WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2012.  The existing peace process in eastern Congo must be enhanced to address the economic, political, and security issues that lie at the heart of the escalating conflict, according to a new Enough Project policy brief released today. The brief argues that, to date, the regionally[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2012.  In the aftermath of Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) signing into law a measure to make Michigan the 24th state in the nation to adopt right-to-work legislation, the Center for American Progress today released a compilation of evidence shedding light on the many ways in which unions[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2012. As school districts across the nation continue to confront the challenge of how best to evaluate the performance of educators, the Center for American Progress today released a pair of reports detailing one district’s efforts to develop and implement a new evaluation system in a[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2012. As policymakers consider proposals to lower Medicare costs as part of the deficit-reduction debate, the Center for American Progress today released a new report finding that the proposal to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 years old would worsen the crisis of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2012. In its study on wrong-way driving crashes adopted today, the National Transportation Safety Board cited alcohol-impaired driving as the leading cause of these collisions and recommended that all first-offender alcohol-impaired drivers be required to have ignition interlocks installed on their personal vehicles. “The first step to address[Read More…]

How Immigration Enforcement Affects Families, Schools, and the Workplace Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2102. Today the Center for American Progress released “Legal Violence in the Lives of Immigrants: How Immigration Enforcement Affects Families, Schools, and Workplaces,” which draws upon more than 200 in-depth interviews conducted over 10 years to show[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2102. A USA Today/Gallup poll released today shows that 63% of Americans believe the federal government should not interfere in the implementation of state ballot measures such as those approved in Washington and Colorado last month that make marijuana legal for adults. The poll of 1,015 Americans[Read More…]

Kids’ Data Still Collected, Shared without Parents’ Knowledge, Consent Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012. The Federal Trade Commission issued a new staff report, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade,”examining the privacy disclosures and practices of apps offered for children in the Google Play and Apple App stores. [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012. If Michigan “right-to-work” legislation becomes law this week—as the legislature and Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) are poised to make it—it will hurt the state’s already-struggling middle class. Unions are essential for building a strong middle class, yet right-to-work laws weaken unions by making unions provide services[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Suburban Cook County voters selected President Barack Obama in 79 percent of precincts and 25 of 30 townships, according to a Nov. 6, 2012 Post-Election Report issued today by Clerk David Orr. "Illinois may not have been a swing state, but voters here certainly wanted to have their voices heard,"[Read More…]