Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Although overall unemployment in the United States has fallen in recent years, certain populations continue to suffer disproportionate rates of unemployment, including older workers, the long-term unemployed, people with criminal records, people with disabilities, and people with limited education or work experience. These workers[Read More…]
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King v. Burwell: The Prohibitive Cost of Any Congressional Response to a Ruling Against the Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court is shown in Washington, Octover 3, 2015. SOURCE: AP/Susan Walsh Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. With the Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments in the latest court challenge to the Affordable Care Act next month, the Center for American Progress has released an issue brief that[Read More…]
Professor Sues University of Illinois Over Firing for ‘Uncivil’ Gaza Tweets
Chicago, IL —(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. A professor who was fired from a tenured position at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign because of his tweets criticizing the Israeli government’s bombing of Gaza last year has filed a civil rights suit against the University and its top officials, saying that his[Read More…]
Hawaiian Legislators Proposing Bill to Establish School and Hospital Buffer Zones
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. State legislators in Hawaii will soon be introducing a proposal to establish pesticide-free zones around schools and hospitals throughout the state. Not yet filed or finalized, the proposed bill would prohibit farmers from using large amounts of pesticides within a specified distance of schools and hospitals,[Read More…]
Rep. Blumenauer and Rep. Collins Reintroduce CIDER Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Yesterday, Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Chris Collins (NY-27) introduced the bipartisan Cider Industry Deserves Equal Regulation (CIDER) Act. The Act, HR 600, would amend the section of the tax code that deals with wine and related beverages, 26 USC § 5041, to support the growing[Read More…]
Proposed Piñon Pipeline Draws Huge Outpouring of Opposition
More than 10,000 comments against the pipeline submitted to BLM before tomorrow’s deadline Chaco and New Oil and Gas Wells– WildEarthGuardians Farmington, NM–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. In what is one of the largest outpourings of its kind in New Mexico’s history, more than 10,000 citizens from around the U.S. submitted comments[Read More…]
Adult-Child Baseball Camps Starting to South Suburban College in February 13
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. The South Suburban College Baseball Program and Head Coach Steve Ruzich will be conducting Adult-Child Baseball Camps February 13th through 22nd for boys and girls 6-14 years of age. The camps will feature sessions for pitching, hitting, advanced hitting, and fielding while providing adults[Read More…]
South Suburban College PLAYHOUSE to Host Open Auditions for ‘Six Degrees Of Separation’ on February 17th
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. The SSC PLAYHOUSE of South Suburban College announces Auditions for its production of John Guare’s Tony-Award and Pulitzer-Prize winning 1990 classic American play, ‘Six Degrees Of Separation’ on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, from 4:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall A on the Main Campus in[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Despite Dropping Crude Prices, Black Gold Still Buoys Shell in the Arctic
WASHINGTON, DC. —(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. The Financial Times reported Shell’s (NYSE: RDS) annual profits for 2014, and even as oil prices came down from record highs, Shell’s 14 percent rise to $19.04 billion in profits rank it among the world’s most profitable corporations. In addition, Shell will likely receive a[Read More…]
More Than 50,000 People Call on Last Remaining Georgia ‘Rattlesnake Roundup’ to Switch to Humane Wildlife Festival
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake photo © D. Bruce Means. ATLANTA—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. This weekend Whigham, Ga., hosts its annual “rattlesnake roundup” — a lethal and cruel contest in which hunters compete for prizes by capturing rare eastern diamondback rattlesnakes to be displayed and then sold for their meat and skins. As[Read More…]
