Porirua, New Zealand–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Marijuana-positive drivers possess a slightly elevated risk of accident compared to drug and alcohol free divers, but this risk is not positively correlated with higher blood/THC levels, according to the results of a crash culpability analysis published online in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.[Read More…]
Opinion
Steps the Obama Administration Should Take to Attract New Investments in Clean Energy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Today, the Center for American Progress released a report recommending strategies that the Obama Administration can employ to attract new investments in clean energy and maintain American leadership in this growing sector. The United States has long been a top destination for clean energy investment, which has[Read More…]
New Report Shows Failure of Connecticut’s Sentencing Enhancement Zones; Current 1,500-Foot Zone Blankets Almost All Urban Areas
CT Senate Bill That Would Reduce Enhancement Zones from 1,500 to 200 Feet Passes Judiciary Committee Easthampton, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. The Prison Policy Initiative released a report, “Reaching too far: How Connecticut’s large sentencing enhancement zones miss the mark”, that analyzes Connecticut’s failed 1,500-foot sentencing enhancement zones. Connecticut’s law, meant[Read More…]
American Federation of Teachers: Supreme Court Sides with Big Money in Politics
AFT’s Weingarten: With this ruling, the voices of everyday Americans have gotten squashed again.” WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2014. Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, striking down critical limits in our nation’s federal election laws on the[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice: Supreme Court’s McCutcheon Decision is a Blow Against Average Voters
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2014. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court voted in McCutcheon v. FEC, the most critical campaign finance case since Citizens United, to strike down overall contribution limits, known as aggregate limits. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released the following statement from President Michael Waldman: “Today’s Supreme Court decision rejects[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Supreme Court Ruling on McCutcheon vs FEC
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2014. The Supreme Court made one of the most undemocratic and corrosive decisions in history with the Citizen’s United ruling. Today, it has dangerously broadened its skewed view of money in politics. By striking down individual aggregate limits on First Amendment grounds, the Court has further tilted[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision in McCutcheon v. FEC
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2014. Today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of coal executive Shaun McCutcheon’s effort to overturn aggregate campaign contribution limits. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune Released the Following Statement in Response: “The Supreme Court’s decision today in McCutcheon v. FEC fundamentally contradicts the values that[Read More…]
SEIU: SCOTUS McCutcheon Decision: Too Much Power for the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2014. After the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in McCutcheon vs. FEC, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “This ruling is an unwelcome sequel to the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United which will further erode[Read More…]
Neera Tanden on Supreme Court’s McCutcheon Decision
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2014. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission struck down the aggregate limits on the amount that an individual donor can contribute to candidates, political parties and political action committees. Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:[Read More…]
New Pew Poll Confirms Americans Ready to End War on Drugs
Two Out of Three Americans Think People Shouldn’t Be Prosecuted for Possession of Drugs Such as Cocaine and Heroin; 63% Support Moving Away from Mandatory Minimums; 54% Support Marijuana Legalization NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2014. A new national survey released today by the Pew Research Center reveals that a broad majority[Read More…]
