Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)– February 23, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump’s decision to discriminate against transgender students is a shameful and unconstitutional attack on civil rights and human decency. Title IX is clear—the federal law prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs. Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions and Betsy[Read More…]
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White House Indicates Potential Crackdown on Recreational Marijuana
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VIDEO: Cancer at 26: ‘How Were We Going to Pay to Save Her Life?’
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Ahead of nationwide rallies to save the Affordable Care Act on February 25, Our Revolution on Wednesday released a video featuring Julienne Gene Edwards, a Maryland native who was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at 26. Julienne and her family say, if not for the[Read More…]
Military Spouse Speaks Out, As Trump Hiring Freeze Impacts Her Child’s School
Wiesbaden, Germany –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. A military spouse, whose child’s school has been adversely impacted by Donald Trump’s Federal hiring freeze, is speaking out, upon receiving a memo from the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden stating that all of their part-day Child and Youth Services (CYS) programs will close, due to[Read More…]
‘Salt of the Earth’ Art Exhibition Coming to South Suburban College’s Thiel Gallery in March
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 18, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 244,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 239,000 to 238,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Trump’s Reckless Approach to U.S.-Mexico Relations Endangers Water Security in the West
A riverboat glides through Lake Mead on the Colorado River near Boulder City, Nevada, on October 14, 2015. AP/Jae C. Hong Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. The Trump administration’s stumbling and reckless approach to U.S.-Mexico relations could have profound and damaging side effects on water security in the American[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Brief Highlights Innovative School Schedules
A teacher engages with a small group of students in a classroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 29, 2016. AP/John Locher New CAP brief highlights innovative school schedules in Lawrence, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; and Brooklyn, New York. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Teachers in the United States spend[Read More…]
280 Groups Oppose Western Governors’ Association’s Efforts to Weaken Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. More than 280 environmental, animal-protection, faith-based, outdoor-recreational and social-justice groups sent a letter today to the National Governors Association urging the organization to oppose any upcoming legislative changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Specifically, the letter asks the national association not to support an ongoing effort[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Revoking of Title IX Guidance for Transgender Students & Impact on Gavin Grimm Supreme Court Case
NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. The Trump administration yesterday informed the Supreme Court that they are revoking guidance from the Departments of Education and Justice that clarified that transgender students are protected from sex discrimination by Title IX, the federal law that bars gender discrimination. The guidance, which was[Read More…]
