Without ACA protections, more than half of non-elderly Americans could face discrimination in health care Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, millions of Americans no longer face coverage denials, higher costs, or coverage carve outs because of their medical histories. A new analysis from[Read More…]
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NIH-Sponsored Expert Panel Issues Clinical Guidelines to Prevent Peanut Allergy
Recommendations focus on introducing peanut-containing foods to infants. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued clinical guidelines today to aid health care providers in early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants[Read More…]
Paid Leave a Job Killer? Not the Case, Says New Center for American Progress Report
Salt & Honey Catering owner Olivia Colt and members of her cooking staff work in Berkeley, California, on September 28, 2016. AP/Jeff Chiu Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. A new report by the Center for American Progress finds that paid sick days and paid family and medical leave laws are[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Presents Drain the Swamp Solutions for Conflicts of Interest, Lobbying, and Corruption to Restore Trust in Government
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report to address the threats to representative self-government inherent in special interest lobbying, revolving door politics, corruption of public service, and lax ethics and contracting oversight, as well as the major danger of direct conflicts of interest. These[Read More…]
Utah Congressman Rob Bishop Wins Rubber Dodo Award
Extremist Agenda to Give Away Public Lands, Kill Off Endangered Species Cited TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity today gave Utah Congressman Rob Bishop its annual Rubber Dodo award. The statue is awarded each year to the person or group who has most aggressively sought to destroy[Read More…]
ACLU Releases Analysis of Sessions’ Civil Liberties Record Ahead of Confirmation Hearings
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union released a comprehensive analysis of Sen. Jeff Sessions’ record on civil liberties issues ahead of the January 10-11 confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. The ACLU report examines Sessions’ handling of voting rights, police reform, immigration, mass[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges Department of Education to Forgive Loans of Former Illinois Westwood & Everest College Students
Attorney General Madigan Seeks Immediate Relief for Illinois Students Defrauded by Westwood and Everest Colleges Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. As part of her continued crackdown on fraudulent practices in the for-profit college industry, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today renewed her call to the U.S. Department of Education to forgive the[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Student Loan Servicing Problems Can Jeopardize Long-Term Financial Security for Older Borrowers
Growing Concerns as Number of Older Student Loan Borrowers Quadruples, Amount of Debt Per Senior Borrower Doubles in Last Decade WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report that examines complaints from older student loan borrowers about servicing practices that can jeopardize their[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, January 5, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2017. On Jan. 4, Coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Dec. 31, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 235,000, a decrease of 28,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 2,000 from 265,000 to 263,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
