Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. We are disappointed that the Securities and Exchange Commission is not including a rulemaking to require disclosure of corporate political spending on its regulatory agenda for 2014. The SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance had been previously scheduled to consider whether to recommend a proposed rule in[Read More…]
Opinion
Guantanamo: America’s $5 Billion Folly
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. As we continue a period of fiscal austerity in Washington, the Center for American Progress released an analysis of Guantanamo Bay showing that Congress has chosen to waste nearly $1.5 billion on the prison in just the past three years, even though the U.S. military and intelligence community[Read More…]
House Renewal of Undetectable Firearms Act Fails to Address New Technologies
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a bill to reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act for a period of 10 years. Under the House bill, however, it is legal to manufacture plastic guns as long as the weapon contains a piece of[Read More…]
An Open Letter to the 3.5%
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2013. This is an open letter to you. Yes, you: You! Are! The 3.5%! We are in a historic moment where a new cultural, political, ecological reality must emerge and replace the dominant paradigm. The planet itself, to say nothing of the overwhelming majority of human beings,[Read More…]
Family Dollar Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
MATTHEWS, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE-ENEWSPF)– Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.26 per share, payable Wednesday, January 15, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Friday, December 13, 2013. About Family Dollar For more[Read More…]
Exclusive KDKA Video Shows Mike Tomlin Incident in Baltimore
Pittsburgh, PA-(ENEWSPF)- News out of Pittsburgh from KDKA: exclusive video that shows Mike Tomlin’s two-step on the sideline during a kick return in Baltimore Thanksgiving night. Was Tomlin acting intentionally, or was he truly distracted from the field of play while watching the run on the jumbotron? The brief appearance[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Proposes Policies to Expand Apprenticeships in the United States
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2013. Expanding the use of apprenticeships—highly effective training models—can help our nation meet the demand for skilled workers, create pathways to well-paying careers for unemployed young workers, and give American businesses a competitive edge in the global marketplace, according to a new report released today by the[Read More…]
Oops: Boehner Exaggerates Issues He Had Enrolling in Obamacare; Just Why is He on the Website at All?
(Source: Office of House Speaker John A. Boehner) OREGON-(ENEWSPF)- On Thursday of last week, Speaker of the House John Boehner blogged about his experience enrolling in Obamacare. While he eventually did manage to enroll, Boehner lamented about the length of time it took him to go through the process. (See:[Read More…]
Center for Biological Diversity: Senator Wyden’s O&C Lands Bill Would Unravel More Than Two Decades of Progress in Managing Northwest Forests
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Following is a statement from Randi Spivak, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s public lands program, on Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D.-Ore.) O&C legislative draft proposal on management of 2.1 million acres of public forests in western Oregon: “Senator Wyden’s draft bill will hurt forests, watersheds and[Read More…]
Gratitude or Guilt? People Spend More When They ‘Pay It Forward’
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. As shoppers across the nation prepare to pounce on Black Friday sales, researchers at UC Berkeley are looking at what happens to commerce when there’s no set price tag. In an exhaustive study of consumer behavior, they found that shoppers spend more money when engaged in a[Read More…]
