Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised level of 254,000. The 4-week moving average was 259,000, a decrease of 5,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 264,750.[Read More…]
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New Center for American Progress Report Outlines a Comprehensive Approach to U.S. Infrastructure for the 21st Century and Beyond
Ironworkers secure a cross member on a highway bridge under construction in Cleveland, August 2013. Source: AP/Mark Duncan Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Many of America’s critical infrastructure assets have come to the end of their useful life and need major repairs or reconstruction. Additionally, over the next 50[Read More…]
Donald Trump’s Decades Of Disdain For Veterans
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Donald Trump is set to give an address about veterans this afternoon in Virginia. Perhaps he should address his own record. Trump’s recklessness, his lack of knowledge on national security, and his thin-skinned temperament would make our country and our troops less safe. The few policy[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Increases by 287,000 in June, 2016; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.9%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2016. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 287,000 in June, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, and financial activities. Employment also increased in information, mostly[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 2, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 268,000 to 270,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in the U.S. Could Drop by Half with Proven Strategies
Road traffic deaths in the US and other high-income countries. Entire infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016. About 90 people die each day from motor vehicle crashes in the United States, resulting in the highest death rate among 19 high-income comparison countries. Our nation has made progress in road safety, reducing[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: USA Today: Trump Casino Empire Dogged by Bad Bets in Atlantic City
Atlantic City, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016 By: Karen Yi Donald Trump often boasts he made a lot of money in Atlantic City, despite the repeated failures of his casinos there, but what he does not mention is his casino empire’s repeated run-ins with government regulators over broken promises and violating casino[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: Tampa Bay Times: In Trump Institute, Donald Trump had Florida Partners With a Record of Fraud
Tampa Bay, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2016 By: Alex Leary In a way, the whole mess began in Florida. Donald Trump in 2005 had just launched his real estate “university,” online classes promising people the keys to his gold-plated lifestyle. But the New Yorker and partners wanted to expand into live seminars.[Read More…]
After One Year of Legalized Marijuana, It Is Clear That Oregon Voters Got It Right
Millions of dollars have been added to the state’s coffers, thousands of jobs have been created and many lives have been improved. OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2016. Oregon can celebrate one year of legalized adult use of marijuana, knowing that they have better prioritized law enforcement resources and raised revenue for important[Read More…]
Overwhelming Support For No-Fly, No-Buy Gun Law, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds
Support For Background Checks Tops 90 Percent Again North Haven, CT–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. People on the government’s terrorist watch list should not be allowed by purchase guns, American voters say 86 – 12 percent, including 83 – 14 percent among voters in households where there is a gun, according to[Read More…]
