“America the Crumbling or America the Great? It’s Time to Build America” Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014 – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, “Building the Foundation for Surface Transportation Reauthorization,” underscores the urgent need for passing a long-term Highway Bill before the current bill expires on[Read More…]
Day: January 14, 2014
Defendants in Phony Mortgage Relief Scheme to Pay Nearly $3.6 Million
Orders Ban Them from Mortgage Relief Business Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. The South Florida-based defendants in an alleged mortgage relief scam will surrender their assets and be banned permanently from providing mortgage relief and debt relief services to consumers under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. This settlement represents[Read More…]
Agrichemical Companies Sue to Halt Kauai Restrictions of GE Crops and Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. Agrichemical companies filed a lawsuit to stop Kauai County from moving ahead with its new law to restrict genetically engineered (GE) agriculture and toxic pesticide applications near schools, hospitals, homes, and shorelines. As the first Hawaiian Island to pass restrictions on pesticides and GE agriculture, Kauai County saw[Read More…]
Court Rejects Banking Associations’ Challenge to Regulations Addressing Offshore Tax Avoidance
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2014. Today the District Court in the District of Columbia dismissed a challenge filed by the Florida Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association challenging 2012 amendments to the Department of the Treasury’s interest-reporting regulations. The regulations require U.S. banks to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)[Read More…]
Bill Introduced to Protect Patient Rights and Preserve Medical Cannabis Program in Washington State
Seattle–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. Patients, doctors and caregivers have formed a powerful coalition to keep medical cannabis from being eliminated in the face of Initiative 502 implementation — and to prove they mean business, the group has introduced a bill on the opening day of the 2014 Legislative session. House Bill[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 13, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014 – 1:48 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you had a fine weekend. Before I take your questions, I have a couple of things to announce. First, tomorrow, Maria Shriver will present the President with a copy of the latest Shriver[Read More…]
South Suburban College’s Ruzich Selected for Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame
South Suburban College Head Coach Steve Ruzich will be inducted into the Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame this May. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) South Holland, IL-(ENEWSPF)- South Suburban College (SSC) Head Baseball Coach Steve Ruzich was recently selected for the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. Ruzich will officially be inducted on May 23rd in an[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Completion of Two Annexes to Alleviate Overcrowding at Two Neighborhood Elementary Schools
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced both Hale and Edison Park Elementary Schools opened new annexes after winter break to alleviate overcrowding at schools that were ranked as the 14th and 16th most overcrowded, non-charter schools. “Investing in local schools to alleviate overcrowding across[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, January 13, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Travel to Paris Secretary Kerry’s Travel to the Vatican / Diplomatic Anniversary SYRIA Geneva Conference Russian Involvement London 11 Situation on the Ground Iranian Involvement Ceasefire RUSSIA Lavrov Meeting / Idaho Potatoes SYRIA Saudi Arabia Involvement SOC THAILAND Political[Read More…]
Snow to Spread From Minneapolis to Chicago, Detroit
Snowfall through Tuesday. (AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a fast-moving storm from western Canada will spread a swath of snow and slippery travel from the northern Plains to the Great Lakes region into Tuesday. The storm, known as an Alberta Clipper, will ride one of two pushes of colder air that will put[Read More…]
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