New York –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Orrick, a leading global law firm, is partnering with Americans for Safe Access’ Patients’ Rights Project to provide pro bono support to medical cannabis patients, many if not most of whom are low-income, to navigate the often confusing legal landscape of medical cannabis laws. Forty-one[Read More…]
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Music Student Wins Social Justice Award for Bringing Music to Juvenile Detainees
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Roosevelt University graduate viola performance student Michael Schneider believes in using classical music to build community and share with those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to hear and learn about it. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., native is the founder of a new Chicago College of[Read More…]
New Medicaid Guidance Improves Access to Health Care for Justice-involved Americans Reentering Their Communities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened access to health care for individuals transitioning from incarceration back to their communities. New Medicaid guidance released today updates decades-old policy and clarifies that individuals who are currently on probation, parole or in home confinement[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 23, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2016. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 257,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 247,000 to 248,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Ridesharing Companies Could Play a Role in Expanding Transit to Underserved, Low-Income Commuters Under New Center for American Progress Proposal
A driver for the ridesharing service Lyft uses Lyft’s smartphone app to see where other drivers working at the same time are located so she can plan the best place to wait for customers, March 2014. Source: AP/Ted S. Warren Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Ridesharing companies such as Uber[Read More…]
U.S.-EU trade Talks Threaten Climate, Spark German Protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. As the latest round of trade negotiations in New York City move toward conclusion today, it is increasingly clear that the public, especially in Europe, takes a dim view of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement. Trade deals are unpopular in the U.S. as[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Fight Dangerous Sulfur, Nitrogen Pollution
OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Conservation and public-health groups today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency because the agency has failed to update air-pollution thresholds for sulfur and nitrogen. Standards for the dangerous air pollutants known as sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides must be reviewed[Read More…]
Over 1,300 Tradeswomen from Across the Country Will Bring Their Voices to the 2016 Women Build Nations`Conference in Illinois
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016—North America’s Building Trade Unions (NABTU) and Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) will bring together more than 1,300 women, representing multiple crafts in the building and construction trades, for the Women Build Nations (WBN) conference in Chicago. The event takes place at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Urge Lawmakers to Eliminate Statute of Limitations on Child Sex Crimes
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA) today called on Illinois lawmakers to eliminate the statute of limitations for felony criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse crimes against children. Madigan and ICASA’s Executive Director Polly Poskin have long supported the[Read More…]
Statement by the United States Attorney’s Office Following the Sentencing of Former U.S. Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin for the Northern District of Illinois today sentenced John Dennis Hastert, 74, of Plano, Illinois, to 15 months in federal prison. Hastert pleaded guilty last year to one count of illegally structuring cash withdrawals in order to evade financial reporting requirements.[Read More…]
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