WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013 – President Obama today plans to nominate Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, as his choice to succeed Ray LaHood as secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Following is a statement from Natural Resources Defense Council Executive Director Peter Lehner: “President Obama has tapped[Read More…]
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6 Months After Sandy, Report Links Rise in Disaster Relief Spending to Climate Change
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013. Today on the six-month anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the Center for American Progress released “Disastrous Spending: Federal Disaster-Relief Expenditures Rise amid More Extreme Weather,” which estimates that the federal government spent $136 billion for disaster relief and recovery in 2011 to 2013. This is nearly $400[Read More…]
The Next Step in Drug Treatment
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2013. The New York Times had a powerful editorial on Saturday that highlighted the Drug Policy Alliance and The New York Academy of Medicine new report, Blueprint for a Public Health and Safety Approach to Drug Policy. The report coincides with the 40th anniversary of New York’s[Read More…]
Video: President Obama Honors the 2013 National Teacher of the Year
President Obama recognizes Jeff Charbonneau, of Zillah, Washington, as the 2013 National Teacher of the year. April 23, 2013.
CBS Video: Working for Religious Freedom; What Is Religious Freedom?
This program looks at the shifts in attitude towards religion and spirituality and what this means for religious institutions.
Australia and Gun Control’s Aftermath (Video)
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook John Oliver learns it’s pointless for America to study the Australian gun control experience because the situations are just too similar.
Jon Stewart: George W. Bush ‘Library Accomplished’ (Video)
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Former President George W. Bush takes a break from his painting to help open the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Reflections on Four Decades of Fighting for Families
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013. Today the Center for American Progress released a new report based on interviews with more than three dozen veterans of the fight for family-friendly policies that address why, despite robust support for a national family policy agenda, there has been remarkably little progress made over the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Recommendations for U.S. Response to Syria in Light of Likely Use of Chemical Weapons
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013. As U.S. intelligence agencies have now confirmed that the Assad regime in Syria has likely used sarin nerve agent against opposition forces, the Center for American Progress released recommendations for the United States, beginning with immediate action at the U.N. Security Council to independently confirm the[Read More…]
10 Things to Know About the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. It currently is perfectly legal in America to fire someone for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT. Rather than being evaluated on their skills, qualifications, and ability to contribute to the job, LGBT workers are all too often not hired, not promoted, or, in[Read More…]
