Mayor Emanuel announces plans to move public municipal operations to 100% clean energy by 2025 CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday announced a commitment to transition Chicago municipal buildings and operations to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2025. Chicago’s commitment represents the largest fleet[Read More…]
Opinion
New Center for American Progress Brief Advocates a Red Line Against Any Tax Reform Legislation That Cuts Taxes for Wealthiest Americans or Big Corporations
The Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. AP/J. Scott Applewhite Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. The wealthiest Americans and big corporations do not need any more tax cuts, and lawmakers should reject any legislation that cuts taxes for the wealthy and corporate America by even $1,[Read More…]
Grassroots Collaborative Statement of Support for Nursing Home Workers on Picket Line
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2017. Grassroots Collaborative supports the over 10,000 nursing home workers who are walking picket lines today across the Chicagoland area. These workers, members of SEIU Healthcare, work at for-profit nursing homes and have not had a raise in 3 years and have reached an impasse in[Read More…]
Unemployment Rate Declines to 4.5 Percent in March 2017; Payroll Employment Edges Up by Only 98,000
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2017. The unemployment rate declined to 4.5 percent in March, and total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 98,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services and in mining, while retail trade lost jobs. Household Survey Data The unemployment[Read More…]
Watch Live: April The Giraffe Close To Giving Birth
Harpursville, NY-(ENEWSPF)- We’ve been watching her for weeks, but zookeepers say April the Giraffe is close to giving birth to her calf. Watch live. Any moment now. Sign up for text alerts here. No kidding. That link will take you to Animal Adventure Park where it’s all happening. Live. Get[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Donald Trump’s Nominee to the Supreme Court Rejected
Republicans Must Change the Nominee, Not Senate Rules Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017. Today, Senate Republicans rushed through a confirmation vote on Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Neil Gorsuch has been met with widespread criticism both across the country and from the Senate before, during, and[Read More…]
Trump’s New Plan to Penalize the Sick
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017 By: Sam Berger President Donald Trump listens to a question during a town hall with business leaders in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. AP/Evan Vucci Republicans need to stop making a terrible health care bill even worse. A little over a week ago, President Donald Trump[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report on Number of Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions by Congressional District
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen at dawn in Washington, March 2017. AP/ J. Scott Applewhite Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2017. A new report by the Center for American Progress breaks down the number of Americans with pre-existing conditions by Congressional district. The new CAP numbers come amidst ongoing—but repeatedly[Read More…]
Renewable Energy Sources Could Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels Within 10 Years – UN-Backed Report
Sustainable energy. Photo: World Bank/Dana Smillie NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 April 2017 – A new United Nations-backed report has revealed overwhelming consensus that renewable power will dominate in the future, with many experts saying that even large international corporations are increasingly choosing renewable energy products either from utilities or through direct investment[Read More…]
As Advocates Observe Equal Pay Day in the US, New Brief Examines International Approaches to the Gender Wage Gap
Protesters wave placards as they gather in Sydney during a nationwide protest calling for equal salaries for women, June 10, 2010. AP/Rick Rycroft Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. As equal pay advocates in the United States observe Equal Pay Day today, women continue to earn on average just 80 cents for every[Read More…]
