DETROIT, MI –(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Yesterday, Donald Trump delivered a speech in which he promised to provide an “economic vision” for the country. Instead, among numerous other things, he attacked existing and pending climate, clean air and clean water safeguards, pushed for the increased use of fossil fuels, and[Read More…]
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Who Benefits from Trump’s Economic Plan? (Video)
https://youtu.be/fzZyX1IvUvI?list=PLXlk_TEo7Llxi5LqDR8q7DyaLt7AtQGGi NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. In his economic policy speech yesterday, Trump pushed for several ideas that will damage the U.S. economy and put working families at risk, while offering huge dividends to his friends and family, including: Huge tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest families and the largest corporations.[Read More…]
Expanding and Strengthening Medicaid Will Improve Health Care Access for Low-Income LGBT Americans
Jennifer Parrott, a certified nurse practitioner, left, talks with a doctor about a patient at the Oklahoma Health Sciences Emergency Department, in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 13, 2016. Source: AP/Sue Ogrocki Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. As Medicaid turns 51 this year, many opportunities lie ahead for this vital program[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Shows Medicare Saving $2 Trillion Over the Next 10 Years Due to Bending Cost Curve
A doctor examines a patient at a clinic in Sacramento, California, on February 18, 2016. Source: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A new analysis from the Center for American Progress looks at the dramatic decreases in long-term projections for Medicare spending. Using spending projections from the Congressional Budget Office,[Read More…]
Strange Bedfellows File FOIA Request to IRS on ‘Clean Coal’ Subsidy
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Green Scissors — a coalition of free-market, taxpayer and environmental groups — announced today it has filed a request under the federal Freedom of Information Act seeking Internal Revenue Service records on the 45Q tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration. Created by the[Read More…]
Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won’t Match Current Average White Wealth for Centuries
Report Calls for Major Federal Policy Shifts To Address Growing Racial Wealth Divide WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. If current federal wealth-building policies remain in place, it will take the average African-American family 228 years to amass the same amount of wealth that white families have today and it will[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Reaches Settlement with Ethical Electric for Misleading Marketing About its Renewable Energy Product
Attorney General Madigan Secures Refund for Residential Customers and Demands Company Provide More Detailed Information on the Source of Renewable Energy Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a settlement with Ethical Electric Inc., an alternative retail electricity supplier (ARES), for misleading consumers about the source[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $100 Million Settlement with Barclays for Market Manipulation
LIBOR Manipulation Hurt Government and Not-for-profit Organizations in Illinois and Across the Country Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday a $100 million settlement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc. for fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct involving the manipulation of LIBOR, a benchmark interest rate[Read More…]
Nominations Being Accepted for Village of Park Forest’s 2016 Good Egg Award
Nomination Deadline Extended to Monday, August 15 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2016. Nominations are now being accepted for the Village of Park Forest’s 2016 Good Egg Award. The Good Egg Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to human relations in the south suburbs. The award is divided into[Read More…]
Eight Years of ‘Back to School Angels’ for South Suburban Family Shelter
HOMEWOOD–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. This is the time of year when the school supply sale ads start to appear in the Sunday paper. For many parents, this is a sign that summer vacation has tipped past the halfway mark and that soon it will be time for “back-to-school shopping.” For other[Read More…]
