Washington–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2013.  The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten released the following statement in support of teachers, parents and students fighting Chicago’s mass school closure agenda. Thousands of Chicagoans will rally today to demand Chicago fix, not close, schools.  “The AFT stands with teachers, parents, students and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2013. The international community should not be lulled into a false sense of security because of the incremental steps Khartoum has recently taken in its bilateral relationship with South Sudan, argues a new Enough Project paper. These types of small steps forward after months of delay have been Khartoum’s standard[Read More…]

Legislation Would End the Needless Suffering of Thousands of Seriously Ill New Yorkers Statement from Drug Policy Alliance’s Julie Netherland NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. Today, New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Senator Diane Savino introduced a bill that would create one of the nation’s most tightly regulated medical marijuana[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013.  In response to this week’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, Winnie Stachelberg, Executive Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: The writing is[Read More…]

Governor also approves law designed to shut down state’s only abortion clinic and unconstitutional bill outlawing abortions based on sex or genetic fetal anomaly NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013.  North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple has signed into law today the earliest and most extreme abortion ban in the country—making virtually all[Read More…]

Anti-choice Gov. Jack Dalrymple signs six-week abortion ban Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, sharply criticized Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R-ND) for signing a bill into law that could effectively ban abortion in the state. This bill outlaws abortion as early as six weeks—before many women[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013.  Yesterday, President Obama designated the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland. The monument honors the life and actions of Harriet Tubman, who worked to free herself, her family and countless other enslaved peoples at great personal risk. The monument encompasses places and lands[Read More…]

Message to Congress: “In America, we fix what’s broken.” WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013.  As part of a multifaceted national campaign, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is launching a new national cable television ad on Wednesday to continue the urgent call for commonsense immigration reform. The $300,000 ad, “America,” runs[Read More…]

Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013.  As the Supreme Court hears arguments today and tomorrow in two pivotal marriage equality cases, it is important to recognize the evolution that has taken place in the United States on this issue. NOW began its work for lesbian rights[Read More…]

Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Current Rich Township High School District 227 School Board President Betty Owens received a staunch boost in her re-election campaign from former state Representative Robin Kelly. Kelly recently made headlines for her defeat of former U.S. Representative Debbie Halvorson in the Democratic race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.[Read More…]