Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2012.  As the Supreme Court meets to pass judgment on the 2010 health care law the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses today warned that health care will remain beyond the reach of millions of Americans no matter how the court rules. “Whether the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2012.  The report of the Inspector General of the National Labor Relations Board into allegations of improper conduct by NLRB member Terence Flynn confirms a pattern of ethical violations that are nothing less than shocking.  The report details numerous instances of then-chief counsel Flynn funneling confidential information[Read More…]

NRDC: “We need to quit rewarding an industry that keeps us addicted to their product.”  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2012 – The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a proposal to repeal billions in oil industry tax incentives funded by the American people. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), would[Read More…]

DeMarco’s New Excuse for Avoiding Principal Reduction is a Red Herring Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2012. Mounting pressure on President Obama to fire FHFA Acting Director Ed DeMarco has forced DeMarco to shift to a new defense. Community and online groups, Congress members, and federal and state officials have called for[Read More…]

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Some of you aren’t gonna like this. I hope many of you do. On Saturday, April 21, beginning at 9 a.m., the South Suburban Action Conference and Gamaliel of Metro Chicago, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. and others, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service today finalized new planning standards to guide how America’s 192 million acres of national forests and grassland will be used and protected in the future.  Eight national forests will be early adopters of the standards to provide Americans[Read More…]

Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012. The United Steelworkers (USW) International Executive Board released the following statement today on the tragic shooting death of a Florida teenager last month: The United Steelworkers (USW) union is relieved that the U.S. Justice Department announced this week that it would intervene to investigate the Feb.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2012.  For months, more and more community leaders, clergy, economists, members of Congress, local elected officials, and homeowners have been calling on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to write down principal for underwater homeowners.  Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23 – “These first-ever federal guidelines are a game-changer and big win for both wildlife and clean energy,” said David Yarnold, President & CEO of Audubon. “By collaborating with conservationists instead of slugging it out, the wind power industry gains vital support to expand and create jobs, and wildlife[Read More…]

Do Republicans care about keeping our promise to veterans? OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  Looking at the recently released GOP budget, written by Rep. Paul Ryan, it’s hard to see how they do. In fact, looking at the nearly 100 page document, the word “veteran” doesn’t appear once. Not once. Today is the[Read More…]