Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2012. “Rep. Akin’s outrageous belief about women who have been raped and are facing the potential of pregnancy because of that traumatic experience are reprehensible. The fact that these comments are coming from an elected U.S. Representative seeking a U.S. Senate seat is nothing short of sickening[Read More…]
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PA House Republican Leader Mike Turzai Admits Voter ID Laws About Helping Romney Win Election (Video)
"The Pennsylvania House majority leader says voter ID "is gonna allow Governor Romney to win" the presidency." Will a voter suppression effort from Republicans push Mitt Romney past President Obama in 2012? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
AARP Responds to Political Campaign Ad: ‘The Candidates Owe Voters Straight Talk – Not Just 30-Second Ads’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)-August 17, 2012. AARP Senior Vice President John Hishta issued the following statement in response to a new campaign advertisement that uses quotes from AARP: “The next president and Congress will decide the future of Medicare, and the candidates owe voters straight talk – not just 30-second ads – about[Read More…]
Pussy Riot Sentencing a ‘Bitter Blow’ to Freedom in Russia
Human Rights Organization Alarmed by Increasing Clampdown on Dissent, Stages Demonstration Outside Russian Embassy in D.C. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2012. Amnesty International today strongly condemned the verdict and two-year sentence for three members of Pussy Riot, the feminist Russian punk band, saying the ruling represents a “bitter blow” for freedom[Read More…]
Chicago Teachers Solidarity Campaign Comments on How Hyatt Corporation and Penny Pritzker Directly Benefit from $5.2 Million TIF Property Tax Subsidy
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2012. On behalf of the Chicago Teachers Solidarity Campaign, I want to set the record straight about how Hyatt corporation and billionaire Penny Pritzker directly benefit from the $5.2 million TIF property tax subsidy for the private development of the Hyatt Place hotel at 53rd Street. Hyatt hotels[Read More…]
SEIU: Pennsylvania Voter ID Decision an Affront to Progress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2012. Following is a statement from Gerry Hudson, SEIU Executive Vice President, regarding Judge Robert E. Simpson Jr.’s decision today to uphold Pennsylvania’s voter identification law. The decision comes days after a comprehensive, nonpartisan examination found that there is no evidence that photo ID is needed to[Read More…]
32 Budget Professionals Call the Federal Budget Process Dysfunctional
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released a new report finding that federal budget professionals do not have the information they need to make reliable, rational decisions about federal resource allocation. The analysis, based on interviews with a group of experts that altogether had more than[Read More…]
New Report Documents Fiscal Impact of Amendment 64, the Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
Nearly $60 Million Saved and Generated for Colorado in First Year; Up to $120 Million in New Revenue and Savings Projected after 2017 Denver–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2012. A new report released today by the Colorado Center on Law and Policy (CCLP), documents that Amendment 64, the Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like[Read More…]
New Report: California Non-Profit Hospitals Save Billions While Providing Little Charity Care
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2012. Private, not-for-profit hospitals, which dominate the California hospital landscape, rack up tax exemption benefits of close to $2 billion a year beyond what they return to communities in charity care, according to a new report released today. The report by the Institute for Health and Socio-Economic Policy, research[Read More…]
Intel, HP Rank Highest on Conflict Minerals, Nintendo, HTC Lag Behind
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2012. In response to growing consumer demand for electronics products free of conflict minerals from eastern Congo, the Enough Project issued its second company rankings report, “Taking Conflict Out of Consumer Gadgets: Company Rankings on Conflict Minerals 2012,” which assesses consumer electronics companies on their progress toward responsible[Read More…]
