Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. President Obama today announced the designation of the new Chimney Rock National Monument. Chimney Rock has been a spiritually, ecologically, and culturally significant site for more than 1,000 years and remains of great importance to modern Pueblo Indians. “We commend President Obama for using his authority[Read More…]
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FACT CHECK: Romney’s Attack on President Obama’s Univision Remarks
Obama Campaign Statement: Romney Sets a New Record in Desperation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012 “Once again, Mitt Romney is trying to take the heat off himself by taking the President’s words wildly out of context. That’s twice in just 48 hours, which sets a new record in desperation. What the President said[Read More…]
Most Statewide Marijuana Initiatives Leading In Polls
Washington, DC:–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. Four of the six statewide marijuana initiatives appearing on the November 2012 ballot are solidly favored among likely voters. Voters in six states – Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Montana, Oregon, and Washington – will be deciding on marijuana-specific ballot measures this November. In Massachusetts, voters will decide[Read More…]
SEIU: Romney Swings and Misses on Univision
SEIU: Talking Points at a Town Hall Don’t Erase Mitt Romney’s Record on Issues Latino Families Care About Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Following is a statement by SEIU International Secretary Treasurer Eliseo Medina regarding Mitt Romney’s appearance yesterday at a Univision-sponsored forum at University of Miami. “A carefully prepped town[Read More…]
AARP: Presidential Debates Must Address Social Security, Medicare
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Reacting to the announcement of topics for the first 2012 Presidential candidate debate, AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond today issued the following statement urging that retirement security issues be directly addressed: “We are dismayed that the outline for the October 3rd debate omits[Read More…]
New Video: Saving the Auto Industry and USW Jobs
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Just a few years ago, USW Local 903 in Fort Wayne, Ind., was running a food bank out of its hall to feed laid off members. The economy had collapsed, the auto industry was dying, and the Dana auto parts plant that once employed over 2,000 Steelworkers[Read More…]
Women Much More Likely to Earn Poverty-level wages
Women much more likely to earn poverty-level wages Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Women are much more likely to earn poverty-level wages than men. The data from The State of Working America, 12th Edition, shows that 32.0 percent of women earned poverty-level wages or less in 2011, significantly more than the[Read More…]
Teamsters Blast Romney For His Disdain For Workers
Romney Tells Millionaires He Regrets That Unions Would Stop Deep Federal Workforce Cuts WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. The Teamsters Union blasted Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney yesterday for saying that he wishes labor unions didn’t prevent him from slashing the federal workforce as much as he’d like if he is elected.[Read More…]
State and Local School Finance Systems Perpetuate Inequitable Student Spending
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. Today a new report from the Center for American Progress tackles the serious issue of public school funding inequity by identifying often-overlooked features of school funding systems that exacerbate inequities in per-pupil spending rather than reduce them. Findings from the report will be presented today[Read More…]
SEIU: Romney Reveals Disdain for Working Families
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. After media reports of Mitt Romney’s remarks in which he derided 47 percent of Americans, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “Mitt Romney’s clear disdain for 47 percent of the American people is just the latest sign[Read More…]
