But What About Recreational? Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson It’s no secret what Jeff Sessions thinks about cannabis. Donald Trump’s “beleaguered” Attorney General famously once uttered that, “Good people don’t smoke marijuana,” after all. While the AG’s boss has apparently cut a deal with Republican Senator Cory Gardner[Read More…]
Commentary
Despite Recent Gains, Blue Collar Employment Remains Well Below Prerecession Levels
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2018 By: Alan Barber Employment in blue collar jobs rose by 49,000 in April, an increase of 0.2 percent. Since last April, employment in mining and logging (combined), manufacturing, and construction has increased by 561,000 or 2.8 percent. Together, these jobs accounted for 13.8 percent of jobs[Read More…]
Choosing Between Death And Deportation
What happens when an undocumented immigrant has a life-threatening diagnosis? Much depends on where the person lives. And even in states with generous care for a dire illness, a patient can face difficult life-and-death choices. CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 21, 2018 By: Dan Gorenstein “Dear the most highly respected judge and court, I’m[Read More…]
Earthjustice Statement on the Farm “Harm” Bill
Victory: Farm bill dies in U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 Contact: Martin Hayden Today, Earthjustice’s Vice President of Policy and Legislation, Martin Hayden, released the following statement after the House voted down the Farm Bill (H.R. 2). “The House Farm Bill just deservedly landed on a big[Read More…]
Health Care Sabotage Will Increase Insurance Premiums by More Than $1,000 Next Year
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Thomas Huelskoetter Today, the Center for American Progress released a new 50-state analysis projecting the average increase in insurance premiums for a 40-year-old marketplace shopper for the 2019 plan year. The analysis accounts for both the impact of repealing the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate[Read More…]
New Report Finds Mothers With Part-Time Jobs Do More Labor Than Fathers With Full-Time Jobs
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Sarah Jane Glynn Today, the Center for American Progress released a new analysis of working parents’ time use. This analysis is different from other analyses of parents’ time use, because it specifically focuses on working parents with young children—as this cohort tends to spend a greater amount[Read More…]
Three Firms Account for Over Half of All Medicare Part D Enrollees in 2018
Pending Mergers Would Further Consolidate the Marketplace California—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2018 By: Juliette Cubanski, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman In 2018, three Medicare Part D plan sponsors—UnitedHealth, Humana, and CVS Health—account for more than half of the program’s 43 million Part D enrollees (55 percent) and two-thirds of all stand-alone drug plan[Read More…]
Why Did Novartis Pay Trump’s Lawyer $1.2 Million? Look At Its Drug Prices
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis’ campus in Basel, Switzerland (Source: Glassdoor) CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2018 By: Jay Hancock President Donald Trump didn’t mention Novartis or other drugmakers by name last year when he said the industry is “getting away with murder.” Yet executives at the Switzerland-based pharmaceutical giant shelled out $1.2 million[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Releases Major Plan for Investing in Communities and Establishing a Job Guarantee for Hard-Hit Regions
The “Blueprint for the 21st Century: A Plan for Better Jobs and Stronger Communities” will create millions of jobs, with the goal of revitalizing economically distressed areas of the United States. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2018 By: the Center for American Progress For millions of American workers—and particularly those without[Read More…]
U.S. Cannabis Industry Bolstered by Supreme Court’s Gambling Ruling
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson As a sports fan that likes to occasionally place a wager or two while I’m in Las Vegas, I was hoping that the United States Supreme Court would strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 that banned sports gambling,[Read More…]
