Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 260,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 246,000 to 247,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
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Small Businesses Would Benefit from a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
Attendees are seen at a rally for paid family leave in New York, March 10, 2016. Source: AP/Seth Wenig Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. A new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress illustrates how a national paid family and medical leave program would benefit small businesses,[Read More…]
New Analysis Highlights Potential Problems for North Carolina Voters in the Wake of the State’s ‘Monster’ Voter Suppression Law
Voters stand in line in Apex, North Carolina, on November 6, 2012. Source: AP/Gerry Broome Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. Continuing its spotlight on the issues voters could experience on Election Day at the polls, the Center for American Progress released its fourth brief assessing potential problems, this time specifically looking at[Read More…]
More Than 3 Million Children Have Coverage Due to Drop in Uninsured Rate Since 2008
Due to coverage gains since 2008, more than 3 million additional children now have health insurance. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. The share of Americans without health insurance has fallen rapidly in recent years, declining to 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2016, the lowest level on record. Many analyses[Read More…]
Poll Shows Gap Between Parent Views and Expert Assessments of the Quality of U.S. Child Care
Cost and availability of child care are major challenges for parents Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll suggests a major gap between parents’ views and research experts’ assessments of the quality of child care in the U.S. Most[Read More…]
Swarms of Drug Industry Lobbyists and Campaign Cash Stymie Bid to Restrain Medicare Prescription Costs
By Stuart Silverstein FairWarning When the Republican-controlled Congress approved a landmark program in 2003 to help seniors buy prescription drugs, it slapped on an unusual restriction: The federal government was barred from negotiating cheaper prices for those medicines. Instead, the job of holding down costs was outsourced to the insurance[Read More…]
Clinton Campaign Statement on Donald Trump’s Comments on Meeting with Putin
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. Hillary for America Senior National Spokesperson Glen Caplin released the following statement today after Donald Trump’s comments saying he, “Could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration.” “It’s unclear why Donald Trump needs to meet with Vladimir[Read More…]
NASA Analysis Finds Warmest September on Record By Narrow Margin
Monthly temperature anomalies with base 1980-2015, superimposed on a 1980-2015 mean seasonal cycle. (Credit: NASA/GISS/Schmidt) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. September 2016 was the warmest September in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: America’s Dams Are in Disrepair
CAP Report Calls for New Thinking on Future of Dam Infrastructure and River Health A new valve is shown in the bottom of Cushman Dam No. 2 in Shelton, Washington, in 2009. Source: AP/Drew Perine Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. With an uptick in extreme weather events and a[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It — Mother Jones: Trump’s Casino Bankruptcies Cost His Employees Millions in Retirement Savings
A Trump employee investing $1,000 of their retirement account in 1997 when shares averaged $9.65 apiece, now have savings of only $59; Trump kept a $2 million annual salary and more than $44 million in compensation over the course of the 14 years NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016 By: Patrick Caldwell[Read More…]
