Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2015. Statement of Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America: “Secretary Clinton is and has always been steadfast in her commitment to building a culture of equality for women starting with a woman’s right to choose her own destiny. From setting up one of the first rape[Read More…]
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Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Secretary Hillary Clinton Campaign Announcement
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2105. Secretary Clinton has a long and distinguished career in public service, and has been an inspiration for tens of millions of women in America and around the globe. We hope her candidacy will contribute to the critical debate in our country over how to raise wages. We[Read More…]
Nearly 290,000 Jobs at Stake Yearly in Proposed Congressional Cuts to Nutritional Assistance
Hilda Herrera pays for her groceries using a nutrition assistance program at a supermarket in West New York, New Jersey. SOURCE: AP/Seth Wenig Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015. As the U.S. House of Representatives returns this week after its spring recess and with achieving a balanced a budget still a[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Tax Dodging Companies
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Senate Budget Committee ranking member, today issued the following statement on new data showing the extent to which some American companies are avoiding taxes: “I applaud Citizens for Tax Justice for releasing new data today revealing the unfairness of our[Read More…]
Colorado: Marijuana Charges Down More Than 90 Percent Since 2010
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. The total number of charges filed in Colorado courts for marijuana possession, distribution, and cultivation fell from 38,878 in 2010 to 2,036 in 2014, a reduction of some 95 percent, according to data obtained by the Court Services Division of the Colorado Judicial Branch and published[Read More…]
Report: Low-Income Americans Will See Major Health, Job, Cost Saving Benefits from Clean Energy, Reduced Carbon Pollution
NRDC to hold events nationwide to kick off conversation on how clean energy will help most vulnerable; low-income Americans among most vulnerable to economic, health effects of climate change CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015—While climate change threatens the public health and economic well-being of everyone, low-income Americans are especially vulnerable to the[Read More…]
Analysis Estimates Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Failure to Provide Legislative Immigration Solution With Pathway to Citizenship
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new analysis that compares the 10-year potential economic impact of three scenarios: no executive action on immigration, the implementation of deferred action—the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful[Read More…]
Report: Seattle’s New Approach to Low-Level Drug Offenses Produces Nearly 60% Reduction in Recidivism
LEAD Establishes Unique Collaboration Among Law Enforcement, Human Service Agencies, Business Leaders, and Community Members NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2015. According to a new, independent study by a University of Washington evaluation team, one of the nation’s most innovative and promising approaches to ending the war on drugs and mass incarceration has been[Read More…]
NRDC: President Obama is Right to Highlight Health Threats Posed by Dangerous Climate Change
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2015 – President Obama today unveiled an unprecedented and sweeping array of actions to lessen climate change’s adverse impacts on human health. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “Dangerous climate change is the existential environmental challenge of our time[Read More…]
Sierra Club Applauds Obama Administration’s Steps to Protect Public Health from Climate Disruption
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2015. Today, as part of national health week, the Obama Administration announced new steps it will take to protect American families and communities from the health effects of climate disruption, including a public health summit with the Surgeon General, expanding access to climate and health[Read More…]
