Debt Collection, Identity Theft, and Imposter Scams Remain Top Categories of Complaints Received by FTC in 2015 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. Debt collection, identity theft and imposter scams were the most common categories of consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network in 2015, according to the[Read More…]
Opinion
Using National Service Programs to Help Workers Who Face Barriers to Employment
Hundreds of new volunteers are sworn into the AmeriCorps national service program at the 20th anniversary ceremony at the White House on September 12, 2014. Source: AP/J. Scott Applewhite Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. In a new report released today, the Center for American Progress provides recommendations for how[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reach Out To Public To Curb Gun Violence: “Let’s be real here. We can’t do this alone.”
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police reached out to residents via Facebook in an attempt to curb gun violence, and, indeed, all crime. The entire statement follows: The Park Forest Police Department is investigating a Reckless Discharge of a Firearm incident which occurred on 2/27/16 at approximately 6:30 pm[Read More…]
Poll: Many Americans View Their Health Care Positively, But Report Problems with Costs, Quality, and Access to Services
Patient perceptions vary significantly across seven states and nation Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. A new NPR / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll finds that although a majority of Americans are satisfied with the health care they receive, many still experience significant[Read More…]
Jobless Rates Down in 47 States in 2015; Employment-population Ratios Up in 35 States
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2016. In 2015, annual average unemployment rates decreased in 47 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 2 states, and were unchanged in 1 state, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment-population ratios increased in 35 states and the District of Columbia and decreased[Read More…]
Retired Generals and Admirals Condemn Republican Rhetoric On Guantanamo Bay, Torture
Joint Statement Praises Hillary Clinton’s Longtime Leadership On Closing Guantanamo NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016. Thursday, a group of retired generals and admirals issued the following joint statement condemning the recent rhetoric from top Republicans on Guantanamo Bay and torture, and praising Hillary Clinton’s leadership: As a group of retired generals[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Analysis Evaluates States’ Progress in Cutting Poverty, Increasing Opportunity for American Families
Workers react as the Los Angeles City Council votes to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020 on May 19, 2015. Source: AP/Damian Dovarganes Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. Policy matters when it comes to reducing poverty and increasing opportunity, according to a new state-level[Read More…]
Commentary: If Elected President, I’ll Level the Playing Field on Global Trade, Hillary Clinton Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. By: Hillary Clinton ‘Made in the USA” – that label has always been a mark of quality and pride around the world. American manufacturing has gone through hard times, but we’re working our way back from the worst of the economic crisis. Under President Obama, we’ve[Read More…]
CAIR Says Trump’s ‘Pig’s Blood’ Remarks Endanger U.S. Muslims
GOP Presidential candidate hails hoax story about shooting Muslim prisoners with bullets dipped in pig’s blood WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2016 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s latest anti-Muslim remarks endanger ordinary American Muslims[Read More…]
Colorado: Regulated Marijuana Sales For 2015 Total Nearly A Billion Dollars
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016. Licensed sales of marijuana totaled nearly one billion dollars in 2015, according to economic data provided by the Department of Revenue. Licensed retail stores sold $996,184,788 worth of cannabis in the past year, resulting in $135 million in new tax revenue. As mandated by state law,[Read More…]
