Clean diesel grants and new ports initiative will advance sustainable technologies WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting the “Advancing Sustainable Ports” summit to mark the kickoff of a new EPA initiative to recognize ports that take action to improve environmental performance. EPA will also[Read More…]
Day: April 8, 2014
Attorney General Madigan Cracks Down on Unlicensed, Predatory Payday Lenders
Attorney General, Department of Financial & Professional Regulation Take Action Against Online Payday Lenders & Lead Generator Promoted by Talk Show Host Montel Williams Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed five lawsuits in a sweep cracking down on unlicensed, online payday lenders and a loan lead generator[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Alerts Consumers to ATM Hacking Scheme During ‘Money Smart Week’
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today alerted Illinois residents to an increased risk of unauthorized withdrawals on their accounts after banking regulators reported that hackers are circumventing controls on automated teller machines (ATMs) to make nearly unlimited withdrawals before banks can detect the fraud. In recognition of Money[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Recognizes National Youth Violence Prevention Week
Violence is preventable – Not inevitable SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. All this week, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck encourages parents, schools, communities, law enforcement and government leaders to recognize National Youth Violence Prevention Week by identifying ways to curb youth violence across Illinois. Youth violence is[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, April 8, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. Chairman [Bob] Goodlatte, Ranking Member [John] Conyers, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the recent achievements of the U.S. Department of Justice; to join you in advancing our ongoing priorities; and to stress, on behalf[Read More…]
Department of Justice Reaches Landmark Americans with Disabilities Act Settlement Agreement with Rhode Island
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a statewide settlement agreement that will resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for approximately 3,250 Rhode Islanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The landmark ten year agreement is the nation’s first statewide[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Expanding Opportunity for All: Ensuring Equal Pay for Women and Promoting the Women’s Economic Agenda
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. When women succeed, our families succeed and America succeeds. President Obama believes that ensuring that women earn equal pay for equal work is essential to improving the economic security of our families and the growth of our middle class and our economy. Women compose nearly half[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Senate Voting to Renew Unemployment Insurance, April 7, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. Today the Senate acted in a bipartisan way to reinstate emergency unemployment insurance for 2.3 million Americans who depend on it as they search for work. As I’ve said time and again, Washington needs to put politics aside and help these hard-working, responsible Americans make ends[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 7, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014 – 12:10 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: It’s kind of a sparse crowd. Must be the weather. Q It’s too early is what it is. MR. CARNEY: It’s a little early. I have a parent-teacher conference. So I’ll try to get out by 1:00 p.m. Q We[Read More…]
