James Comey, Director of the FBI has gone on record against the Black Lives Matter movement and all mass protest against police crimes. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. In a New York Times editorial (Oct. 27, 2015) it is stated: “In a speech at the University of Chicago Law School on Friday,[Read More…]
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Grass Roots Collaborative: Chicago City Council Budget Votes Puts Interests of Wall Street Banks Above Neighborhood Residents
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. Today the Chicago City Council passed Mayor Emanuel’s 2016 budget by a vote of 36-14. The 2016 budget contains regressive revenue solutions such as a garbage collection fee, privatization, and an unequitable property tax increase instead of the much needed structural reforms that force Wall Street[Read More…]
New Drug Policy Alliance Report Reveals Dramatic Increase in Marijuana Possession Arrests in Virginia, Especially in Black Communities
Black Virginians Arrested for Marijuana Possession at 3.3 Times the Rate of White Virginians, Despite Equal Rates of Marijuana Use; Report Released as Thousands Prepare to Gather Next Month in Arlington for World’s Largest Drug Policy Reform Conference Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. A new report has found that marijuana possession arrests in[Read More…]
Community Policing is Not the Answer
Activists and Community Organizations Release Report on Community Policing in Response to President’s Recommendations for Policing. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Yesterday, community organizations convenee at City Hall to release a report on Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). The report is a response to President Obama’s call, in his speech at the[Read More…]
NRDC: Congress Shouldn’t Try to Block Clean Power Plan’s Huge Health and Climate Benefits
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015 – Members of Congress have introduced resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act this week, seeking to block the Clean Power Plan, the landmark initiative to cut the dangerous carbon pollution from power plants fueling climate change. The following is a statement by David Doniger, director[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Senator Ayotte’s Support for Clean Power Plan Should Inspire Republicans
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) announced her support for the Clean Power Plan yesterday evening, making her the first Republican Senator to support the landmark policy to curb carbon pollution from power plants, protect vulnerable communities, and galvanize America’s transition to a clean energy economy. In[Read More…]
Lack of Diversity in Nation’s Courts Tied to Judicial Elections; Hinders Fairness in Judiciary
Texas Supreme Court justices listen to oral arguments in Texas’ latest school finance trial at the state Supreme Court, September 1, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Source: AP/Eric Gay Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress argues that the lack of diversity[Read More…]
Police Killing Shouldn’t Derail Successful Alternative-to-Incarceration Programs
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. By: Kassandra Frederique The shooting of NYPD Officer Holder is a terrible tragedy. Elected officials and advocates are rightly examining what could have prevented the killing of this celebrated police officer. As we work together to increase public safety for all New Yorkers, let’s make sure[Read More…]
Public Citizen: Publication of EPA’s Clean Power Plan Will Spur Attacks, But It Will Be Good for Consumers and the Climate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Statement of David Arkush, Managing Director, Public Citizen’s Climate Program: Note: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan was published in the Federal Register. The plan requires existing power plants to curb carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change. The Clean Power Plan[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Attorneys General Lawsuit Attacking the Clean Power Plan
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Today, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a legal attack in DC Circuit Court of Appeals on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly finalized Clean Power Plan. This action comes after the very same federal court—as well as others— already rejected earlier premature attacks on[Read More…]
