Illinois is now the 21st state in the nation to remove the threat of jail time for simple marijuana possession; possession of a personal amount is now considered a civil violation punishable by a fine of $100-$200, similar to a traffic ticket SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Gov.[Read More…]
Day: August 1, 2016
6 Months after ICE Raids Schaumburg Church, DHS Releases Guidelines on Enforcement Operations at Sensitive Locations
Community advocates describe new guidelines as ‘weak and toothless’ Chicago, IL — (ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released guidelines on how immigration agents conduct raids and other enforcement operations at schools, churches, and other locations considered to be “sensitive.” The new guidelines serve as a[Read More…]
HHS Awards $5.1 Million to InBios to Advance Zika Diagnostic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. A blood test that may reduce from days to hours the time needed to diagnose patients with recent Zika virus infections will receive advanced development support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).[Read More…]
Tapping Crowd-Sourced Data Unearths a Trove of Depression Genes
Pay-to-play gene typing leveraged for statistical power – NIH-funded study. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Scientists have discovered 15 genome sites — the first ever — linked to depression in people of European ancestry. Many of these regions of depression-linked genetic variation turn out to be involved in regulating gene expression[Read More…]
Wisconsin Shipyard Faces Nearly $1.4M in OSHA Penalties for Exposing Workers to Lead, and Other Hazards While Retrofitting Vessel
OSHA finds workers exposed to lead at levels up to 20 times the permissible exposure limit SUPERIOR, Wis. –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Federal health inspectors found Fraser Shipyards Inc. overexposed workers to lead during the retrofitting of a ship’s engine room. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health[Read More…]
House GOP Health Care Plan Would Reverse Affordable Care Act Gains, Says New Center for American Progress Report
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28. Source: AP/Cliff Owen Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. In July, House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), released a white paper outlining their potential replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act, or[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: A Record of Serving Our Veterans
President Obama Highlights the Unbreakable Commitment to Our Nation’s Veterans and Work Done over the Past Seven and Half Years to Fulfill that Commitment Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Over the past seven and a half years, the President has maintained a steadfast commitment to serve our nation’s veterans. In his[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: New York Times (Editorial Board): Donald Trump Ducks Tax Disclosure
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016 By: The New York Times Editorial Board As Donald Trump’s tweets pile one atop another, generating sensational headlines, issues of true substance are tending to get lost in the shuffle. None is more important for voters to keep in mind than the failure of Mr. Trump[Read More…]
Updated: Additional Package Codes Of Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables, Organic Super Sweet Corn, and Organic Peas Recalled
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. ConAgra Foods is voluntarily recalling additional package codes of Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables, Organic Super Sweet Corn (Yellow/Gold), and Organic Peas due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products were first recalled on May 5, 2016[Read More…]
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