Highway deaths fell to lowest level in more than six decades, down 26 percent since 2005 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a new analysis indicating that highway deaths fell to 32,367 in 2011, marking the lowest level since 1949[Read More…]

Offshore tax dodging costs United States $150 billion annually — groups illustrate impact with 16 dramatic ways lost revenue could be used. Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. With Congress scrambling to agree on ways to reduce the deficit, MASSPIRG joined with business, legislative, and community leaders today to point out a[Read More…]

Respondents Support Incentivizing Purchase of Healthy Foods, Restricting Purchase of Sugary Drinks Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. A new poll from researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that the U.S. public broadly supports increasing or maintaining spending on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as[Read More…]

$1 Billion Loss Experienced By Winter Sports Industry, Future Impacts Could be Larger   WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012 – A new economic analysis details how the $12.2 billion winter tourism industry spread out across 38 states has experienced an estimated $1 billion loss and up to 27,000 fewer jobs over the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. As fiscal cliff deliberations intensify, the Center for American Progress today released “7 Ways that Looming Budget Cuts to Public Lands and Oceans Will Affect All Americans,” which examines seven key areas where proposed cuts to federal lands and ocean management agencies would undermine critical investments[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. As Congress works to come to an agreement to avoid sequestration, the Center for American Progress today released “$100 Billion in Politically Feasible Defense Cuts for a Budget Deal,” an issue brief outlining targeted reductions in defense spending to put the country on a more sustainable[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012.  In anticipation of the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s landmark speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, which marked a turning point in the president’s economic argument, the Center for American Progress today released two reports drawing attention to the consequences of rising economic inequality. High levels of[Read More…]

Majorities Across the Political Spectrum – Including 65% of Republicans – Say the Federal Government Should Leave Matter to the States Poll Also Confirms Other Recent Polls, Showing Country Evenly Split on Legally Regulating Marijuana; Highest-Ever Result Since CBS Has Tracked Question NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012.  Last month, voters Washington[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. There are very few things everyone in Washington can agree on these days. But the one notion that will get heads nodding across the political spectrum is that today’s fiscal policies simply are not sustainable. If we keep doing what we’ve been doing, not only will[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. Today, as the effects of climate change are gaining increased attention due to recent natural disasters and the international climate talks taking place in Doha, the Center for American Progress released “Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia,” which examines the role of climate[Read More…]