Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. The Brookings Institution has issued a report entitled ‘Colorado’s Rollout of Legal Marijuana is Succeeding’, analyzing the first six months of Colorado’s legalized cannabis commerce and taxation policies, which voters approved by ballot initiative in November 2012. Author John Hudak calls the implementation of the new[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. Despite an overwhelming majority of Americans recently indicating a preference for ceasing arrests for minor marijuana offenses and nearly sixty percent support in favor of outright legalization, a new report from former NORML executive director and Shenandoah University professor Jon Gettman, Ph.D indicates that American law[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Illinois Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner has given more than $2 million to extreme right-wing causes and groups associated with the Tea Party and the billionaire Koch Brothers, new research shows. Personally and through his foundation, Rauner has contributed to groups that want to lower the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014.  In June 2013, the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for the country’s undocumented people and give a boost to our economy. A year later, the House has failed to act and Congress continues to dither on immigration[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014.  With the recent expansion of shale gas development, the United States is poised to become a net exporter of natural gas. Last week saw two major regulatory authorizations regarding liquefied natural gas, or LNG, exports—one from the Department of Energy and one from the Federal Energy[Read More…]

 Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014.  The passage of state laws legalizing the physician-recommended possession and consumption of cannabis by qualified patients has not led to an increase in adolescents’ use of the plant, according to a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research – a non-partisan research organization[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014.  As centralized political power continues to erode in Iraq and Syria amid ongoing civil war and the rise of violent jihadi groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, the influence of Kurdish political and military actors in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- With months to go before Novembers election, the rise of independent spending in this years congressional contests has already been documented. A new analysis by the Brennan Center shows that in competitive House races, the vast majority of this spending is coming from dark money groups. We have also seen the rise[Read More…]

Democrats Sought Vote to Close Corporate Deserter Tax Loopholes Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)-  Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today condemned Senate Republicans for blocking passage of the ‘Bring Jobs Home Act’ (S.2569). The bill would advance tax credit for companies returning jobs to the U.S., and close a[Read More…]

New analysis by the Worldwatch Institute examines global trends in solar power Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014.  The year 2013 saw record-breaking growth for solar electricity generation as the photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) markets continued to grow. With over 39 gigawatts installed worldwide, the PV solar market represented[Read More…]