“Dreams of Jobs and Freedom” Scholarship to provide $5,000 scholarship to at least 50 students Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Today, the AFL-CIO announced in partnership with the Union Privilege program a new scholarship to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The scholarship will provide $5,000 each to[Read More…]
Year: 2013
New Report Shows Staggering Youth Unemployment Rates
NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. In advance of the release of this month’s job figures, national public policy center Demos today issued a new report analyzing the lasting economic effects of youth unemployment. Surveying a full year of Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2012, Stuck: Young America’s Persistent Jobs[Read More…]
NRDC Announces Winners of the 2013 Growing Green Awards
Awards honor leaders and innovators in sustainable food and agriculture SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013 – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today celebrates four remarkable food vanguards for their pioneering efforts to create healthier and more sustainable food systems at the fifth annual Growing Green Awards. The winners, who[Read More…]
Florida State Attorney Drops Charges Against Medical Marijuana Activists Bob and Cathy Jordan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. by Norm Kent, Chair, NORML Board of Directors Today I share with you wonderful news from an all too conservative state, Florida, where the sun shines on everything but justice for cannabis users. Just a few weeks ago, I announced that the ‘New NORML’ would have[Read More…]
Bill to Hold Hospitals Accountable on Charity Care Passes First California Legislative Test
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2103. Legislation to press California non-profit hospitals to fulfill their charity care obligation in exchange for the substantial public financing they receive through their tax exempt status passed its first hurdle Tuesday in the California Assembly Health Committee overcoming opposition from California’s biggest hospital corporations and its allies.[Read More…]
San Onofre: Edison Expects to Shut Down and Restart Reactor Repeatedly Over Next Two Years
‘Disgraceful’ scheme for risky nuclear experiment could begin June 1 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2013. In an extraordinary admission, Southern California Edison said today that as part of the experimental plan to restart one of the crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors, the utility expects to have to shut it down and restart[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 30, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 385,000, an increase of 28,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 357,000. The 4-week moving average was 354,250, an increase of 11,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Africa: Enough Project Launches Senior Fellows Program
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. The Enough Project – an international organization dedicated to ending genocide and crimes against humanity – launched its non-resident senior fellows program, which features a unique and diverse group of 26 distinguished policy experts, scholars, front line activists, and celebrity upstanders. The fellows will collaborate with[Read More…]
Rights Groups Release Legal Analysis of Evidence of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. A new legal analysis by the Enough Project and its Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, finds compelling evidence that since June 2011, the government of Sudan has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and torture in Sudan’s South Kordofan and Blue Nile States. Two years of eyewitness[Read More…]
Treasury Announces $8.9 Billion Increase In Small Business Lending By Participants In The Small Business Lending Fund
Increased Lending Represents an Estimated 38,000 Additional Small Business Loan over Baseline Levels – Business Lending is Up 38 Percent for SBLF Banks WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday released a new report showing that participants receiving capital through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) boosted[Read More…]
