New information shows dominance of large donors in congressional primaries Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2014. In congressional primaries, bigger wallets give a small set of mega-donors an outsized voice, according to new information released today by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Demos. Just 5,485 donors who gave $1,000 or more[Read More…]
Opinion
Washington State Sheriff Endorses Oregon Marijuana Regulation Measure
Second sheriff endorses Measure 91: “The evidence keeps coming in: Our new approach is working” OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2014. The Sheriff of King County, which includes the greater Seattle area, has taken the unprecedented step of endorsing a marijuana regulation measure on the ballot in the state next door. King County[Read More…]
Tale of Two New Yorks Endures Under de Blasio as NYPD Continues Discriminatory Marijuana Arrest Crusade
From March to August Under de Blasio/Bratton, NYPD Made More Marijuana Possession Arrests than Bloomberg/Kelly in Same Period of Previous Year; Extreme Racial Disparities Persist as Blacks and Latinos Make up 86% of Marijuana Possession Arrests, Despite Young Whites Using at Higher Rates NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. A new report[Read More…]
Moms from Oregon, Colorado and Washington Endorse Measure 91 to Regulate, Legalize and Tax Marijuana
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Today, moms from Oregon, Washington and Colorado gathered at the Yes on 91 headquarters to show their support for Measure 91, which would regulate, legalize and tax marijuana for adults 21 and older. “My top priority is the safety of my children,” said Leah Mauer, who founded[Read More…]
U.S. PIRG: Today’s Announcement of Steps to Improve Credit and Debit Card Security
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Statement of Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director, U.S. PIRG: “U.S. PIRG commends the President for using the government’s buying power to accelerate improvements in credit and debit card security that are critically needed by American consumers and businesses. Recent breaches at major merchants and the nation’s[Read More…]
Hunter Biden’s Cocaine Use and Vice President Biden’s Evolving Perspective on the Drug War
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014 By: Tony Newman The Vice President’s son, Hunter Biden is making worldwide news after the Wall Street Journal reported that he was discharged from the Navy in February after testing positive for cocaine use. I have spent the last 15 years working at the Drug Policy[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Fed Must Act on Income and Wealth Inequality
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–October 17 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered a speech on income and wealth inequality in the United States: “Janet Yellen is right. Income inequality is the worst it has been since the 1920s. Now that we[Read More…]
U.S. Poverty Rate Declines, Number of Poor Unchanged, Based on Supplemental Measure of Poverty
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. The nation’s poverty rate was 15.5 percent in 2013, down from 16.0 percent in 2012, according to the supplemental poverty measure released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2013 rate was higher than the official measure of 14.5 percent, but similarly declined from the corresponding[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on FBI Director Comey’s Encryption Speech
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. FBI Director James Comey gave a speech today suggesting that the growing use of encryption technologies on mobile devices could hinder law enforcement. Laura W. Murphy, director of the Washington Legislative Office of the American Civil Liberties Union, had this comment: “Director Comey is wrong in asserting[Read More…]
National Nurses Praise RN for Speaking Out on Hospital Lapses in Dallas
Renewed Call for President Obama To Issue Executive Order Directing Hospitals to Follow Highest Ebola Standards Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. National Nurses United today praised Briana Aguirre, a registered nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas for speaking out about serious lapses in safety protocols at the hospital[Read More…]
