WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. The Obama administration today released its proposed 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The proposal keeps dirty fuel development off-limits along the Pacific and Northern Atlantic coasts, as well as in some areas of the Arctic Ocean, while opening up new areas off[Read More…]
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Florida for Care Applauds Senate Bill 528; Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation Filed by Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes
Tallahassee, FL—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2015. Today Florida for Care applauded the filing of Senate Bill 528, a piece of comprehensive medical marijuana legislation drafted and filed by Senator Jeff Brandes, the Republican representing District 22. “We are very excited to see Sen. Brandes file this important piece of legislation. Sen. Brandes[Read More…]
Earthjustice: President Obama Proposes To Permanently Protect 12 Million Acres of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness
Calls on Congress to put this special place off-limits to oil and gas development Members of the Porcupine caribou herd enter the mountain valleys of the Arctic Refuge, where they find lush vegetation. Caribou are constantly feeding even while migration in order to gain enough weight for the meager winter[Read More…]
Super Bowl Champions Say the NFL Needs to Rethink Marijuana
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2015. From the Drug Policy Alliance Facebook Page: Former NFL players and Super Bowl champions are calling on the NFL to rethink their approach to marijuana! A compelling body of research shows that marijuana can help treat brain injuries (like concussions) and the continuous pain that comes[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Annual Union Membership Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2015. Today’s release of the annual union membership numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in this economic recovery, people are either seeking out good union jobs or taking matters into their own hands by forming unions to raise wages and ensure that new jobs[Read More…]
President Obama Says Treating Drug Use As A Criminal Problem Is ‘Counterproductive’
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 22, 2015 By: Tony Newman President Barack Obama continues to speak out against mass incarceration, the devastating impact of our drug policies on communities of color and his expectation that marijuana legalization will continue to spread. Obama’s comments came today during his YouTube interviews with YouTube bloggers, Bethany[Read More…]
Center for Reproductive Rights: U.S. House Passes Bill to Deny Millions of Women Reproductive Health Care Coverage
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. After canceling a vote originally planned for today on an unconstitutional federal abortion ban following loud opposition over the bill’s cruel, narrow exceptions, the U.S. House of Representatives instead voted on and passed a bill that would deny insurance coverage of abortion care for millions of[Read More…]
ACLU: House Passes Extreme Abortion Coverage Ban
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 7, a bill designed to take away abortion health coverage from millions of women. If the bill were to become law, it could cause the entire insurance market to drop abortion coverage. “By passing a mean-spirited bill that[Read More…]
Center for Reproductive Rights: War On Women Is Over, If You Want It
In honor of 42nd anniversary of historic Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, Center launches campaign inspired by Yoko Ono’s iconic “War is Over” campaign Washington, DC–(ENEWSPSF)–January 22, 2015. On the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that recognized a woman’s[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Struggling Low Wage Workers Welcome President Obama’s Plan to Expand Quality Child Care
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. In response to President Obama’s announcement of a proposal to increase investment in child care, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “President Obama’s announcement today of plans to expand block grants to support child care for low-wage workers, and his proposal to enlarge[Read More…]
