Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. The bipartisan introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) today reflects the strong national consensus that workers should be evaluated on their merits, not sexual orientation or gender identity. As organizations that have, for decades, challenged LGBT workplace discrimination in the courts and worked for passage[Read More…]
Opinion
Dramatic Changes in Global Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. Global attitudes about domestic violence have changed dramatically since 2000, according to a new University of Michigan study that analyzes data from 26 low- and middle-income countries. Nigeria had the largest change, with 65 percent of men and 52 percent of women rejecting domestic violence in[Read More…]
Sierra Club Supports Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants
San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. Today, the Sierra Club announced its support for an equitable path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. The Sierra Club Board of Directors, made up of elected volunteer leaders, has unanimously adopted the position: Currently at least 11 million people live in in the U.S.[Read More…]
2013 National Drug Strategy Released – Health Rhetoric Doesn’t Match ‘Lock ‘em Up’ Reality
Drug Czar’s Marijuana Rhetoric Still Rings of “Reefer Madness”; Support for Drug Courts Belies Claims to Treat Addiction as a Health Issue But Drug Czar Has Progressed in Addressing OD Crisis and Recognizing Value of Naloxone as an Effective Antidote WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2013. The White House Office of National[Read More…]
CA Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Calls on California to Lead the Nation in Ending Marijuana Prohibition and Failed Drug War
Newsom Makes Bold Statement in Huffington Post Piece CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, in a piece on the Huffington Post, has called on his state to lead the nation in ending marijuana prohibition and the failed drug war, as it led in adopting the nation’s first medical[Read More…]
Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing Hits Chicago Area: DePaul Study
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Demand for affordable rental housing for lower-income households in Cook County outpaces supply, according to a new report from DePaul University’s Institute for Housing Studies. The findings show an affordability gap, between demand and supply of affordable housing in suburban Cook County, increased by 25 percent between[Read More…]
New Analysis: After Long Lines of 2012, States Push to Expand Voting Access
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. After long lines marred the 2012 election, Republicans and Democrats are supporting bills in the states to increase registration opportunities, expand early voting, and modernize election systems, a new Brennan Center analysis found. Nearly 200 bills to expand voting access were introduced in 45 states in[Read More…]
Rights Groups Statement on the Sudans on the Release of the State Department’s Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Yesterday, Humanity United, along with Act for Sudan, American Jewish World Service, The Enough Project and United to End Genocide, released a statement on the release of the State Department’s Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012. The rights groups commended the Department on[Read More…]
SEIU: Debate over Immigration Bill Stresses Need for Roadmap to Citizenship
Former and current Attorneys General echo bipartisan call for commonsense immigration reform WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. After the second of many Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that have been scheduled to debate immigration reform, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina released the following statement: “Today we heard from[Read More…]
Forging a National Strategy for Growth by Linking Infrastructure and Resilience
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. When President Barack Obama put forward his fiscal year 2014 budget plan, he included a historic pairing of issues that deserve careful attention: infrastructure and resilience. Two of the lynchpin proposals unveiled in the president’s larger budget blueprint were a major new program for infrastructure reconstruction[Read More…]
