Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. Hillary for America Senior Policy Advisor Jake Sullivan released the following statement today after news reports by Esquire and Motherboard confirmed for the first time publicly that Russia is behind the hack of John Podesta’s emails. Also, according to Esquire, Guccifer told journalists that he gave[Read More…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 15, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 260,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 246,000 to 247,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Small Businesses Would Benefit from a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
Attendees are seen at a rally for paid family leave in New York, March 10, 2016. Source: AP/Seth Wenig Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. A new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress illustrates how a national paid family and medical leave program would benefit small businesses,[Read More…]
New Analysis Highlights Potential Problems for North Carolina Voters in the Wake of the State’s ‘Monster’ Voter Suppression Law
Voters stand in line in Apex, North Carolina, on November 6, 2012. Source: AP/Gerry Broome Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. Continuing its spotlight on the issues voters could experience on Election Day at the polls, the Center for American Progress released its fourth brief assessing potential problems, this time specifically looking at[Read More…]
More Than 3 Million Children Have Coverage Due to Drop in Uninsured Rate Since 2008
Due to coverage gains since 2008, more than 3 million additional children now have health insurance. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. The share of Americans without health insurance has fallen rapidly in recent years, declining to 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2016, the lowest level on record. Many analyses[Read More…]
Terry Tempest Williams & Brooke Williams Statement on Bureau of Land Management Oil and Gas Lease Purchase Rejection
Castle Valley, Utah –(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2016. On October 18, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rejected our offers for oil and gas leases made by Tempest Exploration Company, LLC at the agency’s quarterly lease sale in Utah last February. We are disappointed in the agency’s decision to hold us[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: Daily Pennsylvanian — Trump and Clinton’s Alma Maters Newspapers Endorse Hillary Clinton for President
PENNSYLVANIA—(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2016 Joint statement by The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Board and the Wellesley News Editorial Board In crafting the personas of the presidential candidates, media outlets have emphasized the role higher education has played in the development of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The relationship between the[Read More…]
Poll Shows Gap Between Parent Views and Expert Assessments of the Quality of U.S. Child Care
Cost and availability of child care are major challenges for parents Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll suggests a major gap between parents’ views and research experts’ assessments of the quality of child care in the U.S. Most[Read More…]
Hillary for America Releases New Video: Ryan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. In advance of the third Presidential debate, Hillary for America is releasing a new video highlighting Hillary Clinton’s friendship with Ryan Moore, a South Sioux City, Nebraska resident, who has a rare form of dwarfism. Ryan will be a guest of the campaign at the presidential[Read More…]
Swarms of Drug Industry Lobbyists and Campaign Cash Stymie Bid to Restrain Medicare Prescription Costs
By Stuart Silverstein FairWarning When the Republican-controlled Congress approved a landmark program in 2003 to help seniors buy prescription drugs, it slapped on an unusual restriction: The federal government was barred from negotiating cheaper prices for those medicines. Instead, the job of holding down costs was outsourced to the insurance[Read More…]
