Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. The Maryland Legislature did the right thing for its workers today by increasing the state minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Maryland’s important action is a reminder that many states, cities and counties – as well as a majority of the American people – are way[Read More…]
Day: April 7, 2014
Remarks by President Obama on Opportunity for All, Bladensburg High School, April 7, 2014
Bladensburg, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014 – 11:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Mustangs! (Applause.) Fantastic. Well, everybody have a seat. Have a seat. Thank you, Leah, for the great introduction. Give Leah a big round of applause. Yay! (Applause.) Meeting young people like Leah just makes me inspired. It’s a good[Read More…]
Remarks by Acting Deputy Secretary Fox at the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, April 7, 2014
PENNSYLVANIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHRISTINE H. FOX: Well, good morning. It’s a great pleasure to be with all of you today. Before I launch into my remarks, I really have to start by expressing and my sorrow and sadness for the tragic shootings at Fort Hood last[Read More…]
Politicians Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot By Opposing Marijuana Legalization
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. A majority of Americans support marijuana legalization — yet not one sitting governor or U.S. senator supports it, according to a New York Times piece. Marijuana prohibition is a disastrous failure. 43 years after President Nixon launched the “war on drugs,” the U.S. arrests 650,000 people[Read More…]
Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at Federa; Reserve Bank of Chicago, April 7, 2014
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at Federa; Reserve Bank of Chicago, “Making Libraries Community Hubs for Financial Education” Thank you for joining us today. All of us here share the same goal of educating and empowering consumers to help them[Read More…]
Annual Spring Market at Governors State University on May 1
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Get ready for spring with a shopping trip to Governors State University. The GSU Civil Service Senate is hosting the Annual Spring Open Market on Thursday, May 1, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Hall of Governors. More than 30 crafters and vendors will have unique[Read More…]
Angels on Assignment to Host ‘Angels Day at the Derby’ at Balmoral Race Track on May 3
Crete, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Angels on Assignment will host a fundraising event, ‘Angels Day at the Derby’ on Saturday, May 3 at Bamoral Race Track, 26435 S. Dixie Highway, Crete. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. in Balmoral’s 1st floor Grandstand. Upstairs the dining room opens at 6 p.m. [Read More…]
Tissue Testing During Breast Cancer Lumpectomies Prevents Need for Reoperation 96 Percent of Time
Real-time tissue analysis gives Mayo Clinic much lower reoperation numbers than national rate ROCHESTER, Minn.–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. Unique laboratory testing during breast cancer lumpectomies to make sure surgeons remove all cancerous tissue spares patients the need for a repeat lumpectomy in roughly 96 percent of cases at Mayo Clinic in[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Lynx From Traps in Idaho
Increase in State-permitted Fur Trapping Leads to Illegal Trapping of Wild Cat BOISE, Idaho–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. Three conservation groups initiated a lawsuit today against the governor of Idaho and other state officials to halt trapping that illegally kills one of the rarest cats in the United States, the Canada lynx. The[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Rescue Alabama’s Disappearing Slenderclaw Crayfish
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today over its failure to protect Alabama’s slenderclaw crayfish under the Endangered Species Act. The Center petitioned for protection of the crayfish in 2010, but the agency[Read More…]