Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2018 By: Kitty Block, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States and President of Humane Society International A Chihuahua with a large, open wound dead in her cage. Underweight dogs with their ribs and hip bones showing. A Nebraska breeder who euthanized dogs[Read More…]
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Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- First of all, thank you to all of you who subscribed to eNews Park Forest and trusting us to continue to provide local news for this wonderful community I love. Your subscription shows that you value our service. From our exclusive reporting on community events and crime,[Read More…]
White House Staff Tired of Weathering Storm Pruitt
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Lauren Lantry With new information breaking daily on embattled Scott Pruitt’s countless scandals, White House staff are fed up with trying to weather the Pruitt storm. According to the New York Times, White House staff are continuing to urge Donald Trump to fire Pruitt, calling[Read More…]
How Anti-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions Became the Best Thing to Happen to Pot Legalization
Jeff Sessions tried to fight pot legalization. Instead, he galvanized policymakers to do the opposite. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 By: Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno Jeff Sessions hates marijuana. He’s made that plain in multiple colorful quotes, from stating that “good people don’t smoke marijuana” to arguing that “we need grown-ups in[Read More…]
More Seniors Using Cannabis, Substituting It For Prescription Painkillers
Emeryville, CA—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Adults age 50 and older are far more likely to consume cannabis today than they were decades ago, according to population use data published in the journal Addiction. Investigators with the Alcohol Research Group assessed trends in marijuana use between[Read More…]
‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Is In Prison, But Daraprim’s Price Is Still High
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Shefali Luthra It was 2015 when Martin Shkreli, then CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals and the notorious “pharma bro,” jacked up the cost of the lifesaving drug Daraprim by 5,000 percent. Overnight, its price tag skyrocketed from $13.50 a pill to $750. The move drew criticism from[Read More…]
The Devastating Impact of Gun Violence on America’s Youth
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Chelsea Parsons, Maggie Thompson, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, and Giovanni Rocco Gun violence is a uniquely American epidemic, and it’s having a uniquely disproportionate impact on America’s youth. Today, the Center for American Progress and Generation Progress released a joint report detailing the intersectional crisis[Read More…]
April Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9 percent, but Wage Growth Remains Weak
Wage growth actually appears to be decelerating, in spite of the low unemployment rate. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Dean Baker The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in April, the lowest rate since 2000. It has only been below this level[Read More…]
Path Toward Marijuana Legalization at the Federal Level, Beginning with Decriminalization and Descheduling
Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 By Ed Chung, Maritza Perez, and Lea Hunter In April, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced his support for removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances schedules, joining his colleagues recent efforts toward legislation. Legislative actions in this area include the Marijuana Justice Act, which[Read More…]
Doctors Should Save the Lives of People Who Use Drugs, Not Debate How Many Second Chances One Deserves
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 Drug Policy Alliance Blog By: Widney Brown There is something seriously wrong when doctors are blaming people who inject drugs for poor health rather than asking why government, at the local, state, and federal levels are not taking measures that are proven to protect the health[Read More…]
