After Six Months, the Combination of Programs Boosted Math Scores by Nearly Two Thirds of the NAEP Black-White Test Gap and Student Misconduct Dropped by 67%. The City and University of Chicago’s Urban Education Lab Announce Expansion of Tutoring and Mentoring Effort CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. The University of Chicago Urban[Read More…]
Day: January 28, 2014
Chairwoman Stabenow Announces Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, yesterday announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a five-year Farm Bill that will reform farm programs, reduce the deficit, and help farmers and businesses create jobs in agriculture, our state’s second-largest[Read More…]
Final Farm Bill Agreement Supports Conservation, Protects Health
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014 – Senate and House negotiators have agreed on a new five-year farm bill that emphasizes Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s pro-conservation, farm-friendly approach, and turns aside House efforts to undermine safeguards for the nation’s land, water and air and public health. Following is a statement from[Read More…]
State-Sponsored Wolf Killing Ends in Idaho
Faced with looming court challenge, Idaho halts unprecedented program Pocatello, ID–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. Faced with a looming deadline to defend its actions before a federal appeals court, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) announced yesterday that it is halting its wolf extermination program in the Middle Fork region[Read More…]
Export Ban on Crude Oil Should Remain in Place
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. Today, as Congress considers lifting the prohibition of crude oil exports, the Center for American Progress released an analysis that supports retention of the ban. The analysis finds that allowing exports for the first time since 1975 could lead to gasoline price spikes and weaker energy[Read More…]
Neera Tanden on the Administration’s Executive Action to Raise the Minimum Wage for New Federal Workers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. In advance of the State of the Union address this evening, the Obama administration announced this morning that President Barack Obama will take executive action to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for new federal contract workers. Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden[Read More…]
State Bill to Overturn Local GE and Pesticide Limits Introduced in Hawaii
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. In the latest attempt to suppress the voice of local communities and scuttle the implementation of laws to protect health and the environment, last week a bill was introduced in the Hawaii State House of Representatives that will preempt (block) local governments from restricting the use[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement on Tragic Monday Evening Accident on I-88
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today issued the following statement regarding the Monday evening accident on the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) in Aurora that killed Tollway employee Vincent Petrella and seriously injured an Illinois State Trooper: “Vincent Petrella is a hero. Both he and the injured State Trooper were[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Introduces Economic Opportunity Legislation
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly has introduced legislation to help expand economic opportunity for all by encouraging economic growth, business retention and recruitment in underserved communities. The Community Investment & Empowerment Act would authorize the Small Business Administration to make grants available to economically underserved communities, and incentivize businesses[Read More…]
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced for His Role in Providing Armed Security for Drug Transactions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. A former Puerto Rico Department of Corrections officer was sentenced today to serve 811 months in prison for his role in providing armed security for three drug transactions. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez of[Read More…]
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