CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016 By: Johnny Green Once upon a time I talked with a person who was looking at investing in Illinois’ medical marijuana industry. At the time of our discussion, Illinois was still in the process of reviewing applications for the limited number of licenses for dispensaries and cultivation[Read More…]
Day: January 19, 2016
New Report: Governor Rauner Spends Millions on Bad Bank Deals While Cutting Social Services and College Grants
Governor Rauner Is Skipping Payments for Vital Public Services but Paying Banks $6 Million per Month for Toxic Swaps Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Even though the Rauner Administration is skipping payments that the State of Illinois is legally required to make to social service providers under federal law,[Read More…]
Two Aspiring Rappers Charged With Operating Sex-Trafficking Ring In Chicago And Suburbs
CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Two members of a Chicago-area rap group have been charged with using violence and coercion to force females to engage in prostitution, federal authorities announced on Friday. SAMUEL NICHOLS and CHARLES FEARS are each charged with one count of engaging in sex trafficking by force,[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces $18 Million to Develop Solar Energy Storage Solutions, Boost Grid Resiliency
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. As part of the Energy Department’s Grid Modernization Initiative announced by Secretary Ernest Moniz last week to improve the resiliency, reliability and security of the nation’s electrical power grid, DOE today announced $18 million in funding for six new projects across the United States. These[Read More…]
Catholic Scholar to Speak at DePaul University on Jesus’ African Impact
The Rev. Laurenti Magesa, an African Catholic theologian, will focus on how Jesus embodies the African worldview of ongoing healing, during an evening lecture Jan. 28 on the Lincoln Park Campus. (Hekima University College/Benedict Mayaki) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. The Rev. Laurenti Magesa, whose work has reshaped the study of[Read More…]
59,000 Petitions Urge Vanguard to Support Political Spending Disclosure
Largest mutual fund has chance to sway shareholder votes in favor of transparency Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Current and prospective investment customers have flooded Vanguard, the nation’s largest manager of retirement savings, with over 59,000 emails urging the company to change its policy on corporate political spending disclosure. Over[Read More…]
New Study Identifies Twelve of the Worst Highway Projects Across the Country, $24 Billion Wasted
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. A new study by the United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) Education Fund and Frontier Group identifies 12 of the most wasteful highway projects across the country, slated to collectively cost at least $24 billion. The study details how despite America’s massive repair and[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Review One of the Most Extreme Abortion Bans in the Nation
Arkansas’ ban on abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy to remain permanently blocked. Order comes two months after Supreme Court agrees to review Texas’ deceptive clinic shutdown law Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to review Arkansas’ blatantly unconstitutional ban on abortion at 12 weeks of[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Mexico Travel Warning, Jan. 19, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risk of traveling to certain places in Mexico due to threats to safety and security posed by organized criminal groups in the country. U.S. citizens have been the victims of violent crimes, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking,[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Recent Police Officer Shootings, Jan. 19, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on recent police officer shootings: “I am appalled and deeply saddened by the recent shooting attacks against law enforcement officers in Danville, Ohio, and Holladay, Utah, in addition to an earlier ambush in Philadelphia, which left an[Read More…]
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