Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014.  A new report published today by the Center for American Progress found that teachers have lower expectations for students of color and those from high-poverty backgrounds. The report also found that high school students who have teachers with higher expectations were more than three times more[Read More…]

False Industry Claims Challenged in Run Up to November Ballot Initiatives in Oregon and Colorado Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014–Yesterday, ECONorthwest released a report on behalf of Consumers Union, the public policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, which assessed the potential for increased food prices if mandatory GE labeling requirements[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014.  As fiscal year 2015 begins, a new brief from the Center for American Progress illustrates how federal spending cuts are actually deepening budget deficits—to the tune of $20.9 billion—by increasing waste, fraud, and abuse. These cuts hinder competent program administration, which depends on adequate staff and[Read More…]

Granville, OH–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014.  According to a new analysis by the Clemency Report, some states are still suspending the driver’s licenses of convicted cannabis offenders unrelated to any actual driving offense (as part of a federal law called the 1992 Solomon-Lautenberg Act). The report finds that a majority of states[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014.  Today, TalkPoverty.org—a project of the Center for American Progress’s Half in Ten Education Fund—released a new interactive resource mapping state- and congressional district-level poverty data, based on new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Using seven key indicators—the total poverty rate; the women in[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2014. Income levels and poverty rates were not statistically different for most states from 2012 to 2013, according to statistics released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the nation’s most comprehensive data source on American households. The state and local income and poverty statistics[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2014.  The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2013, the poverty rate declined from the previous year for the first time since 2006, while there was no statistically significant change in either the number of people living in poverty or real median household income. In addition,[Read More…]

FHFA Fails to Prevent Bank from Treating Settlement as Tax Write-Off Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014.  Friday’s $550 million settlement between the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and HSBC North American Holdings Inc. can be treated as a tax write-off by the bank, shifting $192.5 million onto taxpayers. Because the FHFA[Read More…]

Studied States Fail to Comply With Resource Allocation Requirements New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014.  Lack of poll workers and low numbers of voting machines are key contributors to long voting lines, and precincts with more minorities experienced longer waits, according to a new study released today by the Brennan Center[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2014. Today the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) released Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned.   The report analyzes some of the costs and benefits of law enforcement using body-worn video technology.  “Law enforcement agencies across the nation[Read More…]