Momentum Builds for Marijuana Law Reform Following Major ACLU Findings of Racial Disparities, Money Wasted on D.C. Marijuana Arrests Recent Poll Finds Three Out of Four D.C. Voters Want to Remove Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2013. Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) will introduce legislation today before[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Senator Kirk Joins Banking Committee Senators on Bill to Transform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Improve Housing Finance System
Bipartisan Bill protects taxpayers against loss, maintains liquid market WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today announced his support for the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, S. 1217, led by U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) and supported by a bipartisan group[Read More…]
Agriculture, Interior and Defense Departments Partner to Benefit Agricultural Lands, Wildlife Habitat and Military Readiness
First Sentinel Landscape Pilot in Washington State will Support Local Economy, the Conservation of Natural Resources and National Defense WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Defense Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and Environment John Conger announced today a federal, local and private[Read More…]
Beekeeping Industry Files Suit to Stop New Pesticide Toxic to Bees
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. Several beekeeping organizations have filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) to reverse a recent decision to register a new pesticide, sulfoxaflor, which is highly toxic to bees. The beekeepers are not satisfied that their submitted concerns were properly addressed by EPA before registration was[Read More…]
Historic, Bipartisan Vote Sends Employment Non-Discrimination Act to the Senate Floor
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions today adopted the Employment Non-Discrimination Act by a bipartisan vote of 15-7. ENDA would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in most American workplaces. “Coming on the heels of the landmark Supreme Court marriage[Read More…]
Senator Harkin Statement on HELP Committee Passage of Bipartisan, Fully-Inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement applauding the Committee’s passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity: “Protections against workplace[Read More…]
South Carolina Becomes Final State to End Segregation of Prisoners With HIV
Announcement Marks Culmination of Quarter-Century ACLU Campaign to End Discriminatory and Arbitrary Practice CHARLESTON, S.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The South Carolina Department of Corrections confirmed today that it is abolishing its policy of segregating HIV-positive prisoners, making South Carolina the final state to do so. Segregating prisoners with HIV keeps those[Read More…]
First West Nile Virus Positive Bird in Illinois for 2013 Reported
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first West Nile virus positive bird reported in Illinois for 2013. The Monroe County Health Department collected a West Nile virus positive starling on June 27, 2013 in Waterloo. “We are now starting to see West Nile[Read More…]
Justice Department Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling That Apple Violated Antitrust Laws
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer in charge of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division made the following statement today after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that Apple Inc. violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by conspiring to raise[Read More…]
White House Report: The Economic Benefits of Fixing Our Broken Immigration System
“So if we’re truly committed to strengthening our middle class and providing more ladders of opportunity to those who are willing to work hard to make it into the middle class, we’ve got to fix the system. We have to make sure that every business and every worker in America[Read More…]
