Bipartisan Bill Reduces Mandatory Minimums, Increases Early Release and Returns Some Discretion to Judges NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15 to 5 to advance the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. The bill, introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and sponsored by ten other Senators, would[Read More…]
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FDA Approves New Treatment for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection), in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin, to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) pancreatic cancer who have been previously treated with gemcitabine-based chemotherapy. According to the National Cancer Institute, there will be 48,960 new[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Oct. 17, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 259,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 255,000 to 256,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden on His Intentions to Run for President in 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2015 – 12:18 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, folks. Please, please, sit down. Mr. President, thank you for lending me the Rose Garden for a minute. THE PRESIDENT: It’s a pretty nice place. (Laughter.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: As my family and I[Read More…]
What a Week! Everyone’s Hopping on the ‘No More Drug War’ Train
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015 By: Tony Newman I have been working at the Drug Policy Alliance for the last 16 years and I have never seen a week like this. It is hard to keep up with all of the big stories about the disastrous war on drugs and the[Read More…]
Chicago City Council Continuing Down Emanuel’s Dangerous Course of Regressive Taxes, Privatization, and Fees
Chicago Working Families Are Being Asked to Pay More For Less While Banks Continue to Profit Off Public Dole CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. This week the Chicago City Council moved forward on a massive property tax increase on residents to fix a budget that has been wrecked by Wall Street[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Vice President Biden
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. “Joe Biden is a good man and a great Vice President. Serving alongside him in the Senate and then the administration, I saw first-hand his passion for our country and our people. Like millions of others, I admire his devotion to family, his grace in grief,[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Financial Education Curriculum Review Tool
WASHINGTON, D.C –-(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing a tool that educators can use when selecting financial education curriculum for students. The curriculum review tool will help educators identify effective and unbiased material to increase the financial capability of students. By providing relevant evaluation[Read More…]
New Gallup Poll: Support for Legalizing Marijuana at 58%
Majority Favors Marijuana Legalization for 3rd Consecutive Year; Millennial Support at 71%, Older Generations More Supportive Than in the Past Group of adults smoking marijuana, eating marijuana-infused baked goods, and playing a board game. Source: Darrin Harris Frisby/Drug Policy Alliance NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. According to a new Gallup poll,[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: ‘Serious Concerns’ About Proposed Mega-Mergers of Health Insurance Companies
Hillary Clinton, Worried About Excessive Consolidation in Insurance Industry, Urges Regulator Scrutiny of Aetna-Humana and Cigna-Anthem Deals NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. In a new statement released Wednesday, Hillary Clinton raised “serious concerns” about proposed mergers involving major health insurance companies Aetna and Humana, as well as Cigna and Anthem. The[Read More…]
