SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014.  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray today announced the details of a broadly-supported plan to raise Seattle’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, the highest of any major city in the nation. “Seattle workers are getting a raise,” said Murray. “Throughout this process, I’ve had two goals: to get[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Free the Press Campaign / Cuba / Sudan Secretary Kerry Travel in Ethiopia / Meetings Violence in China BENGHAZI Benghazi Email Documents / Congress / FOIA Request and Process Military Response / Movement of Assets / State Department Response / Coordination[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014.  Driven by the declining cost of data collection, storage, and processing; fueled by new online and real-world sources of data, including sensors, cameras, and geospatial technologies; and analyzed using a suite of creative and powerful new methods, big data is fundamentally reshaping how Americans and people[Read More…]

Bureau Publishes Action Letters for Child Welfare Caseworkers to Send to Credit Bureaus Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action to better protect children in the foster care system from credit reporting problems that could compromise their future credit. The Bureau published action[Read More…]

New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal court of appeals to allow a case to go forward against high-level Bush administration officials alleged to have ordered the post-9/11 immigration sweeps, detention, and racial and religious profiling of Muslim, Arab, and South[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 344,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 329,000 to 330,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

Cuts by Ohio Legislature and Secretary of State Eliminate Opportunities Used by More than 157,000 Voters in 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014.  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to strike down a new state law and a directive from Ohio Secretary of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2014 – 1:20 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  I have one brief announcement, which is that as part of the United States’ ongoing consultation with our allies, President Obama will travel to Poland, Belgium and France in June of this year.  While in Warsaw, the President will hold[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT 2013 Country Reports on Terrorism Free the Press Campaign Russian Federation Council’s Approval of Law Restricting Internet Freedom Travel Update for Secretary Kerry 2013 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM Methodology / Evolving Threat Cuba Remains on State Sponsors of Terrorism list Cooperation[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2014.  THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.  Good afternoon.  AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Aloha! THE PRESIDENT:  Aloha.  (Laughter.)  Got a Hawaiian guy here. After 14 months since I’ve called on Congress to reward the hard work of millions of Americans like the ones who we have[Read More…]