Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015.  Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement and video today:  “When I was a boy, I dreamed of being an athlete. I listened to those baseball games on the radio, and I envisioned myself as a man out in center field at Yankee Stadium[Read More…]

Birmingham, Alabama—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015 – 3:27 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Alabama!  (Applause.)  Hello, Lawson State Community College!  (Applause.)  Well, it’s good to be here.  Thank you so much.   AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back!  I do!  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Everybody, have a seat.[Read More…]

En Route Birmingham, Alabama–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – 1:59 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ:   Welcome aboard, everyone, to Air Force One en route to Birmingham, where the President will continue to draw the contrast between his vision for middle-class economics and efforts by Republicans in Congress to roll back the progress we’ve[Read More…]

MILWAUKEE –(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015.  The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal district court to bolster access to the ballot for Wisconsin voters by permitting more types of acceptable identification for voting, and by allowing people who have difficulty obtaining identification to vote by affidavit. The motion comes in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – Senate Republicans today turned back a proposal by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to raise the minimum wage. The amendment was one of dozens to come up for Senate votes in a once-a-year parliamentary process known, unofficially, as a “vote-a-rama.” “Since 1968, the real value of the[Read More…]

Residents of the Tesreen Camp in Aleppo, Syria. Photo: OCHA/Josephine Guerrero GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2015 – The situation on the ground in Syria has “dramatically” worsened as the country enters its fifth year of war amid escalating fighting and targeted attacks against civilians, the top United Nations humanitarian official warned today[Read More…]

Richmond, VA–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015.  Democrat Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed legislation into law last week allowing for the cultivation of industrial hemp in accordance with state-sponsored research programs. House Bill 1277 and Senate Bill 955 redefine industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity and allow for the plant’s cultivation by licensed growers[Read More…]

New “toolkit” will help families before applications are accepted Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) was joined at a press conference about the continued efforts to educate individuals and families about the President’s immigration executive actions by a number of his House Democratic colleagues including:[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 Thank you, Van [Jones], for that kind introduction.  It’s a pleasure to be here today – and a privilege to join so many distinguished public servants, dedicated community leaders, passionate advocates and good friends as we discuss an opportunity to make our criminal justice system more[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 282,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 291,000. The 4-week moving average was 297,000, a decrease of 7,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]