1.57 Million Arrests for Drug Law Violations in 2016 – One Drug Arrest Every 20 Seconds; Drug Policy Alliance: Mass Arrests At Odds With Majority of Public That Supports Ending the Drug War and Treating Drug Use as a Health Issue Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2017 By: Drug Policy Alliance According to[Read More…]
Analysis
Public Ranks Children’s Health Insurance, Marketplace Stabilization Higher Priorities than ACA Repeal
Majorities Support Buy-In Ideas for Medicaid and Medicare Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2017. Among health priorities facing urgent deadlines in Washington in September, the public ranks repeal of the Affordable Care Act lower than reauthorizing funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and stabilizing individual health insurance marketplaces established by[Read More…]
Analysis of Graham-Cassidy Health Care Financing Decreases Federal Spending to States by $160 Billion from 2020-2026
Redistribution of ACA Funds in the New Block Grant Would Lead to $180 Billion Loss for 31 States That Expanded Medicaid and a $73 Billion Gain for 19 Non-Expanding States Through 2026 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2017. The Senate is preparing to vote next week on the Graham-Cassidy proposal to repeal[Read More…]
American Medical Association Urges Senate To Oppose Graham-Cassidy Legislation
Millions would lose their health insurance coverage while destabilizing health insurance markets under new bill CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. The American Medical Association (AMA) today outlined its opposition to the Graham-Cassidy legislation in the U.S. Senate, citing the loss of affordable health insurance coverage for millions of patients across the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Slams People with Pre-Existing Conditions
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. Republican leaders in Congress are making another last-minute attempt to rip health care from millions of Americans by jamming through a bill that, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress, could force individuals with even relatively mild pre-existing conditions to pay[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Google is Capitalizing off Rodrigo Duterte’s Horrific Drug War in the Philippines
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017 By: Derek Rosenfeld When a sitting president likens himself to Hitler, it should get your attention. Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has proudly said he’d “be happy” to exterminate 3 million people who use or sell drugs in his country. His horrific campaign to rid[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervision Recovers $14 Million in First Half of 2017 for Over 100,000 Consumers Harmed by Illegal Practices
Bureau Supervision Requires Some Companies to Change Practices to Prevent Future Violations Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced that recent supervisory actions resulted in $14 million in relief to more than 104,000 harmed consumers from January through June 2017. Findings in today’s Supervisory[Read More…]
Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking ‘Stark Reality’ for Migrant Children Trying to Reach Europe – UN Report
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–12 September 2017 – More than 75 per cent of migrant and refugee children trying to reach Europe via the Central Mediterranean route face appalling levels of abuse, exploitation and trafficking, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, calling on the continent to[Read More…]
Removing Barriers to Economic Opportunity for Americans with Criminal Records Is Focus of New Multistate Initiative
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. Today, the Center for American Progress, the National Employment Law Project (NELP), and Community Legal Services (CLS) announced the launch of a three-year, multistate initiative to remove barriers to economic opportunity for Americans with criminal records and their families, building on the bipartisan momentum growing[Read More…]
How Federal Policies Make It Harder for Houston’s Communities of Color and Low-Income Families to Return Home
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. As the Houston area looks to rebound after Hurricane Harvey, a new column from the Center for American Progress shows how some federal policies can make the road to recovery tougher for communities of color and residents who live paycheck-to-paycheck. The column explains how the[Read More…]
