To the Editor: I just finished reading a long list of comments about the flaws, memories of what used to be from former and current Park Foresters on Facebook. I have lived here only 20 years and have always marveled at its history, diversity (one of my comments to my[Read More…]
Opinion
The Limits of U.S. Assistance to Pakistan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2011. The U.S. decision to defer nearly $800 million in counterterrorism funding to Pakistan in recent weeks was a necessary step, given the ejection of U.S. military trainers from Pakistan, ongoing concerns over the misuse of U.S. aid dollars, and mounting evidence of Pakistani complicity with insurgent[Read More…]
Op-ed by Vice President Biden: Delivering the Accountable Government that Taxpayers Deserve
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. The full text of the op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden is printed below. The piece titled, “Delivering the Accountable Government that Taxpayers Deserve” was published today in McClatchy Newspapers. Delivering the Accountable Government that Taxpayers Deserve By Vice President Joe Biden McClatchy-Tribune Information Services July[Read More…]
New Data Shows Racial Bias in Police Consent Searches
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. An annual report released this month by the Illinois Department of Transportation reveals that Illinois State Police troopers continued to ask motorists of color for permission to search their car without cause at a higher rate than white drivers during 2010. The report documents that the pattern[Read More…]
WBEZ: Study Shows Race a Factor in Illinois Traffic Stops
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ 91.5 FM) reported about the recently released study showing racial disparities among the number of consent searches performed by Illinois State Police troopers in 2010. The research also showed that the number of searches yielding contraband was higher among Caucasian drivers than of[Read More…]
AARP to the President and Congressional Leaders: Don’t Cut Social Security and Medicare to Reduce the Deficit
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2011. AARP CEO A. Barry Rand offered the following statement yesterday as key congressional leaders meet with the President today to discuss a framework for a deal to raise the debt ceiling and to address deficit reduction. AARP is focused on protecting Social Security and Medicare for the[Read More…]
Republican Budget Plan’s Impact on Medicaid a Threat to Middle Class
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress released a column examining the top 10 reasons why everyday Americans should pay close attention to the House Republican proposal to cut Medicaid. This fact sheet follows a press call and recent report by CAP Senior Fellow Scott Lilly, “The[Read More…]
USW Strongly Opposes Any Cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid Benefits
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2011. This statement was released today by United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard: “Quite simply, there is no place for discussion of cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid during ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. The beneficiaries of these programs — working Americans, seniors and the poor[Read More…]
Racial Disparity in School Funding Is No Myth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. This week the Center for American Progress released a new issue brief that debunks a recent backgrounder by Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation. Richwine’s report, titled “The Myth of Racial Disparities in Public School Financing,” suggests that public education spending is broadly similar across racial[Read More…]
Historical Defense Cuts and Deficit Reduction
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. Yesterday, the Center for American Progress released the brief “A Historical Perspective on Defense Budgets: What We Can Learn from Past Presidents About Reducing Spending,” and the accompanying chart comparing topline defense spending by president, demonstrates the ability of past presidents to reduce the deficit while[Read More…]
