Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2015. The following is a statement from mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti reacting to Gov. Rauner’s budget address: Gov. Rauner’s proposed budget is one working and middle class people cannot afford. Behind every investment the Governor speaks of are dangerous cuts that harm all our citizens. While I applaud[Read More…]
Opinion
Do You Live In A Railroad Blast Zone? I Do
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Are you in the blast zone if an oil train explodes? I am. From takeapart.com: "The derailment and explosion Monday in West Virginia of a 100-car tanker train carrying crude oil is just the latest in a string of such accidents in recent years in the wake of[Read More…]
Podcast: Whistleblowers, The Legacy Of Lynching, And Vintage Jon Stewart
From http://www.onthemedia.org: An exploration of the term “whistleblower”, from its origins as a sports reference to its current status as a moral mantle. Plus, reframing the legacy Jim Crow-era lynchings. And a farewell to venerable media satirist Jon Stewart. h/t: Eric Byler
SEIU: Immigrant Families Have Justice, History On Their Side
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Following U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling against President Obama’s immigration action, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice President, Rocio Saenz, issued this response: “Immigrant families remain on a path to justice. This ruling–issued by a lone, out-of-touch judge, singularly sought out by extremist[Read More…]
NRDC: City of Chicago Denies Petcoke Enclosure Delay Request
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015 – Yesterday, the City of Chicago denied a request from KCBX to delay enclosure of their controversial petcoke piles on the city’s Southeast Side. Following is reaction from Henry Henderson, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Midwest director and former Commissioner of the Environment for the City[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Criticizes Judicial Activism Displayed in Texas District Court Ruling on President’s Immigration Directives
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Late last night, a district court in Texas ruled that the president’s November 20, 2014, U.S. Department of Homeland Security directives on immigration were unconstitutional. In response, Center for American Progress Vice President of Immigration Policy Marshall Fitz released this statement: This ruling is nothing more than[Read More…]
Do More, Add More, Earn More: New Report Provides Lessons for Districts to Redesign Teacher Compensation Systems to Advance Student Performance
Gloria Thomas, right, an aspiring principal in residency walks through the halls with principal Angie Pacholke, center, and Karen Robinson, a leader mentor, at Rock Springs Elementary school, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. SOURCE: AP/David Goldman WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Effective teachers are the biggest in-school factor related to student success.[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Granting of Preliminary Injunction in Texas, et al. v. United States
SAN FRANCISCO –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. A federal district court in Texas issued a ruling today in Texas, et al. v. United States, the 26-state lawsuit challenging the immigration initiatives announced by President Obama last November. The ruling grants a preliminary injunction, blocking the implementation of Deferred Action for Parents of[Read More…]
No to Nuclear Nonsense: Groups Call on Dominion to Abandon Plans for North Anna 3 Reactor
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2015. Friends of the Earth, with 13 other organizations, submitted a letter to Governor Terry McAuliffe, Members of the Virginia General Assembly, Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners and energy company Dominion Resources urging against building a third nuclear reactor at the North Anna Power Station in Louisa County,[Read More…]
The Effect of Rising Inequality on Social Security
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act in Washington, D.C., on August 14, 1935. Source: AP Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. By Rebecca Vallas, Christian E. Weller, Rachel West, Jackie Odum The nation’s Social Security system has long been a bedrock of economic security, protecting nearly all American workers[Read More…]
