Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. President Barack Obama on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Texas. “I applaud the president for vetoing the Keystone pipeline bill,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders, a member of the Senate environment and energy committees. “This veto tells[Read More…]
Opinion
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Bill, Ultimate Rejection Could Come Soon
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. President Obama today vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have forced approval of the dangerous Keystone XL pipeline. The U.S. House and Senate do not have the votes to override the veto, which means the U.S. State Department will be able complete the last stages of its[Read More…]
New Report Maps the Demographic Evolution of the American Electorate from 1974 to 2060
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. Today, the Center for American Progress; the American Enterprise Institute, or AEI; and demographer William H. Frey of the Brookings Institution released a new report containing results from a groundbreaking collaboration between the organizations, the States of Change: Demographics and Democracy project. The report, “States[Read More…]
New Report Shows Lender Abuses and Feeble Enforcement Cause Minority Homeowners to Lose Homes
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union and MFY Legal Services today released a report indicating that homeowners in communities of color are at greater risk of losing their homes due to loan servicers’ modification failures, with lax response from government regulators. “Here We Go Again: Communities of Color,[Read More…]
Bill Maher Calls on Obama to End Drug War and Free Drug War Prisoners
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2015. Anyone who watches Bill Maher’s HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher, knows that one of his biggest passions is marijuana legalization. Almost every week he talks about our country’s absurd war on drugs. Last week he did his best rap ever on the drug war[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Obama Administration Moving Forward To Protect Retirement Savings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015. The AFL-CIO welcomes President Obama’s announcement that his Administration is taking the first step towards closing loopholes that allow Wall Street firms that create and distribute investment products to elevate a financial adviser’s paycheck over the best interests of workers and retirees.These new retirement investment advice[Read More…]
Illinois Transportation Trade Association (ITTA) Endorses Bob Fioretti for Mayor of Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2015. Today, the Illinois Transportation Trade Association (ITTA) announced their endorsement for current 2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti for Mayor of Chicago. The ITTA serves as a consolidated voice for the majority of the local taxicab industry with 18 taxicab affiliations under its umbrella. “We are supporting Alderman Fioretti[Read More…]
Risk Assessment Study: Cannabis’ Purported Dangers Have Been ‘Overestimated’
Dresden, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. Health risks associated with the use of cannabis have likely been “overestimated” while the dangers associated with the consumption of alcohol “have been commonly underestimated,” according to the findings of risk assessment study published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. An international team of investigators from[Read More…]
Sierra Club Praises Browns Canyon National Monument Designation
SALIDA, COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. The Obama administration today designated Colorado’s Browns Canyon as a national monument. The designation will safeguard the waters, rugged landscape and lower-elevation recreation opportunities of the area and comes in response to a tremendous outpouring of support from local businesses, community leaders, and conservation groups. In[Read More…]
For First Time, Supermajority of Americans Support the Freedom to Marry as Constitutional Right
New York –(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. The highest percentage ever of Americans – a 63% supermajority – now back the freedom to marry as a constitutional right for gay couples, according to the latest CNN/ORC poll. This is up 14 percentage points from 2010, with significant increases by both Republicans and Democrats.[Read More…]
