Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Democrats should feel pretty good about what happened in the old GA06, or GA-06, Georgia’s 6th congressional district. Democrat Jon Ossoff lost to Republican Karen Handel. The race was highly touted on the left, right, and center. The race was the most expensive[Read More…]
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Emergency Rally Calls on City Hall to Increase Funding & Political Action Toward a Public Health Approach to End Record Overdose Deaths in New York City
New data shows 1,347 overdose deaths in 2016, a 46% increase from 2015; 6th consecutive year of increases in overdose deaths. Data also shows disproportionate impacts among black New Yorkers, Staten Island and Bronx residents and those living in high-poverty neighborhoods. City Hall, NYC—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2017. Dozens gathered on the[Read More…]
Comprehensive Center for American Progress Interactive Illustrates Trump’s Conflicts of Interest in 25 Countries Around the World
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2017. A comprehensive new project from the Center for American Progress illustrates President Donald Trump’s sweeping potential conflicts of interest that span the globe. While Trump has claimed that “the president can’t have a conflict of interest,” there is clear and compelling evidence that Trump may[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center: Interior Bows to Oil and Gas Industry, Allows Continued Methane Waste
BLM rule delay defies Congress’ will, harms taxpayers, public health, environment Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2017. Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced plans to indefinitely delay implementation of key parts of the BLM methane waste rule beyond the original compliance date of January 18, 2018. The rule calls for[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Gender Equity Citizenship Case
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. The Supreme Court today ruled that one of the last remaining federal laws treating men and women differently violates equal protection. Congress cannot legislate based on “once habitual, but now untenable” stereotypes about male domination, wrote Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Sessions v. Morales-Santana. The court[Read More…]
Chicago Community Bond Fund: No Significant Change Expected in Cook County Jail Population Under New Illinois Bond Law
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. The Chicago Community Bond Fund (CCBF) will continue our efforts to end the use of monetary bond and dramatically reduce pretrial detention in the wake of Governor Rauner signing SB 2034 into law last Friday. CCBF expects this new law will result in little or no decrease[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Op-ed: Supreme Court’s Doubts about Asset Forfeiture Continues to Grow
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2017 By: Theshia Naidoo In two recent United States Supreme Court cases, Justices across the ideological spectrum cast a critical eye towards the current asset forfeiture system. This week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision (with Justice Gorsuch taking no part in the opinion) reining in one important[Read More…]
Indivisible Chicago Calls for Impeachment Proceedings to Begin in Response to the Testimony of James Comey Before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)—June 8, 2017. Indivisible Chicago released the following statement in response to Former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. “Based on James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, there is no question that President Trump committed obstruction of justice[Read More…]
Indivisible Chicago’s Statement in Response to the Release of James Comey’s Prepared Testimony
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—June 8, 2017. Indivisible Chicago released the following statement in response to the release of Former FBI Director James Comey prepared testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. “The release of James Comey’s prepared testimony documenting his interaction with President Trump demonstrates a clear intent to obstruct justice[Read More…]
People’s Action: Trump Infrastructure Plan – No New Jobs and Gives Our Public Assets to the Rich
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2017. People’s Action Statement on President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: As President Trump continued today to promote an infrastructure plan that would sell off public assets to his golfing buddies and other private investors, People’s Action released statements condemning the plan, arguing that it won’t provide the kind[Read More…]
