After Making Millions Off Illinois Taxpayers with the Help of Now-Convicted Political-Fixer Stu Levine, Rauner Says He Doesn’t Need a Government Salary Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. At a news conference today, Bruce Rauner said he would not accept a salary if elected Governor, falsely suggesting it would be a key piece of[Read More…]
Opinion
Planned Parenthood Denounces Attacks on Women’s Health Approved in House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. Planned Parenthood today denounced an anti-women’s health provision approved by the House Appropriations Committee that would ban the use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funds for abortion except in cases of rape, incest and life endangerment. The amendment, which passed as part of the[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Implications of Eric Cantor Loss
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. After a day of instant analysis and breathless conclusions, even a small step back reveals a very clear message about Eric Cantor’s loss: he, and the Republican Party he represents, are hopelessly out of touch with the basic aspirations of regular people. As a Republican leader,[Read More…]
George Clooney and John Prendergast’s Wake-Up Call: Sudan’s Silent War May be World’s Most Murderous
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. George Clooney and Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast, in an opinion piece published today, call for urgent attention to a resurgence of the war by Sudan’s government against its own people. The statement comes in advance of a new investigative report by Vice Media’s Ben Anderson[Read More…]
New Report Analyzes Rising Political Influence of Children of Immigrants
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report that examines the rising political influence that children of Latino immigrants have on the electoral process. The report, titled “The Latino Electorate by Immigrant Generation” finds that second-generation immigrants—children of immigrants—are the fastest-growing segment of the[Read More…]
Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Weingarten on Vergara Decision
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on today’s Vergara v. California decision. “Today, as the Vergara decision was rendered, thousands of California classrooms were brimming with teachers teaching and students learning. They see themselves as a team, but sadly, this case now stoops to[Read More…]
Founder’s Blog: The Gift from Obama
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. By Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Director Many marijuana smokers were thrilled when Barack Obama became president since he’d previously “outed” himself in his 1995 memoir Dreams From My Father. In his memoir, Obama acknowledges that he and his friends in the “Choom Gang” were regular marijuana[Read More…]
New Report Explores How Women of Color Are Driving U.S. Entrepreneurship
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. At an event featuring Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the Center for American Progress today released a new report exploring how women of color are a principal force within the U.S. entrepreneurship community and how their success is vital to the U.S. economy. The report[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Marijuana-Infused Products (‘Edibles’)
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Marijuana-infused products, often referred to as “edibles”, are an important part of the burgeoning marijuana market. However, proper regulation is necessary to ensure reliability and safety. DPA believes that marijuana-infused products should be regulated and tested to ensure safety, quality and accuracy of information, that they[Read More…]
ACLU Finds Abuse, Inhumane Conditions, at Little-Known Prisons for Immigrants Run by Private Companies for Federal Government
Report Shows Federal Bureau of Prisons Incentivizes Mistreatment, Shields Immigrant Prisons from Scrutiny NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. Today the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas released the report Warehoused and Forgotten: Immigrants Trapped in Our Shadow Private Prison Industry, a devastating look into the secretive “Criminal Alien[Read More…]
