Portland, Ore. – (ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2018. Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, today released the following statement on reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will rescind the “Cole Memo”—guidance established by the Obama Administration in 2013 to allow states to implement responsible marijuana laws without federal[Read More…]
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Has Evangelical Christianity Become Sociopathic?
By Tim Rymel, M.Ed. The Huffington Post ENEWSPF– Since Evangelical Christianity began infiltrating politics, officially in the late 1970s, there has been a disturbing trend to limit or remove rights from those who don’t meet the conservative idea of an American. Many of these initiatives come in the form of[Read More…]
Weed Becomes Legal in California on New Year’s Day, So Here’s What You Need to Know
A lot needs to be done to ensure an equitable transition to marijuana legalization for the sixth largest economy in the world. CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—December 31, 2017 By: Tamar Todd The new year brings with it a new era for marijuana in California. January 1, 2018 marks the beginning of a new[Read More…]
2017 Year In Review: NORML’s Top Ten Events In Marijuana Policy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 28, 2017 #1: Public Support In Favor Of Adult Use Legalization Reaches All-Time High Sixty-four percent of US adults – including for the first time a majority of self-identified Republicans – believe that the adult use of marijuana should be legal, according to nationwide polling data published in[Read More…]
New Data Shed Light on Demographics of Student Loan Defaulters
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2017 By: Ben Miller A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress paints a comprehensive profile of who comprises the 1 million student borrowers who default on $20 billion in federal loans each year. The final installment in a series on student loan default—which[Read More…]
NOW: What Doug Jones’ Victory Means For Women
“We Need To Speak With One Voice” Say Leaders Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 13, 2017 By: Emily Imhoff “The heads of three prominent groups that advocate for women said today that Doug Jones’ victory in the Alabama Senate election will reverberate into the coming battles over tax cuts, abortion, birth control,[Read More…]
Poll Finds Younger and College-educated Women More Likely to Say They’ve Experienced Slurs, Offensive Comments, Harassment
American women most frequently report being discriminated against in the workplace Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)—December 12, 2017 By: Todd Datz This report is part of a series titled “Discrimination in America.” The series is based on a survey conducted for National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H.[Read More…]
Report and Video Highlight Challenges Facing Hurricane Maria’s Survivors in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico—(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2017 By: Rakesh Singh and Craig Palosky A new Kaiser Family Foundation report and video find residents across Puerto Rico facing a wide range of daily and long-term challenges as they struggle to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Maria swept across the island Sept. 20 as a[Read More…]
NOW: Alabama Women Can Make History in the December Senate Special Election
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2017. The National Organization for Women (NOW) issued the following statement regarding the December Senate special election in Alabama taking place on Dec. 12: NOW congratulates the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for adopting its new Standards of Conduct, to which each of its[Read More…]
Center for America Progress Report: Trump and Associates Could Be Prosecuted Under Racketeering Laws
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: John Norris and Carolyn Kenney Few issues in Washington have generated more heat and less light than the idea that the actions of President Donald Trump, his campaign associates, and his businesses could be prosecuted as part of an ongoing criminal conspiracy under the[Read More…]
