Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016. Licensed sales of marijuana totaled nearly one billion dollars in 2015, according to economic data provided by the Department of Revenue. Licensed retail stores sold $996,184,788 worth of cannabis in the past year, resulting in $135 million in new tax revenue. As mandated by state law,[Read More…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Feb. 13, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 262,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 269,000. The 4-week moving average was 273,250, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
New Rate Survey of 500 U.S. Water Systems Finds Private Water Providers Charge 58% More
Comprehensive new water survey finds that 10 most affordable water systems are publicly owned and operated. Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2016. In the largest U.S. water rate survey of its kind, Food & Water Watch released a comprehensive review of the 500 largest U.S. community water systems that found that large, for-profit[Read More…]
After the Drug Wars: Colombian President and Nobel Prize Winners Declare End of the War on Drugs and Recommend It Be Replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in new London School of Economics (LSE) report
London, UK–(ENEWSPF)–15 February, 2016 — Five Nobel Prize recipients and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos today endorsed a new London School of Economics (LSE) report recommending a radical overhaul of international policies that would move countries beyond the existing singular ‘war on drugs’ focus on eradication and repression and towards[Read More…]
Extending Humanitarian Parole for LGBT People will Help Reunite Couples Separated by Discriminatory Laws in Their Home Countries
LGBT rights activists lobby senators on immigration bills in order to allow same-sex couples to sponsor visas for their partners in April 2013. Source: AP/Carolyn Kaster Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Under U.S. law, spouses of citizens, refugees, asylees, and lawful permanent residents are allowed to come into the[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders’ Legislation Expanding Social Security Would Extend Solvency 40 Years, According to New Analysis
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)– February 5, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders’ legislation to strengthen and expand Social Security would extend the life of the program an additional 40 years, from 2034 to 2074, according to a new analysis by the agency in charge of determining the solvency of Social Security. The Social Security[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises by 151,000 in January 2016; Unemployment Rate Changes Little (4.9%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2016. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in several industries, led by retail trade, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing.[Read More…]
New Data Released: NYC Marijuana Possession Arrests Under 17K for First Time Since 1996, 67% Drop from 51,000 Arrests in 2011
Still A Tale of Two Cities: Young Black and Latino People Arrested at Higher Rates, Despite Young White People Using Marijuana at Higher Rates; Growing Number of Elected Officials and Advocates Call for New Statewide Approach to Marijuana Policies New York —(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016. According to data just released by the New York[Read More…]
New England Journal of Medicine Violates Its Own Policy, Publishes Results of Unethical Clinical Trial That Put Resident Doctors at Risk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Statement of Dr. Michael Carome, Director, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group: Note: Today, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an online article presenting results of the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) trial. The article’s release coincides with the presentation of[Read More…]
New EPA Data: I&M Facility 2nd Most Toxic Power Plant in Indiana
New information highlights public health cost of I&M’s $6 billion plan to keep burning coal at AEP-Rockport ROCKPORT, Ind. –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Indiana & Michigan Power’s AEP-Rockport coal-burning power plant dumped nearly 6 million pounds of toxic pollution into Indiana’s air, land and water in 2014, according to an[Read More…]
