WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014.  After President Obama announced his decision to delay executive action on immigration, the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) President, Mary Kay Henry, and Executive Vice President, Rocio Saenz, issued the following joint statement: “America is a nation founded on the dreams of immigrants. Today, we[Read More…]

New York—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Today the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled in favor of the freedom to marry, upholding lower-court decisions in Indiana and Wisconsin and rejecting marriage discrimination as a violation of the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. Judge Richard Posner, appointed by President Reagan, wrote[Read More…]

In a record-breaking demonstration of support, over one million commenters have submitted comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling on the agency to act now to require publicly traded corporations to disclose their use of corporate resources for political purposes to their shareholders. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. [Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Today, a federal judge ruled that BP’s reckless conduct caused the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster. The disaster resulted in the loss of 11 lives and the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, a spill from which local communities and environments have still not recovered. In[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier today found BP grossly negligent for its role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Audubon Society issued the following statement: “This means that BP will finally be forced to pay what it owes to fix[Read More…]

Alberta, Canada—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. Last week, Oscar-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar-nominated and acclaimed film director Darren Aronofsky toured Alberta, Canada’s tar sands region with the Sierra Club’s executive director Michael Brune to witness firsthand the effects of oil drilling and strip mining operations on the environment and surrounding communities.[Read More…]

Rauner ally suggests same-day voter registration is wrong because it’s an “obstacle” to Bruce Rauner’s election Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Standing in Bruce Rauner’s headquarters today, scandal-plagued Governor Chris Christie suggested that allowing Illinois citizens to register to vote on Election Day is wrong because it is an “obstacle”[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. The two leading opponents of sensible drug policies are using taxpayer money to run their campaign against marijuana legalization in Oregon How can this be legal? Kevin Sabet and Josh Marquis are two of the biggest anti-marijuana zealots on the planet. They are also leading opponents of[Read More…]

Ferguson Unrest Shows Need for Effective Oversight, Transparency Ferguson, MO–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2014.  US Attorney General Eric Holder should press state and local officials during his visit to Ferguson, Missouri, on August 20, 2014, to reform police practices to improve respect for basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Holder should[Read More…]

Rockford, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2014. Yesterday, Bruce Rauner fiercely defended his record of outsourcing U.S. jobs,saying “not every job should be in America.” Neal Waltmire, Communications Director for Illinois Freedom PAC, released the following statement in response to Rauner’s remarks: Spoken like a true vulture capitalist, Rauner defends his record of[Read More…]