South Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. A three-judge US District Court panel yesterday upheld South Carolina’s restrictive new voter ID law, but ordered that the law go into effect after November’s election. South Carolina softened its interpretation of the law during litigation. Under that interpretation, voters without proper photo ID are required[Read More…]
Opinion
2012 Spending on Judicial Advertisements Surpasses $7 Million, With Michigan Leading the Way
New York –(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. Television ad spending for judicial races has already surpassed $7 million this year, with more than $2.6 million spent since September, according to data released by the Brennan Center for Justice and Justice at Stake. Michigan has seen more than $1.4 million in TV spending[Read More…]
Comprehensive Polling Analysis Finds That Likely Voters Rank Health Care as the Second Most Important Issue in Their Presidential Vote Choice
Voters Who Consider Health Care the Top Issue in Their Choice of Candidate Are More Likely to Side with Obama vs. Romney on the Affordable Care Act and Medicare Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. A new analysis of 37 national opinion polls conducted by 17 survey organizations finds that health[Read More…]
Peace in the Sudans Hinges on the Final Status of Abyei: Enough Brief
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. The success of the recent agreement between Sudan and South Sudan ultimately hinges on the resolution of the remaining outstanding issues, chief among them is the final status of the disputed Abyei area, argues a new Enough Project brief. Abyei, which is the traditional homeland of[Read More…]
New Report: The Federal Housing Administration Saved the Housing Market
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. For close to 80 years the Federal Housing Administration has helped millions of working-class families achieve homeownership and has promoted stability in the U.S. housing market—all at no cost to taxpayers. The government-run mortgage insurer is a critical part of our economy, helping first-time homebuyers and[Read More…]
New USW Video Exposes Mitt Romney’s Economy
Bain, Romney Sell Out American Workers to China for Profits Pittsburgh, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. The United Steelworkers (USW) released a new video that exposes the truth about how Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are profiting by selling out American workers by shipping U.S. jobs to China. In the video, posted[Read More…]
Greener Industries Grow Faster Than the Overall Economy, New EPI Study Finds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. A new Economic Policy Institute study finds that industries with higher proportions of green jobs have higher job growth than does the overall economy. In Counting up to green: Assessing the green economy and its implications for growth and equity, EPI Senior Policy Analyst Ethan Pollack[Read More…]
American Federation of Teachers: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in University of Texas Admissions Case
AFT’s Weingarten: “The policy of allowing, but not requiring, admissions decisions to include race helps us keep America’s greatest promise—equal access to opportunity and the benefits our democracy enables, including higher education.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. Statement by Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, on the U.S. Supreme[Read More…]
Romney’s Latest Failed Attempt to Shift from His Anti-Choice Agenda
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, issued the following statement in response to media reports that Governor Romney told the Des Moines Register editorial board today that “there is no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC Proudly Endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate
Pro-choice group will activate its 21,049 member activists in key race Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, announced yesterday that her organization’s political action committee endorsed pro-choice candidate, Elizabeth Warren to represent the Bay State in the U.S. Senate. “I am proud to have NARAL[Read More…]
