Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. For too long, Americans paid for health insurance that did not recognize that treatment for mental health and substance use disorders is as essential as other medical treatment. Untreated mental health and substance use disorders can be debilitating and life-threatening. These consequences are apparent in the[Read More…]
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President Obama Commutes the Sentences of 98 People, Bringing His Total to 872
Drug Policy Alliance: The President is Trying to Fix a Broken System of Justice, Time for Congress to Follow Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 98 people incarcerated in federal prison serving time under outdated and harsh drug sentences. This brings his total number of[Read More…]
First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks at Hillary Clinton Rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Oct. 27, 2016 (Video)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Michelle Obama said today that Hillary Clinton is a policy wonk with more experience than President Obama or Bill Clinton and who would take her job as president seriously and be a unifying force for the United States. “She’s absolutely ready to be commander in[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Announces Major Anti-Bullying Policy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Today, Hillary Clinton announced a major new plan to help children, families and educators confront the challenge of bullying and heal divisions in communities around the country. The initiative, Better Than Bullying, would provide $500 million in new funding to states that develop comprehensive anti-bullying plans,[Read More…]
Illinois Will Now Comply with 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Decision Requiring Due Process for Parole Revocations
State agrees to provide attorneys to poor people facing re-imprisonment as part of class action settlement CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016 –The state of Illinois will provide attorneys to eligible parolees who are accused of violating their parole, and will overhaul the parole revocation process to ensure that the hearing process[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Financial Institutions About Potential Mortgage Lending Reporting Failures
CFPB Puts 44 Mortgage Lenders and Brokers on Notice That They May Be Required to Report Mortgage Data WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing warning letters to 44 mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers. The Bureau has information that appears to show they[Read More…]
Republican Women Discover—a Day Late and a Dollar Short—That ‘War on Women’ is Really a Thing
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016 By Laura Clawson For years, one of the key roles of Republican women operatives has been to make regular media appearances expressing outrage that Democrats say Republicans are waging a war on women with things like forced ultrasounds or opposition to equal pay. In the year of[Read More…]
Trump Can’t Stop Kicking the Khan Family in the Heart
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016 By Mark Sumner Donald Trump spent weeks fighting with the Gold Star family of Captain Humayun Khan, a Muslim soldier who was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2004. While campaign manager Kellyanne Conway may have slapped Trump’s twitter fingers long enough to make him stop saying[Read More…]
Scientists Propose Neuroscience Framework for Diagnosing Addictions
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, propose using an assessment tool to diagnose addictive disorders that considers addiction-related behaviors, brain imaging, and genetic data. According to a new review article, the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment[Read More…]
Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Does Not Benefit Some COPD Patients
Study addresses long-standing question for those with moderately low blood oxygen levels. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Newly published data from the Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT) show that oxygen use is not beneficial for most people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and moderately low levels of blood oxygen. It[Read More…]
