WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2102. A USA Today/Gallup poll released today shows that 63% of Americans believe the federal government should not interfere in the implementation of state ballot measures such as those approved in Washington and Colorado last month that make marijuana legal for adults. The poll of 1,015 Americans[Read More…]
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FTC Report Finds Little Progress in Addressing Privacy Concerns Surrounding Mobile Applications for Children
Kids’ Data Still Collected, Shared without Parents’ Knowledge, Consent Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012. The Federal Trade Commission issued a new staff report, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade,”examining the privacy disclosures and practices of apps offered for children in the Google Play and Apple App stores. [Read More…]
Right-to-Work Bill Would Harm Michigan’s Middle Class
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012. If Michigan “right-to-work” legislation becomes law this week—as the legislature and Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) are poised to make it—it will hurt the state’s already-struggling middle class. Unions are essential for building a strong middle class, yet right-to-work laws weaken unions by making unions provide services[Read More…]
Report: Obama Won By Wide Margins in Southern Cook County
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Suburban Cook County voters selected President Barack Obama in 79 percent of precincts and 25 of 30 townships, according to a Nov. 6, 2012 Post-Election Report issued today by Clerk David Orr. "Illinois may not have been a swing state, but voters here certainly wanted to have their voices heard,"[Read More…]
New Analysis Shows 2011 Traffic Fatalities Declined by Nearly Two Percent
Highway deaths fell to lowest level in more than six decades, down 26 percent since 2005 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a new analysis indicating that highway deaths fell to 32,367 in 2011, marking the lowest level since 1949[Read More…]
Demos President Condemns Michigan Legislature’s Votes to Undermine Unions and Workers
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2102. Miles Rapoport, President of national policy organization Demos, released the following statement in response to Michigan’s State House and Senate suddenly passing bills Thursday to defund unions and undermine the ability of working people to organize for better pay and benefits: “What happened in Lansing on[Read More…]
Commentary and Video: Remembering John Lennon
Commentary By Rosemary Piser Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2012. Thirty-two years ago today, a mentally ill individual extinguished the life of John Lennon – a man who tried to teach the world how to live in peace. Today many of the Baby Boomer generation like myself, will spend some time[Read More…]
NOW Calls on Supreme Court to Rule in Favor of Marriage Equality
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Decmeber 7, 2012. The National Organization for Women applauds the Supreme Court for taking up the issue of marriage equality. The justices announced today that they would hear arguments in two such cases, one involving California’s Proposition 8 and another addressing the federal government’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Statement on Supreme Court Announcement to Review Constitutionality of DOMA, CA’s Proposition 8
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. After a number of lower federal courts have ruled the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, unconstitutional in several different cases, the U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will consider a case that challenges the constitutionality of the law and review the lower federal court[Read More…]
United Steelworkers Blasts Proposed Michigan Legislation that Targets Workers’ Rights
PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. The United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statements on the Michigan’s legislature’s and Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s attempts to pass Right-To-Work (For Less) legislation: From USW International President Leo W. Gerard: “This move, coming only a month after the Election, is an obvious attempt by a lame-duck[Read More…]
