Allows for a more thorough, fair evaluation of an individual’s credit worthiness WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013.  U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced today the introduction of legislation that would allow for a more thorough and fair evaluation of an individual’s credit worthiness. The Credit Access and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013 – 1:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you very much.  Please have a seat. To my great friend, Penny Pritzker, thank you for the kind words, but more importantly, thank you for your outstanding leadership, for bringing us all together today, and being[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced that the FAA has determined that airlines can safely expand passenger use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight, and is immediately providing the airlines with implementation guidance.  Due to[Read More…]

SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2013 – Syria’s chemical weapons facilities are “inoperable,” the Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations overseeing the destruction of the country’s weapons programme confirmed today. “The Joint Mission is now satisfied that it has verified – and seen[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013.  Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said a special congressional committee that met yesterday for the first time should promote jobs and the economy without cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other benefits for working families.  “At a time when less than 10 percent of the American people approve[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 340,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 350,000. The 4-week moving average was 356,250, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced a total of $6.7 million in grants to state and local criminal and civil legal services organizations across the country that provide legal defense services for the poor.  These grants from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) are part of[Read More…]

En Route Boston, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2013 – 2:00 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way to the site of Game Six of the World Series, and the great city of Boston, Massachusetts. As you saw from a piece of paper[Read More…]

From White House to Congress, Drug Sentencing Reform Is One of Few Issues Democrats, Republicans Agree On WASHINGON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. Today, Reps. Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Smarter Sentencing Act, which would significantly reform mandatory minimum drug sentencing policies. The bill, which was introduced as S.1410[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 29, 2013. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Reported this week in the Daily Herald: Community banks and credit unions are ready and willing to provide financial services to entrepreneurs in the state’s new legal pot industry. But they aren’t able to, at least not yet. Marijuana businesses,[Read More…]