Committee on Homeland Security passes border security Band-Aid bill despite the public’s call for commonsense immigration reform WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. After the House Committee on Homeland Security held a markup and passed the Border Security Results Act of 2013, Eliseo Medina, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer, released[Read More…]
Opinion
Corporate Campaign Cash Stacks Courts Against Injured Consumers and Workers in Favor of Big Business
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. A new study released yesterday by the Center for American Progress finds that as corporate campaign cash floods judicial elections around the country, individuals who have been injured or wronged by the mistakes of corporations, such as a negligent hospital, an unsafe employer, or a callous[Read More…]
New Reports Outline Lessons for U.S. Schools from Other Countries
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. The Center for American Progress has released a series of reports exploring how high-performing nations organize, manage, and fund their schools and identifying what lessons the United States can learn from around the world about how to better govern and improve our schools. Key findings from[Read More…]
Ethical Blindness Often Clouds Judgment Say Experts
Co-authors of, “Obstacles to EthicalDecision-Making: Mental Models, Milgram and the Problem of Obedience,” Laura Pincus Hartman (R), Vincent de Paul Professor of Business Ethics, and Patricia Werhane, the Wicklander Chair of Business Ethics and managing director of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, both from DePaul’s Driehaus College of[Read More…]
Teens Who Text Behind The Wheel Are More Likely to Take Other Risks While Driving
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2013. In 2011, nearly half of high school students 16 and older reported texting while driving in a large national survey. The study “Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among High School Students,” is in the June 2013 issue of Pediatrics and[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest U.S. Attorney General Holder’s Speech in Berkeley
Fly-over action sends message to Holder, launches advocates’ Peace for Patients Berkeley, CA—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2013. As U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a commencement speech Saturday morning for UC Berkeley law school graduates, a plane flew overhead with a banner that read “Holder: End Rx Cannabis War. #Peace4Patients,” in protest[Read More…]
NOW Applauds Judge Korman’s Refusal to Suspend Ruling on Plan B; Calls on Obama Administration to Comply
“No Appeal, No Stay, No Delay,” says NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. NOW applauds today’s refusal by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman to suspend his ruling allowing women of all ages access to Plan B One-Step. Millions of women need access to this safe and effective product,[Read More…]
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Teacher Appreciation Week
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. AFT President Randi Weingarten offers her reflections as Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close. “America’s teachers are extraordinary. For teachers, their work is a calling—we are women and men who dedicate our lives to ensuring that every child can not only dream his or her dreams[Read More…]
Earthjustice: House Reintroduces FRAC Act
Legislation establishes safeguards to protect water during fracking activities Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined with her colleague Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY) to reintroduce the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act). A hydraulic fracturing rig in Pennsylvania. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)[Read More…]
SEIU on Immigration Mark-up: Momentum Grows as Committee Keeps Bill Intact
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee debated and voted on a number of amendments addressing border enforcement, making improvements and leaving intact core elements of the S.744 immigration bill that strengthens civil and human rights and creates a clear and direct roadmap to citizenship for aspiring Americans.[Read More…]
