Day: June 7, 2013

Declaration of Antigua Guatemala ‘For a Comprehensive Policy Against the World Drug Problem in the Americas’

GUATEMALA–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013 (Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2013) THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HEADS OF DELEGATION OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) gathered in Antigua, Guatemala, at the forty-third regular session of the OAS General Assembly; RECOGNIZING that[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, June 7, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES 43rd OAS General Assembly BAHRAIN Human Rights SYRIA John McCain Visit UNDOF Peacekeeping Operations / Austrian Departure Plans Regional Instability / Clashes in Golan Height / Israel-Syria Ceasefire ISRAEL / PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Middle East Peace ASIA Relationship with[Read More…]

Roosevelt University Students Join Senator Dick Durbin in Push for Low Interest Rate on Loans

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013.  Two Roosevelt University undergraduates who receive federal loans joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin on Friday at the University in urging Congress to keep interest rates on student loans in check. Victoria Pena, a finance major and resident of Glendale Heights, and John Contreras, an English major who[Read More…]

Report Underscores the Critical Role Women’s Health Care Providers Will Play in Ensuring Women Can Access Care Under Affordable Care Act

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013.  New data released today underscores the continued critical role that women’s health care providers like Planned Parenthood play in ensuring  women get the preventive care they need.  These providers will be especially important as millions of newly eligible women gain access to affordable health insurance and[Read More…]

Animal Waste Threatens America’s First National River, Public Health, and Arkansas Tourism

Groups seek review of assessment that led to federal loan guarantee for industrial swine facility in the Buffalo National River Watershed Mount Judea, AR–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013. A coalition of conservation and citizen groups sent a letter of demand yesterday requesting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)[Read More…]

Nevada’s Lake Tahoe Planning Legislation Fails to Protect Lake

Valuable environmental protections for the lake may be lost Reno, NV–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013. Nevada governor Brian Sandoval yesterday signed SB 229, which repeals the 2011 legislative effort (SB 271) to withdraw Nevada from the Lake Tahoe bi-state Compact. Environmental groups are calling the new law a major setback in protecting[Read More…]

Vermont Becomes 17th State To End Criminal Sanctions For Marijuana Possession Offenses

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Democrat Gov. (and NORML PAC recipient) Peter Shumlin yesterday signed legislation into law eliminating criminal penalties for adults who possess personal use amounts of cannabis and/or hashish. “This change just makes common sense,” said Shumlin. “Our limited resources should be[Read More…]

Senators Kirk, Wyden and Portman Introduce Bill to Address Domestic Child Sex Trafficking in the Child Welfare System

Bipartisan bill will strengthen reporting and help protect vulnerable children WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013.  U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) yesterday introduced the Child Sex Trafficking Data and Response Act of 2013, legislation to improve state and national data on the scope and prevalence[Read More…]

Nashville June 13-14: Religious Leaders Gather at Historic American Baptist College to Strategize the Role of the Church in Ending the War on Drugs

Religious Leaders To Develop an Action Plan to Decriminalize Drugs, Reduce Mass Incarceration, and Eliminate Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests Nashville–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013.  This June 13-14, two dozen religious leaders will gather at the historic American Baptist College to examine the disproportionate impact of the war on drugs on poor[Read More…]

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