Matthew McMeekin gets off a bus at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, as he returns from work on February 10, 2014. SOURCE: AP/Charles Dharapak Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. Last month, House Republicans passed their fiscal year 2016 budget proposal and continued to target Social Security Disability Insurance for cuts.[Read More…]
Day: April 14, 2015
Everything You Need to Know About the Gender Wage Gap in Two Minutes
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. Today, as equal pay advocates mark Equal Pay Day, the Center for American Progress released a new video explaining the complex factors behind the often-cited statistic that a woman earns just 78 cents for every dollar earned by a man, debunking the common claim that the gender wage gap[Read More…]
California Releases New Guidelines for Pesticide Use on Marijuana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. Last week California released its first guidelines for the management of pests and use of pesticides on cannabis. Cannabis cultivation in California, particularly in the northern areas of the state, has been associated with rampant use of heavy construction equipment and pesticides to clear land and[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Obama Administration Proposes New Safety Regulations for Offshore Oil and Gas Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Nearly five years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement released proposed well control regulations for offshore oil and gas development. The proposal is based on[Read More…]
New Records Reveal Revolving Door for People with Mental Illness in Erie County Jail
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. The New York Civil Liberties Union this morning released the second in a series of reports documenting prisoner conditions at two Erie County jails. The NYCLU won the release of the reports following a two-year legal battle with the county, and the documents reveal that[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Hosts Summit on Campus Sexual Violence, Details Bill to Strengthen Schools’ Response to Incidents
Normal —(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today convened a summit at Illinois State University to address campus sexual violence and detail new legislation to strengthen responsiveness to incidents at colleges and universities around the state to ensure a safe environment for students and a timely process to respond[Read More…]
State of Illinois Takes Action on Medical Cannabis Dispensary 9 Applicants
SPRINGFIELD, IL –-(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) today announced the qualification of one applicant and disqualification of another seeking to register as medical cannabis dispensing organizations in Illinois. After a review of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Application of Health Central, LLC, the Division[Read More…]
State of Illinois Qualifies Additional Medical Cannabis Dispensary Applicants
SPRINGFIELD, IL –-(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) today announced the qualification of two additional applicants seeking to register as medical cannabis dispensing organizations in the City of Chicago. After a review of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Application of Curative Health, the Division selected[Read More…]
Illinois Grown Medicine Awarded Cultivation Center Permit in District C
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today that Illinois Grown Medicine, LLC, has been awarded a cultivation center permit in District C. Illinois Grown Medicine, LLC, notified the Department that it intends to accept the permit and will have 15 business days to provide the[Read More…]
Dolton Resident Terry Harris Takes His Seat as New Student Trustee at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. South Suburban College student Terry Harris was sworn in for his first term as the new Student Trustee at the college’s April meeting of the Board of Trustees, and welcomed to his new post by Chairman Frank Zuccarelli. “I’m very excited about this opportunity to[Read More…]
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