Independent Oversight Needed to Ensure Proper Investigation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. Victims of sexual assault in Washington, DC, are not getting the effective response they deserve and should expect from the district’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Sexual assault cases are too[Read More…]
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Brennan Center Highlights New Proposal to Modernize Voting System, Bill Introduced Today
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. Following a presidential election marred by long lines and confusion at the polls, the Brennan Center for Justice highlighted a proposal today to modernize voter registration and bring America’s election system into the 21st century — just days after President Obama mentioned voting reform in his[Read More…]
Union Membership Rate in 2012 is 11.3%, Down From 11.8% in 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2013. In 2012, the union membership rate–the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a union–was 11.3 percent, down from 11.8 percent in 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.4[Read More…]
Internet Banging: Gangs Use Social Media to Trade Insults, Threats
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Gangs now occupy two spaces: the streets and the Internet. A new University of Michigan study reports that, in addition to carrying guns, gang members have armed themselves with social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to incite dares, trade insults or make threats[Read More…]
Study: Per Se Drugged Driving Laws Have Little Or No Impact On Traffic Deaths
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The imposition of so-called per se drugged driving laws, which create new traffic safety violations for drivers who operate a vehicle with the presence of trace amounts of certain controlled substances and/or their inert metabolites (byproducts) in their blood or[Read More…]
Three Years After the Haitian Earthquake, Housing Situation Still Catastrophic
To view Amnesty International’s photos of displacement camps in Haiti, click here. For video footage of Haiti’s displacement camps, go to the following link. Read more about Haitians living in displacement camps. New York–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. Three years after the Haiti earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people are still living[Read More…]
More than 40 New State Laws Passed in 2012 Restricting Women’s Reproductive Rights and Health Care
While fewer laws were passed than record-setting 2011, Center for Reproductive Rights report finds at least 19 states enacted harmful anti-choice laws NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013. 2012 was yet another terrible year for reproductive health and rights, with at least 19 states enacting over 40 harmful restrictions on abortion and[Read More…]
National Survey Reveals Parents’ Deep Concern About Protecting Kids from Violence
Parents See Media Violence and Access To Weapons As Obstacles Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013. A new nationwide survey of parents commissioned by Common Sense Media and the Center for American Progress and released today finds that 75 percent of parents say shielding children from violence is[Read More…]
President Obama’s Clean Energy Progress: How Top 10 Energy Priorities Fared During His First Term
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. Today, as President Barack Obama builds his new energy and environment team for his second term, the Center for American Progress released “President Obama’s Clean Energy Progress: How Top 10 Energy Priorities Fared During His First Term.” This issue brief describes CAP’s top 10 energy and[Read More…]
New Analysis Calculates Deficit Reduction to Date, Finds Three-Quarters Achieved Through Spending Cuts
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2013. Three-quarters of the $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction in recent years has come from spending cuts, not tax increases, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress released today. The new analysis undercuts conservative claims that the $630 billion in higher taxes under[Read More…]
