Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. With policymakers increasingly concerned about declining budgets, a new report released today by the Center for American Progress looks at the unnecessary costs associated with small school districts. The report, “Size Matters: A Look at School District Consolidation,” finds that small, nonremote districts might represent $1[Read More…]
Opinion
‘Blueprint for Balance’ Outlines Recommendations for Conserving National Parks, Public Lands amid the Energy Boom
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2013. The rapid expansion of oil and gas production in the United States is bringing tens of thousands of new wells and well pads to America’s public lands, pushing drill rigs into local communities, prized hunting habitat, national parks, and watersheds that provide drinking water. A report[Read More…]
Will Washington Post Sale Help End Marijuana Prohibition?
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2013. By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director I jumped into a cab Monday afternoon at the airport at the top of the hour, when the all-news radio station led with an almost hysterical-in-tone news flash of the Washington Post being sold to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. While[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Consumers More Knowledgeable About The Plant’s Health Effects Than Non-Users
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director People who consume cannabis are more likely to be knowledgeable about the substance’s health effects than are those who abstain from it, according to survey data reported online in the International Journal of Public Health Policy. Researchers at the University[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Julia Gordon on the President’s Plan for Strengthening the Nation’s Housing Market
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013. For the first time since early 2011, President Barack Obama today outlined his agenda for strengthening the nation’s housing market and laid out a plan for the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The president endorsed moving toward an explicitly priced, catastrophic government backstop, with[Read More…]
Video: Presidential Pardon for Bradley Manning? Inteview with Jill Stein President of the Green Shadow Cabinet
Statement: A presidential pardon for Bradley Manning The Green Shadow Cabinet calls on President Obama to pardon Bradley Manning for his courageous work exposing U.S. war crimes and State Department deception. Thanks to Manning’s revelations of Iraqi deaths and human rights abuses by the American military, Iraq refused to renew immunity[Read More…]
The Doctor Will Email You Now
Study Finds that Patients Like Medical Practices’ Use of Electronic Communications, But Roadblocks to Widespread Use Remain NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013 — Patients like it and so do health organizations, but electronic communications in clinical care will likely not be widely adopted by primary care physicians unless patient workloads are[Read More…]
Study: Chicago’s One Summer Plus Youth Employment Program Cuts Violent Crime Arrests in Half
University of Chicago Crime Lab 2012 Data Shows Violent Crime Arrests Among Participants Drop 51%; Program Offers Successful Model for Future Youth Offerings CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013. At-risk youth who participated in the 2012 One Summer Plus program experienced a 51 percent drop in arrests for violent crime, according to new[Read More…]
SEIU Mourns Loss of Former Union Organizer, Health Pioneer Ruth Rothstein
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013. Following is a statement by SEIU President Mary Kay Henry regarding the death of Ruth Rothstein, a Chicago health leader who began her career as a union organizer. “Ruth Rothstein was an undeniable force for workers’ rights as well as a brilliant reformer in the field[Read More…]
With Liberalized Laws, Young Adult Marijuana Use Plummets
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2013. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director According to polling data released this week by Gallup, 38% of Americans admit to having smoked marijuana in their lives. This rate remains relatively unchanged from Gallup’s previous surveys on this question. 34% responded in the affirmative when asked in[Read More…]
