(GRAPHIC SUPPLIED) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, on any given day, between 25-30 percent of the inmates at Cook County Jail suffer from mental illnesses. The majority of these inmates are in jail for nonviolent offences closely associated with their mental health issues and would be[Read More…]
Day: July 30, 2014
Report: Court Denies Police Unions’ Late Attempt to Join Stop-and-Frisk Case, Approves Agreement to Proceed with Joint Remedial Plan
Court Monitor to Oversee Reforms for Minimum of Three Years New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Today, federal District Judge Analisa Torres rejected the attempts of several police unions to intervene in Floyd v. City of New York, the landmark stop-and-frisk class action lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel[Read More…]
New Analysis: Dark Money Groups Dominate Independent Spending in House Toss-Up Races
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- With months to go before Novembers election, the rise of independent spending in this years congressional contests has already been documented. A new analysis by the Brennan Center shows that in competitive House races, the vast majority of this spending is coming from dark money groups. We have also seen the rise[Read More…]
Bipartisan Bill to Expose Tax Write-Offs for Corporate Wrongdoing Clears Committee
Statement of U.S. PIRG Tax and Budget Advocate Dan Smith on the passage of the Truth and Settlements Act (S. 1898), introduced by Senators Warren (D-MA) and Coburn (R-OK), by the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- “U.S. PIRG applauds the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee for[Read More…]
Historic People’s Climate Summit in Shadow of Chevron’s Richmond Oil Refinery
People on the frontlines—hit hardest and first by climate disruption—will convene from across the country in the Bay Area’s ‘Toxic Oil Alley’ this August to hammer out their own solutions to the crisis Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Nearly 300 leaders in a growing grassroots movement called the Our Power Campaign (www.ourpowercampaign.org) will[Read More…]
USW Condemns GOP Senators for Blocking ‘Bring Jobs Home Act’
Democrats Sought Vote to Close Corporate Deserter Tax Loopholes Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today condemned Senate Republicans for blocking passage of the ‘Bring Jobs Home Act’ (S.2569). The bill would advance tax credit for companies returning jobs to the U.S., and close a[Read More…]
Podcast: A Fair Playing Field for American Workers
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On Tuesday’s Podcast this week, Ed Schultz was joined by United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard to discuss unfair practices by steel producers overseas that are undercutting American Workers.
New Jersey Train Derailment and Hazardous Material Release Caused by Lack of Crew Training to Identify Locked Bridge
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of a derailment at Paulsboro Bridge in New Jersey, which resulted in a hazardous material release. The derailment occurred because Consolidated Rail Corporation rules allowed the train to proceed past a red signal onto a movable bridge without the[Read More…]
Federal Highway Administration Announces $1.48 Million For Bridge Improvements in Five States
Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia to receive extra funding Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today awarded $1.48 million in grants to help five states – Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia – improve bridge construction and repair using cutting-edge technologies. “There are many benefits to[Read More…]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces More Than $3 Million for Federal Road Projects in Hawaii, Montana, Oregon and Tennessee
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Road projects on federal lands in four states will receive $3.04 million from the Federal Highway Administration to improve access to public lands, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced today. “The roads that carry America to and through its national forests and parks, tribal lands and other[Read More…]
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