Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 295,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 294,000. The 4-week moving average was 284,500, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
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Statement by the White House Press Secretary on January Counterterrorism Operation by U.S. Government
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. It is with tremendous sorrow that we recently concluded that a U.S. Government counterterrorism operation in January killed two innocent hostages held by al-Qa’ida. Our hearts go out to the families of Dr. Warren Weinstein, an American held by al-Qa’ida since 2011, and Giovanni Lo Porto,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Impacts of Climate Change
The Everglades, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2015 – 3:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Please have a seat. It’s good to be back in Florida. So I can’t think of a better way to spend Earth Day than in one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures, the Everglades. (Applause.) And anybody[Read More…]
How the War on Drugs Contributes to the ‘1.5 Million Missing Black Men’
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2015. By: Tony Newman On Monday, the New York Times published a deeply upsetting piece titled, “1.5 Million Missing Black Men.” According to the Times, “Black women who are 25 to 54 and not in jail outnumber black men in that category by 1.5 million. …For every[Read More…]
New Video Tells Powerful Story of Young Epilepsy Patient without Safe Access to Medical Marijuana
Moving Video Features Struggle and Frustration of Ohio Family That Has Run Out of Treatment Options for Their Daughter Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance and Learn Liberty have teamed up to tell the emotional story of Sophia Nazzarine, a 7-year-old girl suffering from uncontrolled epilepsy, in a[Read More…]
HIV/AIDS Crisis in Indiana Worsens; State’s Weak Response Threatens Families Across Midwest
Advocates Call on Indiana Governor Pence and Legislature to Expand Syringe Exchange; Federal Funding Ban on Syringe Services Continues to Hamper Local Efforts to Address Heroin Use and Reduce HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2015. In recent months HIV/AIDS infection rates have skyrocketed in rural Indiana, in large[Read More…]
Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Prosecution of Chicago Police Detective, Dante Servin
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2015. The following letter was hand delivered on April 16 to the Assistant State’s Attorneys on the case of Dante Servin, the CPD officer charged with manslaughter in the murder of Rekia Boyd. Servin was acquitted of all charges on Monday (April 20) by Judge Dennis Porter in[Read More…]
Restoring the Everglades During Climate Change Requires Continued Federal Commitment
President Obama’s visit underscores natural resource priorities President Obama in the Oval Office. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Tallahassee, FL —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. President Barack Obama’s historic visit is a welcome acknowledgement from our nation’s top leader that the Florida’s Everglades are a national treasure worth saving, and[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Death of Freddie Gray in Police Custody
MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. ACLU OF MARYLAND STATEMENT: “Our hearts go out to the families of Freddie Gray and others who have died in police encounters in Maryland. Based on what we have seen, everything about the death of Freddie Gray and the way it was handled captures both the fundamental[Read More…]
ACLU Files Suit Regarding Police Harassment in a North St. Louis Municipality
ST. LOUIS –-(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. Years before Ferguson erupted in the summer of 2014, the St. Louis NAACP had been receiving reports of corruption and abusive policing in St. Louis County municipalities and reached out to the American Civil Liberties Union for help. Today, the ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit[Read More…]
