From the Chicago Sun-Times: WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday in a federal courtroom in Washington, D.C., to conspiring to illegally spend about $750,000 in campaign money on personal uses, including a Rolex, pricey memorabilia, furs and other luxury items. “For years I lived off[Read More…]
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American Federation of Teachers Statement on Equity and Excellence Commission Report
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the recently released report of the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity and Excellence Commission, “For Each and Every Child: A Strategy for Education Equity and Excellence.” The Equity and Excellence Commission was mandated by Congress to provide advice to Education[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Cynthia G. Brown on the Department of Education’s Equity and Excellence Commission’s Final Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. Cynthia G. Brown, Vice President for Education Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following reaction to the Department of Education’s Equity and Excellence Commission’s final report, presented today to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: The Equity and Excellence Commission’s report reflects the collective wisdom[Read More…]
New Poll Finds that More Americans Oppose DOMA, Support Equal Treatment Under the Law
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. Today, in advance of the Perry and Windsor Supreme Court hearings next month, the Center for American Progress and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders released the results of a national voter survey showing an increase in public opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act, or[Read More…]
Fix the Debt Statement on New Simpson-Bowles Framework
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt: “The Campaign to Fix the Debt is pleased that Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson have released a fiscal framework that[Read More…]
GDP Predicts Auto Sales Worldwide
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. Personal income, interest rates and the price of gas all influence auto sales, but a country’s gross domestic product alone is a good indicator of new sales, says a researcher at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. In a new study of 48 countries, UMTRI[Read More…]
When Selecting a Child’s Doctor, Families Prefer Grapevine Over Online Ratings
However, younger parents are more likely to say online scores for physicians are very important, according to U-M’s National Poll on Children’s Health ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. Numerous websites are available to rate just about any service or product: restaurant food, hotel service and even a pediatrician’s care. However,[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Bowles Simpson Plan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. “Once again, Bowles and Simpson have produced a plan that tells working people to “drop dead.” In December 2010, Bowles and Simpson put forward a budget blueprint that proposed to cut tax rates for corporations and the richest Americans and eliminate taxes on overseas corporate profits,[Read More…]
Sun-Times: Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Could Face 57 Months in Prison (Video)
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Jackson Jr. could face 46 to 57 months under sentencing guidelines and be ordered to pay significant amounts of money in forfeiture. The former congressman, 47, resigned from office in November amid the pressures of a federal criminal investgation and a diagnosis of bipolar depression. Read[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: New CDC Studies Show Access to Birth Control Is Critical for Women
Planned Parenthood: Data Underscores Importance of Affordable Care Act’s Birth Control Benefit WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this morning released the results of the agency’s first publication ever on the use of emergency contraception in the United States, which shows that the usage is[Read More…]
