Day: September 29, 2016

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending September 24, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWPF)–September 29, 2016. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 252,000 to 251,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

Ahead of 40th Anniversary of Hyde Amendment, Center for American Progress Calls for Policymakers to Repeal Hyde and Reject Similar Restrictions on Abortion

  Abortion advocates celebrate during a rally at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2016. Source: AP/EvanVucci Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016.   Forty years ago this Friday, lawmakers passed the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits Medicaid from covering abortion care, except in limited cases of rape, incest, or if[Read More…]

Kenk’s Amphipod Moves Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

Tiny Crustacean Threatened by Water Pollution, Pesticides Would Be Second Endangered Species Found in Nation’s Capital Photo by Irina Sereg, NPS. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016.  In accordance with an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity that speeds protection decisions for 757 species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed[Read More…]

Lawsuit Launched to Stop Destruction of California Spotted Owl Habitat in Mature Forests in Sierra Nevada

California spotted owl photo courtesy U.S. Forest Service. OAKLAND, Calif.— (ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016.  The Center for Biological Diversity and Earth Island Institute today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service to halt the logging of critical California spotted owl habitat on the Tahoe National Forest. Six owl territories are[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan: Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016.   Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a DuPage County jury has found that a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP) following a one-day trial. DuPage County Circuit Court Judge Paul M. Fullerton ruled that Lawrence Schauer, 63, of Hillside, Ill., must[Read More…]

First 2016 Human West Nile Virus Deaths in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016.   The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the three human West Nile virus-related deaths in Illinois for 2016.  Three individuals in Cook County tested positive for West Nile virus earlier this month and have died. “Although fall has begun and temperatures are becoming[Read More…]

White House Launches ‘Lock Down Your Login’ Public Awareness Campaign

A new campaign that empowers Americans to better secure their online lives Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016. Since the beginning of his Administration, the President has made it clear that cybersecurity is one of the most important challenges we face as a Nation.  In February of this year, the President issued[Read More…]

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