(Photo: Bryan Docter/Cook County Clerk’s Office) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Democratic candidates running in the November 4, 2014 Gubernatorial Election will take the top spot on the ballot in Cook County, after their card was picked in a ballot position lottery held by Cook County Clerk David Orr on Tuesday. At 10:30[Read More…]
Day: May 6, 2014
Governors State University Unveils Its New Mascot
(LOGO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- When Governors State University athletics begins intercollegiate play in the fall, its opponents will face off against the GSU Jaguars. The university unveiled the Jaguar mascot today, after conducting a search that took several months and included input from faculty, staff, student and the surrounding[Read More…]
Observing 2014 National Nurses Week
“Nurses: Leading the Way” – A statement by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. It is only fitting that the theme for this year’s National Nurses Week is “Nurses: Leading the Way.” After all, nurses lead the way in showing an elderly patient how to manage his or her[Read More…]
Inactivity Related to Chronic Disease in Adults with Disabilities
Half of adults with disability get no aerobic physical activity Inactivity related to chronic disease in adults with disabilities. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. Working age adults with disabilities who do not get any aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely than their active peers to have[Read More…]
Senator Wyden: National Climate Assessment Confirms Need to Act on Climate Change
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the National Climate Assessment, released today: “Today’s report adds to the ever-growing body of scientific evidence and on-the-ground proof that the effects of climate change are already being felt in every region of the United States,” Wyden[Read More…]
Prairie State College Foundation Hosting Annual Scholarship Classic Golf and Tennis Outing June 2
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 6, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation is hosting the 21st Annual Scholarship Classic on Monday, June 2, 2014. All proceeds from the event will benefit student scholarships at PSC. Breaking tradition, participants of this year’s event have the opportunity to choose between a golf outing at[Read More…]
Significant Decline in Deaths After Massachusetts’ Health Reform
Findings offer insights into population-level health effects that could occur under Affordable Care Act Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. In the first four years after Massachusetts instituted comprehensive health reform in 2006, mortality in the state decreased by 2.9% compared with similar populations in states that didn’t expand health coverage, according[Read More…]
US: A Nation Behind Bars
Reform Excessively Harsh Criminal Sentences Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. Far too many US laws violate basic principles of justice by requiring disproportionately severe punishment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 36-page report, “Nation Behind Bars: A Human Rights Solution,” notes that laws requiring penalties that are[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Warren, Reed Introduce Legislation Giving Students A Fair Shot At An Affordable Education
Bank on Students Emergency Refinancing Act? Would Allow Borrowers to Refinance Existing Student Loans at Today’s Rates WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today introducing the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which would[Read More…]
Nobel Prize Economists Call for New Approach to Failed Drug War in New London School of Economics IDEAS Report
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–6 May 2014. Five Nobel Prize economists call for an end to the ‘war on drugs’ in a new report from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Ending the Drug Wars: Report of the LSE Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy outlines the enormous negative[Read More…]
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