WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Planned Parenthood Federation of America condemned today’s House Appropriations Committee passage of legislation that would decimate a decades-long national program that provides more than 4 million people with family planning services, including birth control, and block funding for a proven program to prevent teen pregnancy.[Read More…]
Opinion
Adolescent Birth Rate Drops Across All Racial Groups, Annual Report Shows
America’s Children report also finds improvements in child education, health care. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. The teen birth rate dropped for another consecutive year, continuing a long-term decline in teen pregnancy, according to the most recent yearly report on the status of America’s children and youth. According to the 2016[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 9, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised level of 254,000. The 4-week moving average was 259,000, a decrease of 5,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 264,750.[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Outlines a Comprehensive Approach to U.S. Infrastructure for the 21st Century and Beyond
Ironworkers secure a cross member on a highway bridge under construction in Cleveland, August 2013. Source: AP/Mark Duncan Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Many of America’s critical infrastructure assets have come to the end of their useful life and need major repairs or reconstruction. Additionally, over the next 50[Read More…]
ACLU Says Decision is Reminder to Other Government Officials to Enforce Law, Not Place Themselves Above it
KENTUCKY –(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2016. A federal appeals court today dismissed Kim Davis’s appeals in the Rowan County marriage licensing case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Miller v. Davis left in place the order that found Davis in contempt. ACLU LGBT Project Staff Attorney Ria[Read More…]
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), Throws Support Behind California Marijuana Legalization
Criminal Justice Experts Across California and the U.S. Endorse AUMA to Promote Public Safety CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2016. On July 1st, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced that the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative to legalize marijuana in the state, is now on the November ballot. AUMA, designated as[Read More…]
ACLU of Louisiana Responds to Police Misconduct and Excessive Use of Force at Baton Rouge Protests
BATON ROUGE, La. —(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Eyewitness accounts at demonstrations taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding cities following the shooting of Alton Sterling brought to light the militarization of and illegal use of force by police on protesters. American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana Executive Director Marjorie Esman[Read More…]
Statement From Hillary for America Adviser And Army Veteran Bishop Garrison On Trump’s Veterans Plan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Hillary For America Deputy Foreign Policy Adviser Bishop Garrison is a West Point graduate who served five years in the U.S. Army, with two one-year-long tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and served as a Special Assistant and White House Liaison to both the Department[Read More…]
New Hillary for America Web Video: Dictators
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Hillary for America today is releasing a new web video, Dictators, raising the question of what type of leader Donald Trump would be when he praises the leadership of Kim Jong Un, Muammar Gaddafi, Vladimir Putin, and Saddam Hussein. Last week, Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Progressive Action PAC Endorsement
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. After receiving the endorsement of the Progressive Action PAC, the political action committee of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Progressive Action PAC. “For 25 years, the CPC has[Read More…]
