Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. At an event hosted by the White House, the Department of Labor, and the Center for American Progress that examined Boston’s efforts to eliminate the city’s wage gap, the Center for American Progress released a new analysis that explains the controversy surrounding the commonly cited statistic[Read More…]
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Freedom to Marry: Federal Judge Strikes Down Oregon Marriage Ban
New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. Today Judge Michael McShane struck down Oregon’s discriminatory state constitutional amendment that denies committed gay couples the freedom to marry, ruling that it violates the U.S. Constitution. The decision follows a last-minute attempt by the anti-gay group National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to intervene in Oregon’s[Read More…]
Study Released on Handling of Minor Marijuana Cases in Illinois
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. Illinois is one of the least friendly places in the nation for those caught possessing small amounts of marijuana, a new study by Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy suggests. An emphasis on misdemeanor arrests for possession and a lack of consistency in implementing local pot-ticket[Read More…]
Poll: Far More Americans Prefer Legalized Marijuana To Online Gambling
Teaneck, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. A far greater percentage of Americans support legalizing marijuana than endorse the notion of allowing adults to legally engage in online gambling, according to national polling data compiled by Fairleigh Dickinson University. When asked to choose which of the two activities they “prefer to see legalized[Read More…]
ACLU: Proposed FCC Rules Don’t Do Enough to Protect Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. The Federal Communications Commission voted today to open a new rule for how Internet Service Providers treat the data they carry for public comment. The proposal follows a January decision by the D.C. Circuit Appeals Court that stuck down key provisions of the FCC’s existing net neutrality[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety: Bee Loss Numbers Worse than Reported, Threat to Food Supply Remains
New survey data does not paint full picture of devastating bee losses Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Today, the Bee Informed Partnership, with support from the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released the results from its annual survey of honey bee colony losses. The national survey[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Today’s Fast Food Strikes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Working families everywhere are inspired by the spirit and the courage of fast food workers who are striking today in over 150 cities. Every worker deserves fair wages and the right to form a union without retaliation because no one who works full time should struggle[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Fast Food Strikers Fighting for Economy That Works for All of Us
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement in support of fast food workers in the U.S. and across the world who are striking and staging actions to call for higher pay and respect for workers: “The fast food[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Bee Losses Highlight Urgent Need to Restrict Pesticides, Shift to Sustainable Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual report on honey bee losses in the United States based on a national survey of beekeepers conducted with the Bee Informed Partnership. During the winter of 2013-2014, U.S. beekeepers lost 23.2 percent of their hives on average, which[Read More…]
Fox’s The Five Smears Obama With Deceptively Edited Video Of Immigration Reform Comments
The right wing’s war on brown faces continues, terrified that they may actually vote. Fox News’ The Five aired a deceptively edited video clip of President Obama calling for comprehensive immigration reform to falsely claim that his speech condoned the release of criminal immigrants. Center For Immigration Studies Report On Deportation Of Criminal Immigrants Finds 35 Percent[Read More…]
