Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016. With House Democrats holding a hearing today on policies that lift struggling families out of poverty, the Center for American Progress offers a series of new resources and analyses on what is at stake in Congress. CAP is introducing a blueprint for cutting poverty and[Read More…]
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In Second Installment of the TeachStrong Story Project, Educators Explain What We Must Do to Retain Great Teachers
The TeachStrong campaign brings together teachers unions; teacher voice organizations; and education reform, civil rights, and education policy leaders to make modernizing and elevating the teaching profession the top education policy issue of 2016. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016. The second installment of the TeachStrong Story Project, launched this week, features TeachStrong[Read More…]
On Equal Pay Day, Center for American Progress Outlines Next Steps for Progress on Equal Pay
A woman looks at listings on a bulletin board in Westminster, California, on September 8, 2011. Source: AP/Jae C. Hong Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. Today, as equal pay advocates observe Equal Pay Day, the Center for American Progress released an issue brief outlining the next steps for progress on equal pay. The[Read More…]
The Overdose Crisis is Making America Finally Consider Supervised Injection Facilities
More people are now dying from overdose deaths than from car accidents. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016 By: Tony Newman There is an overdose crisis in the United States. More people are now dying from overdose deaths than from car accidents. Overdose has become an issue that is being talked about at all[Read More…]
Watch: Groups Applaud Delaware Gov. Markell for Personal Message on Recent Wave of Anti-transgender Legislation (Video)
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. Today, in response to a wave of anti-transgender legislation in several states around the country, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) released a personal, detailed video message standing up for transgender equality and combatting the misinformation and scare tactics that proponents of these discriminatory bills use.[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Encryption Bill
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. A proposed bill written by Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released last night would require companies to give the government access to encrypted communications. Neema Singh Guliani, legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, had this reaction: “This bill is a clear[Read More…]
ACLU of Mississippi Responds to Governor Signing Anti-LGBT Discrimination Into Law
Gov. Bryant Approves Law that Would Harm Thousands of Mississippians Jackson, Miss. —(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Governor Phil Bryant has signed HB 1523 into law after rapid movement on the bill by the state House of Representatives. The law, which is set to go into effect in July, sanctions discrimination by individuals,[Read More…]
Audubon Society: U.S. District Judge Approves $20 Billion Settlement in BP Oil Spill Case
Funds will pay for damage caused by largest marine oil spill in U.S. history Workers trying to protect a pelican nesting colony during the BP oil spill in 2010. Photo: Kim Hubbard/Audubon NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Responding to the approval of an approximately $20 billion settlement over the BP Deepwater Horizon[Read More…]
New Analysis: Universal Pre-K Could Significantly Narrow Math and Reading Achievement Gaps for Hispanic, African American, and Low-income Children
Children play at the Creative Kids Learning Center, a school that focuses on pre-kindergarten for 4- and 5-year-olds, in Seattle, Washington, on February 12, 2016. Source: AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress, or CAP, finds that high-quality universal[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: U.S. Senate to Hold Sham Hearing on Marijuana Legalization
Reform Advocates Denounce Hearing as One-Sided “Prohibitionist Party” — Senator Grassley Stacks the Deck with Known Anti-Legalization Zealots and Ignores Benefits of Legalization, Such as Massive Drop in Marijuana Arrests and Prohibition-Related Violence, as well as New Tax Revenue Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. On Tuesday morning, Senator Grassley (R-IA) and[Read More…]
