CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition late last night asking that its challenge to Wisconsin’s voter ID law be considered by the full Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge appeals panel reinstated the voter ID law last Friday after hearing oral arguments earlier[Read More…]
Opinion
Center for American Progress on Why New Census Poverty Report Is a ‘Clarion Call’ for Congress to Improve Economic Security of Struggling Families
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–After the Bureau of the Census released its 2013 figures for poverty and income, Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: The new Census data reveal that four years into the economic recovery, low- and middle-income families are still feeling the pain of[Read More…]
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2014. The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2013, the poverty rate declined from the previous year for the first time since 2006, while there was no statistically significant change in either the number of people living in poverty or real median household income. In addition,[Read More…]
ACLU: Senate Fails to Advance Paycheck Fairness Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. In a procedural move, the Senate today blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act from advancing to an up or down vote on final passage. The Paycheck Fairness Act would help end wage discrimination in the workplace. This is the second time this year the Senate has declined to[Read More…]
Taxpayers Will Bear Nearly $200 Million of Friday’s HSBC Settlement
FHFA Fails to Prevent Bank from Treating Settlement as Tax Write-Off Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. Friday’s $550 million settlement between the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and HSBC North American Holdings Inc. can be treated as a tax write-off by the bank, shifting $192.5 million onto taxpayers. Because the FHFA[Read More…]
New Study: Lack of Voting Resources Leads to Long Lines, Delays Longer in Minority Precincts
Studied States Fail to Comply With Resource Allocation Requirements New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. Lack of poll workers and low numbers of voting machines are key contributors to long voting lines, and precincts with more minorities experienced longer waits, according to a new study released today by the Brennan Center[Read More…]
Parenting WIthout God
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2014. When asked if the world would be better off without God, Dan Arel, the author of Parenting Without God does not pull punches. “The world would be better off without the idea of God,’ Arel clarifies “the world is already without God.” Even at a time when[Read More…]
Community Oriented Policing Services Outlines Best Practices for Use of Body-Worn Cameras for Police Officers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2014. Today the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) released Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned. The report analyzes some of the costs and benefits of law enforcement using body-worn video technology. “Law enforcement agencies across the nation[Read More…]
On Eve of 20th Anniversary of Assault Weapons Ban, New CAP Study Proposes Six Ideas for Stronger Regulations of Assault Rifles and Other Classes of Firearms
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. Twenty years after the signing of the assault weapons ban on September 13, 1994—and 10 years after is subsequent expiration—the Center for American Progress has released a report analyzing the differences in federal regulation of handguns, assault rifles, and other classes of firearms. The report provides[Read More…]
Report Shows ‘Alarming State’ of Syrian Opposition Forces, Recommends Policies for Improvement as They Face ISIS and Assad Regime
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. President Barack Obama’s plan to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, will rely on cooperation between many different partners. Chief among them will be the various Syrian opposition groups currently battling against the oppressive regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Recent research[Read More…]
