concluded Illinois State Fair reported its highest attendance in more than ten years. A total of 961,142 fairgoers passed through the gates this year, an increase of[Read More…]
Justice Department to File New Lawsuit Against State of Texas Over Voter I.D. Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today that it will file a new lawsuit against the State of Texas, the Texas Secretary of State, and the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety over the State’s strict voter photo identification law (SB 14). The United States’[Read More…]
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