Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  Today on the six-month anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the Center for American Progress released “Disastrous Spending: Federal Disaster-Relief Expenditures Rise amid More Extreme Weather,” which estimates that the federal government spent $136 billion for disaster relief and recovery in 2011 to 2013. This is nearly $400[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013.  Today the Center for American Progress released a new report based on interviews with more than three dozen veterans of the fight for family-friendly policies that address why, despite robust support for a national family policy agenda, there has been remarkably little progress made over the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013.  As U.S. intelligence agencies have now confirmed that the Assad regime in Syria has likely used sarin nerve agent against opposition forces, the Center for American Progress released recommendations for the United States, beginning with immediate action at the U.N. Security Council to independently confirm the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  It currently is perfectly legal in America to fire someone for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT. Rather than being evaluated on their skills, qualifications, and ability to contribute to the job, LGBT workers are all too often not hired, not promoted, or, in[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  Global attitudes about domestic violence have changed dramatically since 2000, according to a new University of Michigan study that analyzes data from 26 low- and middle-income countries. Nigeria had the largest change, with 65 percent of men and 52 percent of women rejecting domestic violence in[Read More…]

Drug Czar’s Marijuana Rhetoric Still Rings of “Reefer Madness”;  Support for Drug Courts Belies Claims to Treat Addiction as a Health Issue But Drug Czar Has Progressed in Addressing OD Crisis and Recognizing Value of Naloxone as an Effective Antidote WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2013.  The White House Office of National[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  Demand for affordable rental housing for lower-income households in Cook County outpaces supply, according to a new report from DePaul University’s Institute for Housing Studies. The findings show an affordability gap, between demand and supply of affordable housing in suburban Cook County, increased by 25 percent between[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  After long lines marred the 2012 election, Republicans and Democrats are supporting bills in the states to increase registration opportunities, expand early voting, and modernize election systems, a new Brennan Center analysis found. Nearly 200 bills to expand voting access were introduced in 45 states in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013.  When President Barack Obama put forward his fiscal year 2014 budget plan, he included a historic pairing of issues that deserve careful attention: infrastructure and resilience. Two of the lynchpin proposals unveiled in the president’s larger budget blueprint were a major new program for infrastructure reconstruction[Read More…]

New York—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2013. A comprehensive new report, Blueprint for a Public Health and Safety Approach to Drug Policy, by The New York Academy of Medicine and the Drug Policy Alliance presents wide-ranging recommendations to implement a public health-based approach to drug policy, calling for strong, effective leadership to make[Read More…]