Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 5, 2018 Contact: Kara Cook-Schultz President Donald Trump announced today via Twitter that he has accepted the resignation of embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. In response, Kara Cook-Schultz, the director of U.S. PIRG’s toxics program, released this statement: “Scott Pruitt pledged to ‘restore’ the EPA to[Read More…]
Commentary
Oregon Cannabis Prices Down, But Revenue Remains Substantial
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—July 5, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson Cannabis officially became legal to possess and cultivate in Oregon on July 1st, 2015. Three years later, the Beaver State has become a cannabis consumers paradise. Advertisements for $3 grams are common, with “bulk” deal of $5 for 3.5 grams available as well. At[Read More…]
Op-Ed: Reach Out To A Family That Lost A Child
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From Kenyatta Mickey, a resident of Park Forest, who was moved by the death of a child and inspires us to reach out to the child’s family. Ten-year-old Jaleel R. Drayton reportedly drowned in the early hours of July 3 at the Park Forest Aqua Center. Ms. Mickey[Read More…]
Cannabis Industry Eclipses Wine in Southern Oregon
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson There are several reasons to expect the cannabis industry in the United States to surpass the economic impact of the wine industry once federal cannabis prohibition ends. Canada’s cannabis industry, about to take off under a full legalization law on October 17th, is expected[Read More…]
Mexico Votes Overwhelmingly for “Change” by Electing López Obrador President, CEPR Experts Say
Sluggish Economy, Corruption, Crime Fueled Voters’ Discontent with the Status Quo Washington, DC and Jilotepec, Mexico—(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2018 Contact: Dan Beeton Voters in Mexico have “made history” and opted for change in electing Andrés Manuel López Obrador president today, experts from the Center for Economic and Policy Research, based in[Read More…]
Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Don’t Want the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Equal Pay and Fair Employment Practices are Voters’ Top Concerns among Women’s Issues CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2018 By: Craig Palosky Large Majority of the Public View Federal Funding of Family Planning Services for Low-Income Women as “Important” As President Trump prepares to make a new Supreme Court nomination, new polling from the Kaiser[Read More…]
Trump Charting a Course That Could Destroy Foundations of U.S. Foreign Policy, Center for American Progress Analysis Says
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2018 By: Kelly Magsamen and Michael Fuchs President Donald Trump is disrespecting America’s closest allies and embracing the world’s most brutal dictators, charting a dangerous course that is destroying the foundations of U.S. foreign policy, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress.[Read More…]
Unlocked and Loaded: Families Confront Dementia and Guns (Videos)
CALIFORINIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2018 By: JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey With a bullet in her gut, her voice choked with pain, Dee Hill pleaded with the 911 dispatcher for help. “My husband accidentally shot me,” Hill, 75, of The Dalles, Ore., groaned on the May 16, 2015, call. “In the stomach,[Read More…]
Why Families Flee Central America to the United States
Gangs Threaten Children, Parents NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2018 By: Zama Neff Maria* and Carlos* never wanted to leave Honduras with their three children, they told me. But then gangs began threatening Carlos and their 13-year-old son Eddy*. The family moved houses, but one evening masked men came to their little[Read More…]
The False Choice Between Family Separation and Detention
ICE Has Abandoned an Effective Alternative That Keeps Families Free NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2018 By: Clara Long As US President Donald Trump ended his appalling mass family separation policy on the US southern border, he claimed a false choice: the US government either needs to separate families that cross the[Read More…]
