Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles. The method is an alternative[Read More…]
Day: June 29, 2017
Rep. Kelly in Time Magazine: “To hell with the rules, kids are dying”
Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, IL-2, says in an op-ed in Time Magazine that she will “stand on the floor of the People’s House and count every dollar they took while sharing the name and story of an American killed by gun violence.” Rep. Kelly reports that the NRA[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice New Report: How to Protect Election Infrastructure from Hostile Foreign Powers
Congress Should Immediately Act In Light Of 2016 Russian Cyberattacks New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. Amid ongoing congressional investigations into Russia’s unprecedented cyberattacks around the 2016 election, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released a report today outlining specific actions lawmakers can quickly take[Read More…]
Steamy Air To Overtake Eastern Us Independence Day Weekend
By Alex Sosnowski Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports weather more appropriate for early July will return to the eastern United States through Independence Day. Steamy air that has been suppressed to near the Gulf of Mexico coast will spread northward into this weekend. “People in much of the East[Read More…]
Less Crime, Fewer Prisoners – New Senate Bill Creates Incentives to Reduce Mass Incarceration
Widely-Backed by Civil Rights Groups, Legislation Opposes Sessions’ Approach Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2017. Lawmakers introduced a bill today that would use the power of the purse to reduce incarceration and crime at the same time. The legislation attempts to counter archaic “tough-on-crime” policies coming from the Attorney General. The[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve Spokesman: ISIS Cannot Stop Coalition’s Progress, June 29, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017 By: Cheryl Pellerin The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is on the run in Syria and Iraq and the terrorist group can’t stop the progress that coalition-partnered Iraqi and Syrian forces have made over the past two years, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve[Read More…]
IL GOP Leader Durkin Continues Clarifying Priorities
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin continued clarifying priorities of the House Republicans. The state faces another alarming lack-of-budget deadline with July only two days away. With no budget in place, the credit rating of the good state of Illinois will likely be reduced to junk status. Leader[Read More…]
Park Forest Growing Green Recycle Fest on Saturday, July 15
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. The Park Forest Growing Green Recycle Fest will take place on Saturday, July 15 from 8 a.m. to noon in DownTown Park Forest at the Intersection of Main Street and Cunningham Lane — adjacent to the Park Forest Farmers’ Market. Recycle your television ($10 for[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Nine Attorneys General Issue FOIA Requests Regarding Federal Government’s Immigration Policies and Enforcement
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with nine other attorneys general to demand information and documents from the federal government concerning the detention and deportation of immigrants following the administration’s executive orders on immigration and reports that show immigrants have been unlawfully detained, causing even greater[Read More…]
Illinois Ranks Highest in Nation for Road Safety
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. Illinois has been recognized as the top state in the country for road safety, according to The State of Safety report released by the National Safety Council. The report uses a grading system to rank states based on policy and laws pertaining to key safety issues.[Read More…]