WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Islamophobe Ben Carson to be secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could negatively impact Muslims served and employed by that[Read More…]
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Responsive and Reflective Representation Requires Fair Redistricting, not Manipulated Maps, Says New Center for American Progress Report
Texas State Sen. Juan Hinojosa looks at maps on display prior to a committee hearing in Austin, Texas, on May 30, 2013. AP/Eric Gay Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. Today, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in two separate redistricting cases involving challenges to electoral districts[Read More…]
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Declines to 4.6% in November 2016; Payroll Employment Increases by 178,000
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 2, 2016. The unemployment rate declined to 4.6 percent in November, and total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in professional and business services and in health care. Household Survey Data In November, the unemployment rate decreased[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending November 26, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 251,000. The 4-week moving average was 251,500, an increase of 500 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Paid Leave Policies Must Work for Everyone, Including LGBTQ Families
Gregg Pitts feeds his son Thomas Brunson-Pitts, 6 months, a bottle in the morning as his husband Brooks Brunson gets ready for work at their home in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2016. AP/Jacquelyn Martin New report focuses on the importance of inclusive definitions of family in workplace leave policies,[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Brief Shows How Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal Is Fatally Flawed
A construction worker walks inside the State Route 99 tunnel in Seattle on April 25, 2016. AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. President-elect Donald Trump’s fatally flawed infrastructure proposal enriches Wall Street investors while passing the bill to middle-class Americans in the form of high tolls and other user[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Debt Settlement, Check Cashing and Other Financial Service Complaints
Report Also Includes In-Depth Look at Consumer Complaints from Oklahoma WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a monthly complaint snapshot highlighting consumer complaints about financial services such as debt settlement, check cashing, money orders, and credit repair. The report shows that consumer complaints[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Neera Tanden on Rep. Tom Price’s Nomination to HHS Secretary
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden made the following statement on Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) being nominated for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, or HHS: Rep. Tom Price is not qualified to serve as the Secretary of Health and Human[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: Trump Nominates Extreme Opponent of Women’s Health
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 20916. Planned Parenthood Federation of America today expressed grave concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to nominate extreme women’s health opponent Representative Tom Price (R-GA) to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Statement from Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America: “Tom Price poses a[Read More…]
ACLU Finds Parole Nearly Impossible for Prisoners Who Committed Serious Crimes as Youth
Report shows parole boards failing to release these prisoners, despite years of rehabilitation and evidence that they pose no risk to society NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. In a new report analyzing parole for prisoners who committed serious crimes as youth, the American Civil Liberties Union found that parole boards[Read More…]
