Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. Thank you, Piper [Kerman] for those kind words, for sharing your story – with this crowd, in print, and on Netflix – and for helping to bring our discussion about criminal justice reform to the forefront of the public consciousness. I’d also like to thank Broderick[Read More…]
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BNP Paribas Agrees to Plead Guilty and to Pay $8.9 Billion for Illegally Processing Financial Transactions for Countries Subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. According to court documents submitted today, BNP Paribas S.A. (BNPP), a global financial institution headquartered in Paris, agreed to enter a guilty plea to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) by processing billions of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Border Security and Immigration Reform, June 30, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014 – 3:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. One year ago this month, senators of both parties –- with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities –- came together to pass a commonsense immigration bill. Independent experts said that bill would strengthen our[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Deaths of Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach, and Gilad Shaar
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. On behalf of the American people I extend my deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar, and Naftali Fraenkel – who held Israeli and American citizenship. As a father, I cannot imagine the indescribable pain that the parents of these teenage[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Harris v. Quinn
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. Collective bargaining is a fundamental right that helped build America’s middle class. The ability of public servants to collectively bargain is crucial to ensuring both a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work and the high quality service citizens expect and deserve from their government.[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Lynx From Traps in Idaho
Increase in State-permitted Fur Trapping Leads to Illegal Trapping of Wild Cats BOISE,Idaho—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the governor of Idaho and other state officials to halt trapping that harms and often kills Canada lynx, one of the rarest cats in the United States.[Read More…]
Deeply Flawed Draft Impact Study of Four Corners Coal Complex Should Send Interior Back to Drawing Board
Cataloging huge deficiencies, groups ask Feds to re-do it “without the blinders on” and properly assess transition options, health, climate, environmental justice FARMINGTON, N.M.—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. This week, local community, regional and national environmental groups revealed significant flaws in the Department of the Interior’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for[Read More…]
Musical at FCC Portrays Battle Between Telecom Fat Cats and People Over the Internet. Will it be Reclassified as a Public Utility With Equal Access for All?
“Which Side Are You On, Tom?” Focuses on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and Battle Over Net Neutrality. Will be Performed Noon on Tuesday, July 1 at FCC Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. Advocates for an open Internet free of discrimination are putting on a musical at the FCC headquarters, 445 12th St., SW, on Tuesday,[Read More…]
Tropical System to Hug East Coast Into July Fourth
(AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a disturbance near Florida is forecast to strengthen and drift northward along the East coast this week, spreading rough surf, gusty winds and drenching downpours. The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center is predicting that conditions will become more favorable for tropical development along southern Atlantic coast of the United[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on Harris v. Quinn Decision
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. Today, in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Harris v. Quinn, which held that partial public employees cannot be required to pay union bargaining fees, Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden issued the following statement: Today’s Harris v. Quinn decision is the latest Roberts Court attack[Read More…]
