WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement today, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act: “I am proud to celebrate the anniversary of the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act—an historic and hard-won victory of the Civil Rights[Read More…]
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AFL-CIO: Voting Rights Act is Crucial to Ensuring Every Voice is Heard at the Ballot Box
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act: Today we commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of the country’s most successful civil rights laws. The Voting Rights Act has played a central role in preventing the discriminatory practices that[Read More…]
Americans for Safe Access Statement on DOJ Memorandum Regarding Guidance on Effect of Rohrabacher-Farr Medical Cannabis Amendment
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. Yesterday, press reports revealed a February 2015 memorandum from Department of Justice on the Rohrabacher-Farr Medical Cannabis Amendment’s impact on federal law enforcement actions related to the Controlled Substances Act. The memorandum argues that federal prosecutions against private citizens participating in state-level medical cannabis programs would[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Marks Voting Rights Act Anniversary, Introduces Legislation to Increase Voter Turnout
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke today on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act at a rally hosted by leading civil rights organizations. With the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial as a backdrop, Sanders called for restoring Voting Rights Act protections stripped away by a[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on CEO Pay Rule
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement yesterday after the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt a rule requiring companies to disclose how much more chief executives are paid than workers: “The decision to require companies to disclose how much more CEOs are paid[Read More…]
Senator Warren Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Employers From Requiring Credit Report Disclosure
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday introduced the Equal Employment for All Act with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Al Franken[Read More…]
Almost 400 People Rescued in the Mediterranean After Fishing Boat Sinks – UN Agency
Tens of thousands of desperate people are attempting to cross the Mediterranean and reach Europe in dangerous boats like these in Libya. Photo: UNHCR/F. Noy GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 August 2015 – Almost 400 people have been rescued so far from a vessel which sank off the coast of Libya while attempting to[Read More…]
‘No More Hiroshimas. No More Nagasakis,’ UN Secretary General Ban Declares on Anniversary of Atomic Bombing
The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, later preserved as a monument – known as the Genbaku Dome – at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. UN Photo NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 August 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his resolve to advance the goal of achieving a world “free[Read More…]
VA Launches New No-Cost Training Programs
Programs Designed to Help Transitioning Servicemembers and Veterans Develop New Skills and Credentials WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today launched two new no-cost training programs, Accelerated Learning Programs (ALPs) and VA Learning Hubs, to help transitioning Servicemembers and Veterans from all eras learn skills, earn[Read More…]
Interior Department Selects Salt Lake City as Priority City to Connect Youth to the Great Outdoors
Part of Nationwide Commitment to Inspire Young People to Play, Learn, Serve, and Work on Public Lands SALT LAKE CITY –-(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. As part of the Interior Department’s leadership of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative to engage the next generation of outdoor stewards and inspire millions[Read More…]
