WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after President Barack Obama directed the Labor Department to propose rules that expand the number of employees who benefit from overtime pay: “I applaud President Obama for making sure millions of workers are paid a fair wage for[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Summer Camp for Those Impacted by Autism Awarded Wells Fargo Grant
EUGENE, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014 – A University of Oregon class and Wells Fargo will provide a $5,000 boost to a local nonprofit organization that provides a summer camp and other programs for people impacted by autism. Today, the UO and Wells Fargo celebrated its annual philanthropy class program and this[Read More…]
WBEZ Audio: Chicago-area Nuns Weigh In On Pope’s First Anniversary
In 2012 the Vatican essentially ordered three male bishops to oversee the group representing 80 percent of American nuns, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, saying the LCWR promoted “radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.” So when a new pope came in exactly a year ago, many in[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Senate Unemployment Insurance Deal
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. If the Senate acts swiftly and responsibly it looks like 2 million jobless Americans may be closer to getting relief in the form of emergency unemployment insurance. We will have to look closely at what a final deal looks like and whether it adds additional burden[Read More…]
California Public Utilities Commission Votes for More Dirty Gas Plants
Last minute changes may allow for more fossil-fueled energy San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted on their plan to replace the power from the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating System. The CPUC passed their proposed decision unanimously, which will require Southern California Edison[Read More…]
Court Upholds Protections of California Bay Delta Fish Species on the Brink of Extinction
Three-judge panel maintains water management plan that aids delta smelt San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that a “biological opinion” issued in 2008 to protect the delta smelt will stand without alteration, safeguarding the habitat of a species on the brink[Read More…]
Colorado: First Month Of Legal Marijuana Sales Yields $3.5 Million In Taxes And Feesr
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Retail sales of cannabis in the month of January yielded an estimated $3.5 million dollars in state tax revenues, according to financial data released online this week by the Colorado Department of Revenue. Under Colorado law, commercial cannabis producers must pay a 15 percent excise tax,[Read More…]
Senator Reid Remarks On The Koch Brothers’ Attempt To Buy America’s Democracy
“These two multi-billionaires may spend hundreds of millions of dollars rigging the political process for their own benefit. And they may believe that whoever has the most money gets the most free speech. But I will do whatever it takes to expose their campaign to rig the American political system[Read More…]
Congress Approves Bipartisan Fix to National Flood Insurance Program
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act limits dramatic premium increases, includes Reed amendment on voluntary, community-based flood insurance policies WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. In a 72–22 vote, the U.S. Senate today joined the House of Representatives in passing a bipartisan bill to limit steep flood insurance premium increases hitting some homeowners[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Reach Bipartisan Agreement to Restore Emergency Unemployment Insurance for Five Months
New Reed-Heller emergency UI agreement supported by 5 leading Democrats and 5 leading Republicans WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Seeking to boost the economy and provide relief for the more than 2 million job seeking Americans who have lost emergency unemployment insurance coverage since December 28, 2013, a group of[Read More…]
