Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2012. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. The gasoline index declined[Read More…]
Opinion
Untapped Electoral Power: Staggering Numbers of Unregistered Latinos and Immigrants Eligible to Naturalize in 10 Key States
Two Streams of Voters-in-the-Making Could Influence the 2012 Elections and Beyond Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012. The Center for American Progress today released an infographic and interactive map on the immense electoral power of unregistered Latinos and citizens-in-waiting (legal immigrants eligible to naturalize and become citizens) in 10 highly influential states[Read More…]
New MONUCSO Mandate Must Expand Civilian Protection Strategy: Enough Project
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012. As the U.N. Security Council reassesses the mandate for the world’s second largest peacekeeping operation, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or MONUSCO, it must address the serious gap in the implementation of its civilian protection strategy. MONUSCO’s next[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Unveils Proposal for Reducing Health Care Administrative Costs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012. Today a new report released by the Center for American Progress outlines a set of specific recommendations to significantly cut wasteful health care administrative costs, reducing overall spending on health care by as much as $40 billion a year. The recommendations were unveiled at an event[Read More…]
Employment Non-Discrimination Act Advances Workplace Equality and Protects Religious Liberty
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012. Tomorrow the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2011—the first since November 2009— and the Center for American Progress today released “The Freedom to Work, The Freedom to Worship,” with an accompanying video, on[Read More…]
Bank of America New Environment Initiative: Weak on Coal Means Weak on Climate
A Statement From Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012 —Today, Bank of America announced a new environmental initiative, which includes a commitment to $50 billion over ten years for environmental investments. While the bank is focusing on energy efficiency (largely reducing emissions from its own consumption), renewable energy and[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Statement on House Passage of Homeland Security Appropriations
National Security Funding an Inappropriate Forum for Attacks on Women’s Health Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. Planned Parenthood remains steadfast in its opposition to the abortion rider included in the the Homeland Security Appropriations bill that passed the House of Representatives yesterday. The provision, adopted in committee markup last month, is[Read More…]
U-Turn: Time for Washington and London to Change Rwanda Policy
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo and Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. Recent reports by Human Rights Watch and the United Nations have uncovered a scandal in central Africa: that Rwanda has allegedly been aiding and abetting the M-23 rebellion in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo with recruits, weapons, and ammunition. If[Read More…]
Paycheck Fairness Act Fails to Move Forward in the U.S. Senate
Critical Loss for Economic Security of Families WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2012, The American Civil Liberties Union is disappointed with today’s failure of the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 3220) to move forward in the Senate on a procedural vote of 52-47. Sixty votes were required for the Paycheck Fairness Act to move[Read More…]
Post-Citizens United, Some States Shine More Light on Campaign Spending Than Others
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2012. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts from their treasuries to influence elections, states have passed a variety of innovative measures to regulate corporate cash in elections, a new report by[Read More…]
