Statement of AFSCME Wisconsin in response to the ruling by the Federal Court in Wisconsin on Act 10 Madison, WI–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012.  “After Friday’s decision by the Federal Court in Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker has egg on his face. His budget repair bill, which strips the rights of working people[Read More…]

When It Comes To Marijuana Prohibition, The April Fool’s Day Joke Is On Us OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2012.  Ending marijuana prohibition is a serious issue. However, politicians are rarely willing to take the issue seriously. Some of the stuff that comes out of their mouths would suggest that they are joking,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 39, 2012. So many of us in the 99% are struggling to support our families and to climb out from under the weight of massive debt.  We worry about the health and economic security of our communities, our country, and our planet. At the same time, the nation’s[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012.  In an appalling new low, Congressman Joe Walsh yesterday slammed his opponent Tammy Duckworth’s military service. Walsh told Politico, “What else has she done? Female, wounded veteran … ehhh.” Duckworth served as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in Iraq in 2004, and lost her legs and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012.  Today, President Obama and the governors of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania announced a deal that will ensure efficient and responsible approval of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes. These offshore wind turbines could produce as much as 700 gigawatts of energy —[Read More…]

New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2012.  “Since the time that Attorney Ben Crump, representing the parents of Trayvon Martin, reached out to me and National Action Network (the first national civil rights group to get involved in the case), I have called for the arrest of George Zimmerman for probable cause[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012.  Today, a minority of U.S. Senators blocked legislation that would end the costly and unnecessary tax subsidies currently doled out to the nation’s five biggest oil companies. According to the Congressional Research Service, ending these tax breaks would have “little to no impact” on gas prices,[Read More…]

Milwaukee, WI–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012.  Dian Palmer, a nurse for more than 25 years and now President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Wisconsin and Chair of the National Nurse Alliance released the following statement on Mitt Romney’s support of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s anti-worker and job-killing agenda during a[Read More…]

Duct-Tape Approach to Nation’s Roads and Bridges Risks Safety, Jobs Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012 – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement on the U.S. House’s passage of a 90-day extension of the surface transportation bill: LIUNA is[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2012 — The following is a statement from Deron Lovaas, federal transportation policy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the House approval of an extension of federal transportation legislation.  Funding under the current transportation law expires March 31. “Instead of fiddling around while our infrastructure falls[Read More…]