Bureau Data Confirms Expected Trends New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2017 By: Brennan Center for Justice The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s latest Uniform Crime Report, released today, found that the overall crime rate fell for the 15th year in a row in 2016. It also found the national murder rate[Read More…]
Opinion
New FBI Report Shows Drug Arrests Increased in 2016, As Drug War Rages On
1.57 Million Arrests for Drug Law Violations in 2016 – One Drug Arrest Every 20 Seconds; Drug Policy Alliance: Mass Arrests At Odds With Majority of Public That Supports Ending the Drug War and Treating Drug Use as a Health Issue Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2017 By: Drug Policy Alliance According to[Read More…]
Saluting The Off-Field National Anthem Statement Of The Pittsburgh Steelers
Commentary by Gary Kopycinski, Editor and Publisher Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- All riser for the singing our national anthem: And where is that band who so vauntingly swore, That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more? Their blood has wash’d[Read More…]
NFL Players Association Leadership Response to President Donald Trump’s Comments on Player Protests (Video)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 23, 2017. In a veiled reference to NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump said at a campaign-style rally in Alabama last night, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of the NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right[Read More…]
Public Ranks Children’s Health Insurance, Marketplace Stabilization Higher Priorities than ACA Repeal
Majorities Support Buy-In Ideas for Medicaid and Medicare Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2017. Among health priorities facing urgent deadlines in Washington in September, the public ranks repeal of the Affordable Care Act lower than reauthorizing funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and stabilizing individual health insurance marketplaces established by[Read More…]
Analysis of Graham-Cassidy Health Care Financing Decreases Federal Spending to States by $160 Billion from 2020-2026
Redistribution of ACA Funds in the New Block Grant Would Lead to $180 Billion Loss for 31 States That Expanded Medicaid and a $73 Billion Gain for 19 Non-Expanding States Through 2026 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2017. The Senate is preparing to vote next week on the Graham-Cassidy proposal to repeal[Read More…]
American Medical Association Urges Senate To Oppose Graham-Cassidy Legislation
Millions would lose their health insurance coverage while destabilizing health insurance markets under new bill CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. The American Medical Association (AMA) today outlined its opposition to the Graham-Cassidy legislation in the U.S. Senate, citing the loss of affordable health insurance coverage for millions of patients across the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Slams People with Pre-Existing Conditions
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. Republican leaders in Congress are making another last-minute attempt to rip health care from millions of Americans by jamming through a bill that, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress, could force individuals with even relatively mild pre-existing conditions to pay[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Condemns Decision to Gut COPS Program
Matteson, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. Congresswoman Kelly released this statement concerning President Trump’s reckless decision to gut the DOJ’s COPS program: “This decision directly endangers our communities and public safety by starving our law enforcement of vital resources and information. At a time when community trust in law enforcement is[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Zinke Attacks Public Lands for All
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. A leaked copy obtained by the Washington Post of Interior Secretary Zinke’s secret recommendation on national monuments shows the Secretary hopes to strip protections from public lands and waters across the country. Sites that could lose protections include Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah, Cascade-Siskiyou[Read More…]
