State Cannot Fine Individuals for Helping Uninsured Sign Up for Healthcare Coverage NASHVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. Today a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that prevents state officials from applying Tennessee’s restrictive emergency rules regulating “navigator” activities to family members, caretakers, librarians and other public servants. The order comes on[Read More…]
Day: October 8, 2013
Audubon Technique Benefits Rare Seabird
Chinese Crested Tern – Copyright Dan Roby New York, New York—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2013. Until this year, there were only two known breeding colonies of the critically endangered Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini, both in island archipelagos close to the east coast of the People’s Republic of China: the Matsu Islands[Read More…]
Florida Consumers Have Significant Choice and Lower Than Expected Premiums in the New Health Insurance Marketplace
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2013. New findings released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) show that in Florida consumers are seeing robust competition in the Health Insurance Marketplace, leading to new and affordable choices. HHS previously announced that Florida consumers can choose from an average of 102[Read More…]
Scientists Link Pesticide-Related Stress to Bee Colony Collapse
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. Stress brought about by chronic exposure to sublethal levels of neonicotinoid pesticides causes bee colony failure, according to a new study published in the journal Ecology Letters. Scientists at Royal Holloway University of London have determined that low-level exposure to the pesticide imidacloprid at levels bees[Read More…]
AARP Letter Urges Members of Congress Not to Default on Debt
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2013. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond sent a letter to Members of Congress today, urging a resolution to the debt ceiling debate that avoids default and protects the retirement security of current and future generations. The letter follows. “Dear Senator/Representative: “As the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former Crainville Official Appears in Court on Theft, Official Misconduct Charges
Former Water Dept. Official Indicted on Charges of Stealing Nearly $71,000 in Village Funds Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday that a Crainville woman will return to court October 28 for a preliminary hearing for allegedly stealing nearly $71,000 from the village. Linda Harvill, 62, was charged[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call to House Speaker John Boehner, October 8, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. Late this morning, the President telephoned Speaker John Boehner from the Oval Office and repeated what he told him when they met at the White House last week: the President is willing to negotiate with Republicans — after the threat of government shutdown and default have[Read More…]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Leaders Statement, October 8, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. We, the Leaders of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam, are pleased to announce today that our countries are on track to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. Ministers and negotiators have made significant progress in recent[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Four Army Casualties, October 8, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 6, in Zhari District, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: 1st Lt. Jennifer M. Moreno,[Read More…]
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Announces Appointment of Paul M. Lewis to Position of Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today announced the appointment of Paul M. Lewis to the position of Special Envoy for Guantanamo closure. This announcement reflects the Department’s commitment to implementing the President’s directive to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Special Envoy Lewis brings a wealth[Read More…]
