Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. President Obama eloquently and forcefully advocated for working families throughout his State of the Union Address this evening. The President’s focus on raising wages through collective bargaining, better paying jobs, a fairer tax code, fair overtime rules, and expanded access to education and earned leave sent[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015.  Attorney General Eric Holder announced today a limit on local and state police use of federal law to render forfeitable money, cars, and other legal property without evidence that a crime has occurred. The profits of these assets are frequently retained by the federal government, with[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “The acquisition of Chiquita Brands International by two Brazilian firms not only increases the consolidation of our food supply, but could have devastating consequences for the state of North Carolina and its residents. The Brazilian juice[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015.  States are on the front lines of climate change, responding to extreme weather events and working to cut dangerous carbon pollution. In a column released today, the Center for American Progress is calling on Congress to establish new revolving loan funds—what the Center for American[Read More…]

NEW YORK -–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015.   At 7:28 PM CT, the state of Oklahoma executed Charles Warner by lethal injection. This was the first execution in the state since Clayton Lockett’s botched execution in April 2014. Says Cassandra Stubbs, Director of the ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project: Despite the public outcry[Read More…]

Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2015. Mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti released the following statement about the mayor’s economic policy release:   “While Mayor Emanuel might say he’s trying to make Chicago work for all our communities, his actions in the past four years have created a divided Chicago – one for[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015. The Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, along with tens of thousands of other people, greet the decision by former Governor Patrick Quinn to commute[i] the sentence of Howard Morgan, who was almost killed by Chicago Police on Feb. 21, 2005, and was charged with attempted murder. [Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. Today, Bruce Rauner begins his tenure as governor of Illinois. In his very first speech as governor of our state, Governor Rauner made it clear that business interests will be his main priority. He made no indication of his plans to generate the revenue our state desperately[Read More…]

Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. The following is a statement from Chicago Mayoral Candidate Bob Fioretti: “I join Illinoisans in congratulating Bruce Rauner today and pray for his health and attention to the problems we face as a state.  I would caution our new governor to not balance our state[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015.  Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement today after Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced his principles for a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Before joining CAP, Martin was the assistant secretary for planning,[Read More…]