Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. With less than two months to go until the presidential election of 2012, the Center for American Progress released an updated report analyzing the role demographics, economics, and ideology will play in the 2012 elections. The report, by Senior Fellows and Co-Directors of the Progressive Studies[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Study Finds Credit Scores Used by Consumers and Lenders Can Differ
One out of Five Consumers Likely to Receive Meaningfully Different Score Than Creditor WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a study comparing credit scores sold to creditors and those sold to consumers. The study found that about one out of five consumers would likely[Read More…]
Demos Applauds Gov. Brown for New CA Same Day Registration Law
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed California Assembly Bill 1436 providing for future implementation of Election Day Voter Registration, also known as “Same Day Registration,” a reform that Demos and over two dozen voting rights organizations supported. In response, Demos President Miles Rapoport, former Secretary of the State[Read More…]
Sierra Club Joins Prop 2 Coalition in Support of Michigan Working Families
Lansing, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012. Today the Sierra Club joined a broad coalition of groups in support of Proposal 2, an important initiative that will protect and strengthen middle class families in Michigan. Prop 2, the Protect Working Families Initiative, will be voted on by Michiganders on November 6. “Prop[Read More…]
National Nurses United Endorses President Obama
Nurses have a fundamentally different view of a civil society than the one expressed by Gov. Romney Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012. National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, has endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term. The 185,000 member organization’s national[Read More…]
Free the Vote: Cutting Red Tape from the Voting Process
Download NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012 | For the first time ever, people around the country who love American democracy have decided to come together to observe a National Voter Registration Day on September 25, 2012 – a day to pull out all the stops in making sure that[Read More…]
Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012. In a press conference this morning, representatives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the release of the latest results of the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health. As is[Read More…]
Romney Pays Lower Rate than Middle Class, Hides Wealth and Income
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2012. Obama for America released the following statement from Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter on Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax returns: “Yesterday’s release of Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax returns confirms what we already knew – that people like Mitt Romney pay a lower tax rate than many middle[Read More…]
Mitt and Ann Romney Pay More Taxes in 2011 Than They Had To
ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—September 21, 2012. An analysis of Mitt and Ann Romney’s 2011 tax returns shows that they paid more taxes than they should have. This is contrary to statements the GOP nominee made to ABC News in July when he said: “I don’t pay more than are legally due and frankly[Read More…]
Sierra Club: U.S. House Wages War on Public Health
Passes Dangerous Package of Bills that Threaten Health and Safety of Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. Today, the House of Representatives passed a set of reckless and radical bills that would endanger millions of Americans around the country. Deceptively dubbed by Republicans as the “Stop the War on Coal[Read More…]
