NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2013. A military court-martial today sentenced Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for giving classified material to WikiLeaks. Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy & Technology Project, had this reaction: “When a soldier who shared information with the press and[Read More…]
Opinion
The Incredible Impact Of Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Medical Marijuana Special
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2013. The Huffington Post, The Incredible Impact Of Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Medical Marijuana Special By: Tony Newman, August 20, 2013 A little over a week ago, Dr. Sanjay Gupta aired a one hour CNN special on medical marijuana. The impact of his special and an op-ed that[Read More…]
Follow-Up Story: Who Are These People Using Medical Marijuana, August 20, 2013
The truth about medical marijuana. (Photo: iStockPhoto) OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2013. First, I would like to thank our eNews readers for the positive feedback I’ve been getting about my recent commentary with my experience with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (see: https://enewspf.com/opinion/commentary/45441-coming-out-of-the-closet-my-experience-with-the-oregon-medical-marijuana-program.html). I also want to thank our friends from the[Read More…]
New Federal Highway Administration Report Reveals States with the Busiest Highways
California, Texas and Florida Highways Among Nation’s Most Heavily Traveled WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released a new report on the nation’s busiest interstates that shows people drove more than 84.7 billion miles on California highways in 2011 – more than 900[Read More…]
Video: Why Do the People Raising Our Children Earn Poverty Wages?
Nancy Jimenez works long hours at her in-home childcare business, but she—like many other New Jersey childcare providers—are given meager subsidies from the state in return. Why are our publicly subsidized childcare workers not given the respect and compensation their task deserves? Read the full story by E. Tammy Kim[Read More…]
Survey Finds Women Don’t Believe They Are to Blame for Workplace Challenges, Men and Women Support Policy Solutions
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2013. Today the Center for American Progress and Elle released a new survey that unpacks what professional men and women think about “leaning in.” The survey tests how women perceive the challenges they face in the workplace and examines support for the policy changes that could improve[Read More…]
Superstorm Sandy, Extreme Weather Events Hit Low-Income Communities the Hardest
New Report Outlines Recommendations to Improve Disaster Readiness and Resiliency in Low-Income Communities Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2013. Today, the task force charged with developing a strategy for rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy released a new report outlining 69 policy recommendations. Against this backdrop and as states impacted by Sandy continue to[Read More…]
Coming Out of the Closet: My Experience with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program
The truth about medical marijuana. (Photo: iStockPhoto) OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2013. This past week saw groundbreaking events take place in the drug policy reform movement. Most notable were Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s documentary CNN ‘Weed;’ Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement of plans to change to the federal sentencing guidelines that could reduce[Read More…]
Advocates Applaud Sensible and Compassionate Action by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Easing Restrictions on Medical Marijuana Program
Trenton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2013. Gov. Chris Christie drew praise from medical marijuana advocates as he announced he would remove certain restrictions from the state’s medical marijuana program. In a conditional veto of Senate Bill 2842 the Governor approved the lifting of the three strain limit on the types of medical[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Statement on City’s Decision to Appeal Stop and Frisk Ruling
New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2013. In response to news that the City plans to file their first appeal in the Floyd v. City of New York class action tomorrow, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: “We are very disappointed that the City has signaled it will continue to[Read More…]
