Washington, DC – (ENEWSPF)—September 7, 2017. Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Sexual assault survivors are not safe on Betsy DeVos’s watch. Her announcement today that the Department of Education would begin rolling back protections for campus sexual assault survivors signals once again that this administration is committed only[Read More…]
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Manhattan District Attorney Announces New Policy to Reduce Impact of Marijuana Possession Arrests, Citing Collateral Consequences
DA Also Announces Manhattan Hope Diversion Program, Will Decline to Prosecute Some New Yorkers Found in Possession of Small Amounts of Illegal Substances; DA Calls on State Legislature to Act on Marijuana Reform NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2017. Today, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. announced a shift in his office’s[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Termination of DACA
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2017. The White House announced today that it is rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil Liberties Union, said: “Today is a cruel day for Dreamers, our families, and all Americans. President Trump’s[Read More…]
Report: Illinois’ Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners “Exceedingly Poor and Often Dangerous”
Federally-appointed court monitor exposes shocking problems within IDOC CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2017. The first annual report of a federally-appointed monitor regarding the Illinois Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) treatment of mentally ill prisoners was released to the public today. It confirms the complaints prisoners and their lawyers have made regarding[Read More…]
Texas Chemical Explosions: Delayed Regulations Need To Be Enforced Now
Crosby, TX – (ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2017. Two small explosions last night at a Texas chemical facility highlight that existing — but delayed — emergency regulations need to be enforced more strictly at chemical plants. Rain from Hurricane Harvey flooded the Arkema plant in Crosby, Texas, damaging its refrigeration system.[Read More…]
LIUNA Endorses Pritzker-Stratton Team
Union Applauds Candidates’ Commitment to Job Creation BLOOMINGTON, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2017. The Midwest Region of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) today endorsed JB Pritzker for Governor of Illinois. At an event held at Laborers’ Local 362 in Bloomington, LIUNA Vice President and Midwest Regional Manager John Penn[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Honors International Overdose Awareness Day
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2017. The Drug Policy Alliance is honoring International Overdose Awareness Day by providing the material below. We Need to Prevent Overdoses and Save Lives. #EndOverdose The Marshall Project Trump Sells Snake Oil on Opioids Instead of offering real solutions to the epidemic, the president is race baiting.[Read More…]
More Smoke and Mirrors from A.G. Madigan, Emanuel, CPD Super. Groups Say
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2017. Today the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and Black Lives Matter Chicago issued a joint statement denouncing the joint appearance by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Chicago Mayor Rahm, Emanuel, and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson Tuesday, announcing that they will cooperate in suing the[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center: Incoming Chief of U.S. Forest Service Tony Tooke Brings experience, Leadership to Forest Service
Portland, OR—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2017. Last week, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue appointed Tony Tooke, a career U.S. Forest Service employee since the age of 18, to lead the organization as its chief. Susan Jane Brown, wildlands and wildlife program director for the Western Environmental Law Center, issued the following statement[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on President Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released this statement following President Trump’s pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for criminal contempt: “I am outraged by this “law and order” Presidents flippant disregard for basic rule of law and civil[Read More…]
