2/20/2015 Senate Referred to Assignments From Vending Market Watch: Illinois Lawmakers Reintroduce Sugary Beverage Tax Bill Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter and State Rep. Robyn Gabel reintroduced the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Act to the Illinois General Assembly last week. The act would create a 1-cent-per ounce excise tax on distributors of bottles of […]
Category: 2015
Soda tax finds its way to budget table, again
6/2/15 Shared by Mark Denzler & The Herald Review Soda tax finds its way to budget table, again May 29, 2015 5:15 am JORDAN MADDOX H&R Springfield Bureau Writer SPRINGFIELD – The state’s financial woes have supporters of adding a one-cent per ounce tax on sugary beverages hopeful the proposal may be included in the […]
Video Visitation a Growing Trend, but Concerns Remain
2/11/15 Prison Legal News Video Visitation a Growing Trend, but Concerns Remain Loaded on March 15, 2014 published in Prison Legal News March, 2014, page 50 Filed under: Visiting. Location: United States of America. A growing trend toward the use of video visitation at jails across the country is drawing the praise of corrections officials and […]
NAMA Encourages Members To Leverage FitPick®
2/3/15 From Vending Market Watch NAMA Encourages Members To Leverage FitPick® To Help Consumers Identify Healthier Choices Jan 30, 2015 Source: NAMA (CHICAGO) January 29, 2015 – A recent Technomic study that revealed 53% of consumers would be more likely to shop at c-stores if healthier choices were available. While c-store chains — including 7-Eleven and […]
Letter urges Congress to pass H.R. 527
2/3/15 NAMA has joined with other associations, trade groups and non-profit organizations in signing a letter to Congress supporting H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015. The letter urges Congress to pass H.R. 527 to reform the regulatory process to ensure that all federal agencies appropriately consider the impact of their rules […]
Oregon Blind Commission Sues Veteran Affairs For Violating Randolph-Sheppard
1/27/15 From Vending Times Oregon Blind Commission Sues Veteran Affairs For Violating Randolph-Sheppard by Emily JedEmily@vendingtimes.net MEDFORD, OR — Oregon’s Commission for the Blind has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for allegedly failing to comply with the Randolph-Sheppard Act. The 1936 law gives preference to blind people to run […]
From: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
1/6/15 From: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Washington, DC (January 5, 2015) – The Department of Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is now accepting and processing applications nationwide from blind or visually impaired individuals who wish to receive a free currency reader. This initiative is one of a number of steps the […]
DNA info By Janet Rausa Fuller on October 30, 2014
1/6/15 From DNA info By Janet Rausa Fuller on October 30, 2014 5:18am Blind Chef Laura Martinez Readies Herself for New Role as Restaurant Owner LINCOLN PARK — Chef Laura Martinez, who is blind, made headlines when she was hired by the late Charlie Trotter fresh out of culinary school in 2010. For two years, […]