January 29, 2015 —  On Saturday, Jan. 31, the New York Civil Liberties Union will testify on police body cameras during a White House hearing on 21st century policing. In its testimony, the NYCLU encourages police departments to adopt sensible and enforceable policies that ensure body cameras are used for the[Read More…]

ATLANTA –-(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015.  The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit challenging debt collection practices that have resulted in the jailing of people simply because they are poor. The case was brought on behalf of Kevin Thompson, a black teenager in DeKalb County, Georgia, who was jailed[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 265,000, a decrease of 43,000 from the previous week’s revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since April 15, 2000 when it was 259,000. The[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2015.  In talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on Thursday (29 January 2015), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO would continue its strong political and practical support for Ukraine. He also expressed concern about the recent escalation of violence in the country. “We are very much[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2015 – 1:44 P.M. EST MR. SCHULTZ:  Good afternoon.  Welcome to your White House press briefing.  Before we get started, I want to highlight some good health news this week.  As you saw, yesterday Indiana became the 28th state, plus the District of Columbia, to expand Medicaid. [Read More…]

Scene from “Forced Arbitration! A License to Steal, Lost in the Fine Print!” a production of the Semi-Upright Puppet Company Most of the Nation’s Biggest Banks Are Using Forced Arbitration to Block Ripped-Off Consumers From Their Day in Court; CFPB Can Act NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2015.  Today, an activist[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2015. Today, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Diagnostic Center and the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) released the final assessment and implementation plans to support the MPD’s accountability procedures.  The Diagnostic Analysis will allow MPD to implement changes that will improve police and[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2015. Attorney General-Designate Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today at the opening of the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing: “Thank you, Chairman Grassley, Senator Leahy, and distinguished members of the Committee.  I am honored to appear before you in this historic chamber, among so many dedicated[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2015. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement today on Stuart F. Delery’s nomination to be Associate Attorney General: “I am delighted to join President Obama in congratulating Stuart Delery on his nomination as Associate Attorney General – an office in which he has distinguished himself[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015.  Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday introduced legislation to rebuild America’s crumbling network of roads, bridges, transit systems and other infrastructure projects. The five-year plan would invest $1 trillion in the effort and create or maintain at least 13 million decent-paying jobs, according to Sanders, the Senate[Read More…]