Weak gun laws at the federal and state levels leave far too many women facing a fatal end to domestic abuse. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. By Chelsea Parsons and Lauren Speigel Violence against women looks very different than violence against men. Whether in the context of sexual assault on college campuses[Read More…]
Opinion
Center for American Progress Calls for Integrated Diplomatic and Security Strategy to Manage the Threat Posed by Terrorist Groups in Iraq and Syria
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014. As news of atrocities perpetuated by the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, continue to proliferate, the Center for American Progress released an issue brief today urging the Obama administration to prepare for possible targeted military strikes against the militants in Iraq[Read More…]
New Report: Voters in 22 States Face New Laws That Could Make Voting Harder in November
15 States Have New Restrictions in Place for the First Time in a Federal Election in 2014 NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014. New voting restrictions developed since 2010 are slated to be in place in 22 states this November. In 15 of these states, 2014 will be the first federal election[Read More…]
Juan Manuel Santos, Advocate for Drug Policy Reform, Re-Elected as Colombia’s President
President Santos Has Been at the Helm of Promoting Hemispheric Debate on Alternatives to War on Drugs NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2014. Yesterday, Colombia re-elected President Juan Manuel Santos, praised for having launched peace negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), aimed at ending five decades of armed conflict.[Read More…]
50 Years After Freedom Summer, Report Shows that Communities of Color Can Shift the Balance of Power in ‘Black Belt’ States
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2014. Fifty years after Freedom Summer sparked a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, a new report released today by the Center for American Progress, in conjunction with an event exploring the subject, examines how current demographic and political changes in heavily black southern states could[Read More…]
NRDC: We Can’t Risk Another Deepwater Horizon, and Shouldn’t Open Coasts for Drilling
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014 —The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is beginning to develop its plan for leasing offshore parcels for oil and gas production for the five-year period that begins in mid-2017. NRDC senior attorney and Oceans Program Director Sarah Chasis made the following statement: “Congress has not implemented[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety Vows to Help Defend Vermont from Unfounded Attack on GE Labeling Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. “Center for Food Safety stands with the people of Vermont and Americans across the country. We will vigorously defend this legally sound and important law from GMA’s irresponsible attack,” said Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of Center for Food Safety. “These multinational food companies already label genetically[Read More…]
Statement on Grocery Manufacturers Association Lawsuit to Preempt Vermont GMO Labeling Law
FINLAND, Minn.–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), a multi-billion dollar lobbying group representing more than 300 food, pesticide and pharmaceutical companies, today filed suit in U.S. District Court in the State of Vermont to preempt Vermont’s H.112, a law requiring mandatory labeling of foods sold at retail containing[Read More…]
Reports Recommend Ways to Improve School Management and Finance Systems
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. A series of reports released today explores how improving federal education policy can strengthen the ways states manage their schools. The reports looks specifically at the effect of existing federal policy on the staffing, management, and financing of state education agencies, or SEAs. Findings from the[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America on Passage of Louisiana Anti-Choice Bill
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed an anti-choice bill imposing burdensome admitting privileges on abortion providers throughout the state of Louisiana. It is expected to result in the closure of all but one abortion clinic in the state. Said NARAL Pro Choice America President Ilyse Hogue: “When Gov.[Read More…]
