New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman New Research Shows That 74% Of All Guns Recovered By Law Enforcement Originated Out-of-State; Nearly Nine Out Of Ten (86%) Of Recovered Handguns — The Weapon Of Choice For Violent Criminals — Come From Out-Of-State NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Attorney General Eric T.[Read More…]
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States with Progressive Policies Have More Family Stability, Says New Center for American Progress Analysis
Boxes containing signatures gathered by the Arizona Healthy Working Families Initiative group sit on display in Phoenix, Arizona, July 7, 2016. Source: AP/Ross D. Franklin Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress demonstrates a link between a state’s economic and health policies[Read More…]
Endocrine Disruptors Cost U.S. Billions Due to Health Care and Lost Wages
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Last week, a study, Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the USA: a population-based disease burden and cost analysis, published in The Lancet journal, concludes that exposure to pesticides and other chemicals found in common household items, such as toys, makeup and detergent, costs the U.S. more than $340 billion annually[Read More…]
Drug Policy Action Releases 2016 Congressional Voter Guide
U.S. Reps Graded on Seven Bills Affecting Marijuana, Hemp, and New Psychoactive Substances Congressional Support for Drug Policy Reform Surges; Reps Earning Perfect Grade Doubles in Two Years Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Today, Drug Policy Action released its 2016 Congressional Voter Guide which grades members of Congress on how they[Read More…]
New Video Shows the Real Impact of Donald Trump’s Housing Discrimination
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Today, Hillary for America is releasing a new video with Senator Tim Kaine and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton that tells the story of Mae Brown Wiggins. Mae, a registered nurse, was denied housing in Trump’s apartment building based on the color of her skin. At the[Read More…]
In War-Torn Syria, Three Million Children Out of School or at Risk of Dropping Out – UNICEF
In eastern Aleppo, a young girl returns home from school. Photo: UNICEF/Rami Zayat SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–24 October 2016 – With the start of the school year and the number of school attacks exceeding 4,000 in war-ravaged Syria, more than 1.7 million children there remain out of school and another 1.3 million are[Read More…]
RN Report: Pharma Giants Spend Far More on Marketing, Sales Than They Do on Research and Development
Sen. Bernie Sanders with CNA Co-President Zenei Cortez at a Yes on 61 rally in Los Angeles. CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2016. In justifying skyrocketing drug prices, the pharmaceutical industry typically claims that it needs massive profits to conduct research and development (R&D) for critical new medications. But the drug giants actually[Read More…]
New York Daily News: “Bury Trump in a Landslide”. Excellent 14-Part Takedown Goes Nuclear on Trump
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2016 By floridageorge What an amazing takedown of Donald Trump. 14 chapters, required reading IMHO. NY Daily News: Daily News Editorial: Bury Trump in a Landslide The 14 segments are: Chapter 1: Trump The Demagogue Chapter 2: Trump The Fraudster Chapter 3: Trump The Headcase Chapter[Read More…]
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Sept. 2016 Jobless Rates Down in 7 States, Up in 1; Payroll Jobs Up in 14 States, Down in 3
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2016. Unemployment rates were significantly lower in September in 7 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Six states had notable jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 4 states had[Read More…]
Editorial Boards Slam Trump’s Refusal To Accept Election Results, False Rigged Election Claims
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. Last night at the final presidential debate, Donald Trump reiterated his reckless and unprecedented claim that the election will be “rigged” and that he might not accept election results if he loses. This afternoon, he doubled down. President Obama may have summed it up best: “stop[Read More…]
