Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2016. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in January. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from December, 8 states had increases, and 14 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-seven states and the District[Read More…]
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HHS Releases Report Showing Poverty Reduction Impact of Safety Net has Increased Tenfold Since War on Poverty Began in 1964
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2016. Just over 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty.” Today, the Department of Health and Human Services is releasing a report demonstrating the increasing impact of safety net programs in lifting families and children out of poverty, while also documenting[Read More…]
Congressional Mens Rea Proposals Could Allow White-Collar Criminals to Escape Prosecution
A gavel sits on a desk inside a courtroom. Source: AP/Brennan Linsley Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2016. According to the Center for American Progress, proposals for default mens rea standards in the bills currently making their way through the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate would significantly[Read More…]
Ahead of Zubik v. Burwell, Center for American Progress Examines How A Win for Zubik Would Undermine Religious Liberty, Harm Women’s Health
People stand on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on February 13, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Source: AP/Jon Elswick Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 206. On March 23, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Zubik v. Burwell, a consolidation of seven cases challenging the government’s accommodation for[Read More…]
Study Shows Adverse Experiences Make a Child Less Likely to Graduate from High School
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2016. A new study in the April 2016 Pediatrics suggests people who experience four or more traumatic events known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are significantly less likely to graduate from high school, which is a leading indicator of lifelong health. The study, “Adverse Childhood[Read More…]
Report Shows Health Risks of Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets, Other ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Used by Police
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations, which includes the American Civil Liberties Union, and Physicians for Human Rights yesterday released Lethal in Disguise: The Health Consequences of Crowd-Control Weapons, a report documenting the health effects of tear gas, rubber bullets, flashbang grenades, and other[Read More…]
20 Million People Have Gained Health Insurance Coverage Because of the Affordable Care Act, New Estimates Show
More than 6 million uninsured young adults have gained health insurance coverage since 2010 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. A new report released yesterday finds that the provisions of the Affordable Care Act have resulted in an estimated 20 million people gaining health insurance coverage between the passage of the law[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises by 242,000 in February 2016; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.9%
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 242,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in health care and social assistance, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and private educational services.[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Feb. 27, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 278,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 272,000. The 4-week moving average was 270,250, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
More Productivity, No Payoff: New Center for American Progress Analysis Shows How Millennials’ Wages Have Barely Budged Beyond Baby Boomer and Generation X Levels
A woman checks a news website on her smartphone before boarding a train home at the end of her workweek in Chicago, March 2015. Source: AP/M. Spencer Green Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. More productivity, but no payoff: That’s the bottom line of a new analysis from the Center for[Read More…]
