Portland, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2017. Today, the Washington Post reported Interior Sec. Zinke will recommend President Trump reduce the area of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Oregon and California, or may also recommend a change in management of the monument. This recommendation defies the will of the American people—99.2 percent of public[Read More…]
Opinion
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Warns That Taking Out a Reverse Mortgage Loan Can be an Expensive Way to Maximize Social Security Benefits
CFPB Releases Consumer Guide and Video Explaining Reverse Mortgages WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a report warning older consumers about taking out a reverse mortgage loan in order to bridge the gap in income while delaying Social Security benefits until a later age.[Read More…]
Analysis: Strong Favorable Views of ACA Increased in Spring 2017, Strong Unfavorable Views Remain Flat
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2017. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, Kaiser Family Foundation polling has found the public divided in their overall views of the law and in the intensity of their opinions: For seven years, the share of the public holding strongly unfavorable views of[Read More…]
Living United for Change In Arizona Responds to Trump’s Speech Suggesting Pardon for Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Statewide community organizing group responds to Trump’s Arizona visit Phoenix, Arizona –(ENEWSPF)—August 23, 2017. In response to President Trump’s suggestion at his Phoenix rally that he may pardon former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Alejandra Gomez, Co-Executive Director of Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA) issued the following statement: “Joe Arpaio[Read More…]
Blue Collar Jobs Down in Rust Belt as the Country on the Whole Continues to See Job Growth
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017 By: Alan Barber New York continues to see the largest losses in manufacturing jobs in the Rust Belt. The latest state jobs report shows that overall employment grew strongly in 11 states and Washington, DC, while only Georgia lost a substantial number of jobs (-14,100 or[Read More…]
The American People Deserve More Answers on Afghanistan, Center for American Progress Column Says
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. President Donald Trump owes the American people more direct answers about what his new strategy for Afghanistan includes—and what it hopes to achieve—before sending more young men and women into battle, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress. Unfortunately, Trump’s way[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Trump Afghanistan “Plan”
New York –(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. In response to Trump’s address on Afghanistan last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Donald Trump’s remarks on Afghanistan promised little but more death and endless war. Lacking specificity about timeline and troop levels, it’s perverse to respond to racism and[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Column Highlights Interior Secretary Zinke’s Contradictory Pardon Process
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2017. A new column from the Center for American Progress says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is treating the country’s national parks and monuments like contestants on a reality show. As Secretary Zinke gets closer to announcing his plan to close or shrink some of the sites, he’s[Read More…]
Solar Eclipse Images from Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Mother Nature provided clear skies in Eugene today so the viewing of the solar eclipse could not have been more perfect. More than a million people converged on Oregon from all over the country to view the eclipse most of whom are now[Read More…]
South Suburban Solar Eclipse Events, Monday, August 21
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2017. Unless you’ve been cut off from all means of communications, you know that on Monday, August 21, a rare, solar eclipse will take place. Here in my new hometown of Eugene, Oregon, we’re having “eclipse mania” as the eclipse will begin in our area around[Read More…]
