First-of-its-kind study suggests self-induction more common in Texas, where deceptive laws have reduced access to care Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Today the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) released a groundbreaking report on self-induced abortion among the general population, finding that at least 100,000 Texas women of reproductive age have ever[Read More…]
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EPA Proposes to Reduce Smog-Forming Pollution Transported Across State Lines
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing updates to the agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) to address interstate air quality impacts for the 2008 ozone air quality standards. The proposed updates would reduce summertime emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from power plants that contribute[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Paris Terror Attacks
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris: “I am horrified by the events in Paris that have killed at least 129 people and injured more than 300. My heart goes out to the people of Paris in[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Men’s Soccer Team to Begin Bid for National Championship on Saturday
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. The 19th-ranked Roosevelt men’s soccer team will begin the 2015 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship in an opening round match against 16th-ranked and 10th-seeded MidAmerican Nazarene (Kan.) on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Olathe, Kansas. The match between the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference champion Lakers (16-3-2) and the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Launches ‘WithinReach,’ a Campaign to Make Child Care and Pre-K Accessible to Working Families
By creating a new High-Quality Child Care Tax Credit, we can help families work and prepare children for school. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. In the two years since President Barack Obama announced a proposal to expand preschool, early childhood policy has received much needed attention. New important federal[Read More…]
Colorado Governor Calls Pesticide-Tainted Cannabis ‘A Threat to Public Safety,’ Oregon Updates Regulations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Last Thursday, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper issued an executive order directing state agencies to address public safety concerns related to pesticide-contaminated cannabis. The next day, the state of Oregon adopted new rules strengthening its requirements for laboratory testing of cannabis for pesticides. The state-level action on pesticide-tainted[Read More…]
Lawsuit Seeks Public Records on Controversial Wildlife-killing Contest in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho—(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project filed a pair of lawsuits under the Freedom of Information Act today to force the Bureau of Land Management to provide the public with information about a highly controversial wildlife-killing contest on public lands in Idaho.[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Efforts to Restrict Refugee Resettlement to US
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Following the attacks in Paris, some U.S. governors and federal lawmakers have moved to restrict the planned resettlement of Syrian refugees to the United States. Cecillia Wang, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, said: “Some politicians have attempted to fabricate[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of the Commonwealth of Australia after Bilateral Meeting
Manila, Philippines–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015 – 4:47 P.M. PHT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a wonderful opportunity for me to have a lengthy discussion with new Prime Minister Turnbull and his team. One of the things when we speak to our Australian partners is there are very few things we disagree[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: White House and Department of Labor Launch $100 Million TechHire Grant Competition Including $50 Million for Young Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Today, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, Cabinet Secretary and Chair of the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force Broderick Johnson, and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, will travel to Baltimore, Maryland to announce new steps to advance the President’s TechHire initiative and expand opportunities for young[Read More…]
