OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Reporting Trump news has been interesting to say the least. Not a day has gone by in the past 5 months that I tell myself this Trump Administration can’t get any weirder. It’s like a live version of the Twilight Zone every day, only[Read More…]
Commentary
Earthjustice Responds to Trump Administration Move to Expand Drilling Off America’s Coasts
Decision threatens coastal communities, marine life, and the climate Anchorage, AK —(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2017. The Department of Interior has announced it will take the first step on Monday toward opening more of our ocean waters to dangerous offshore drilling. Interior will kick off the process of undoing protections put in[Read More…]
Indivisible Chicago Statement on Trump Efforts to Commit Large Scale Voter Suppression in Illinois and Nationwide
CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2017. Indivisible Chicago released the following statement tonight in response to the Trump Administration’s demand for voter data and the voting history of everyone in Illinois and across the country: “Indivisible Chicago opposes this un-American request in the strongest terms and urges Illinois Secretary of State[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly in Time Magazine: “To hell with the rules, kids are dying”
Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, IL-2, says in an op-ed in Time Magazine that she will “stand on the floor of the People’s House and count every dollar they took while sharing the name and story of an American killed by gun violence.” Rep. Kelly reports that the NRA[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice New Report: How to Protect Election Infrastructure from Hostile Foreign Powers
Congress Should Immediately Act In Light Of 2016 Russian Cyberattacks New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. Amid ongoing congressional investigations into Russia’s unprecedented cyberattacks around the 2016 election, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released a report today outlining specific actions lawmakers can quickly take[Read More…]
Less Crime, Fewer Prisoners – New Senate Bill Creates Incentives to Reduce Mass Incarceration
Widely-Backed by Civil Rights Groups, Legislation Opposes Sessions’ Approach Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2017. Lawmakers introduced a bill today that would use the power of the purse to reduce incarceration and crime at the same time. The legislation attempts to counter archaic “tough-on-crime” policies coming from the Attorney General. The[Read More…]
Indivisible Chicago Statement on U.S. Senate Delaying Vote on Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2017. Following Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s announcement that the vote on the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Indivisible Chicago released the following statement: This delay represents a victory for the twenty-two million Americans that stand to lose their insurance under Trumpcare, but[Read More…]
EPA Set to Propose Repeal of the Clean Water Rule
Move would undercut commonsense measure that helps states and federal agencies protect rivers, streams, and wetlands View of the Tulsequah River, looking east towards the confluence with Taku River. Photo courtesy of Chris Miller / Trout Unlimited Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2017. Today, Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the EPA[Read More…]
Senate Repeal Bill Would Increase Average Costs for Exchange Enrollees by $2,294
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell followed by Majority Whip John Cornyn leaves a Republican meeting on health care, June 2017. AP/Jacquelyn Martin Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2017. The Center for American Progress released new estimates today calculating cost increases in 2026 for individuals currently covered through the health insurance marketplace,[Read More…]
Chicagoans to Hold Vigil for Potential Victims of Trumpcare on Tuesday, June 27, 2017
CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2017 – On Tuesday, June 27, at 6:00 p.m., Chicagoans will gather in Daley Plaza, 50 West Washington Street in downtown Chicago, to hold a vigil for those who have been lost to health care neglect in the United States, and for those who will be lost[Read More…]
