CAP releases new research detailing public disinvestment in higher education and resulting effect on low- and middle-income families and communities of color, along with a state-by-state interactive map. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. Since the onset of the Great Recession in 2008, state governments have slashed their direct investment in[Read More…]
Analysis
Study: Cannabis Use Not Associated With Deficits In Intelligence Quotient
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Moderate cannabis consumption by young people is not positively associated with changes in intelligence quotient (IQ), according to data presented this week at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual congress in Berlin, Germany. Investigators at the University College of London[Read More…]
10 Percent of Grandparents Live With a Grandchild, Census Bureau Reports
Download 65 Million Grandparents in the United States [JPG – 1.6 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014. Of the 65 million grandparents in the United States in 2012, 7 million, or 10 percent, lived with at least one grandchild, according to Coresident Grandparents and Their Grandchildren: 2012, a new report released[Read More…]
Big Money Playing an Outsized Role in Primary Elections
New information shows dominance of large donors in congressional primaries Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2014. In congressional primaries, bigger wallets give a small set of mega-donors an outsized voice, according to new information released today by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Demos. Just 5,485 donors who gave $1,000 or more[Read More…]
Tale of Two New Yorks Endures Under de Blasio as NYPD Continues Discriminatory Marijuana Arrest Crusade
From March to August Under de Blasio/Bratton, NYPD Made More Marijuana Possession Arrests than Bloomberg/Kelly in Same Period of Previous Year; Extreme Racial Disparities Persist as Blacks and Latinos Make up 86% of Marijuana Possession Arrests, Despite Young Whites Using at Higher Rates NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. A new report[Read More…]
U.S. Poverty Rate Declines, Number of Poor Unchanged, Based on Supplemental Measure of Poverty
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. The nation’s poverty rate was 15.5 percent in 2013, down from 16.0 percent in 2012, according to the supplemental poverty measure released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2013 rate was higher than the official measure of 14.5 percent, but similarly declined from the corresponding[Read More…]
Raising the Minimum Wage Would Take at Least 1.7 Million Workers Off Public Assistance and Reduce Safety Net Spending by at Least $7.6 Billion a Year
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. The value of the minimum wage has been so severely eroded by inflation that businesses today are paying minimum wage workers 25 percent less than they were in the 1960s. Policymakers’ failure to raise the wage floor has contributed to decades-long wage stagnation and caused an[Read More…]
Study Finds Illinois Leads the Nation in Workers’ Comp Insurance Savings
Oregon Study Analyzes Rates in 50 States & Highlights Sharp Reduction in Illinois Workers’ Compensation Costs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. The administration of Governor Pat Quinn, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and the Department of Insurance (DOI) announced today that a national study has provided additional evidence that Illinois’ historic workers’[Read More…]
New Report: Positive Energy Trends Continue to Bode Well for U.S. Security and the Economy
Energy efficiency remains key to the success of America’s energy sector WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014 – The United States is reducing oil dependence, slowing the growth of electricity needs, and making energy services more affordable to all Americans–and our smarter use of energy is the single most important contributor to these[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report: Students Tested Up to Twice per Month; Common Core Assessments Help Shift to Better, Fairer, and Fewer Tests
CAP analysis looks at schools in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. With the debate over standardized testing reaching a fever pitch, a new report from the Center for American Progress finds a culture of testing and test preparation across many schools and[Read More…]
