Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee of the Illinois Senate rejected Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 59, proposed by Senator Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago), that urged Illinois university and college presidents to condemn academic boycotts as a form of protest. The vote was 3 for the resolution, 2 against,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
American Federation of Teachers: Supreme Court Sides with Big Money in Politics
AFT’s Weingarten: With this ruling, the voices of everyday Americans have gotten squashed again.” WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2014. Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, striking down critical limits in our nation’s federal election laws on the[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice: Supreme Court’s McCutcheon Decision is a Blow Against Average Voters
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2014. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court voted in McCutcheon v. FEC, the most critical campaign finance case since Citizens United, to strike down overall contribution limits, known as aggregate limits. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released the following statement from President Michael Waldman: “Today’s Supreme Court decision rejects[Read More…]
Gas Mileage at All-time High, April 3, 2014
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. is now at its best mark ever, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, vans and SUVs purchased in March was 25.4 mpg, up 0.3[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Supreme Court Ruling on McCutcheon vs FEC
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2014. The Supreme Court made one of the most undemocratic and corrosive decisions in history with the Citizen’s United ruling. Today, it has dangerously broadened its skewed view of money in politics. By striking down individual aggregate limits on First Amendment grounds, the Court has further tilted[Read More…]
Durbin, Harkin, Cummings: More Coordination Needed in Federal Oversight of For-Profit College Industry
Senators propose committee to improve enforcement of federal law and increase for-profit college accountability to students and taxpayers WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today introduced legislation that would improve coordination between[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down Limit to Campaign Contributions
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement yesterday on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down limits to individual campaign contributions: “The Supreme Court once again has sold American elections to highest bidder. This decision may be more good news for American oligarchs,[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Supreme Court’s Ruling in McCutcheon v FEC
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on McCutcheon v FEC. “I am deeply disappointed in the majority’s decision further entrenching the bloated role money and large donors play in our elections. Much like their other ill-conceived ruling in[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision in McCutcheon v. FEC
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2014. Today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of coal executive Shaun McCutcheon’s effort to overturn aggregate campaign contribution limits. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune Released the Following Statement in Response: “The Supreme Court’s decision today in McCutcheon v. FEC fundamentally contradicts the values that[Read More…]
SEIU: SCOTUS McCutcheon Decision: Too Much Power for the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2014. After the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in McCutcheon vs. FEC, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “This ruling is an unwelcome sequel to the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United which will further erode[Read More…]
