Day: March 29, 2016

NARAL Calls for Trump Campaign Manager to Step Aside, Assist With Police Investigation

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. With police in Florida filing battery charges against Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Cory Lewandowski, NARAL Pro-Choice America called for Trump to place Lewandowski on leave and to cooperate with law enforcement. Along with the charges against Lewandowski, police in Jupiter, FL, released new video evidence clearly[Read More…]

Drug Policy Alliance: President Obama’s Opioid Plan Released Today Promotes Major Harm Reduction Policies

Administration Prioritizes Syringe and Naloxone Access in President’s Plan;  Advocates Praise Obama Plan for Focus on Treatment and Harm Reduction but Disappointed by Continued Focus on Law Enforcement and Criminalization Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016.  President Obama delivered remarks at an addiction summit in Atlanta today that detailed a set of[Read More…]

Subfreezing Highs To Return To Northeastern US As Polar Vortex Shifts Southward

By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a southward plunge of the polar vortex will bring a quick blast of arctic air directed at the Great Lakes and northeastern United States during the first week of April. “The latest indications are the core of the coldest air associated with[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Debt Collection Complaints

Report Also Includes Look at Consumer Complaints from Florida WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016.   Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot, highlighting consumer complaints related to debt collection. The report shows that the most common debt collection complaint is about attempts to[Read More…]

One in 10 Syrian Refugees Will Need Resettling, UN Agency Warns Ahead of Conference (Video)

Syrian children, including one who is barefoot, stand atop the muddy ground in the Bab Al Salame camp for internally displaced persons, near the border with Turkey, in Aleppo Governorate. Photo: UNICEF/UNI156534/Diffidenti GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–29 March 2016 – Supporting refugees is a global responsibility that must be widely shared, the UN refugee[Read More…]

Federal Trade Commission Charges Volkswagen Deceived Consumers with Its ‘Clean Diesel’ Campaign

Seeks Compensation for Those Who Bought or Leased Affected VW and Audi Vehicles over Seven-Year Period Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016.  The Federal Trade Commission has charged that Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. deceived consumers with the advertising campaign it used to promote its supposedly “clean diesel” VWs and Audis, which[Read More…]

AFL-CIO: California Poised to Make History for Working People

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016.  Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the California State Legislature introduction of a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour: Millions of working people in California and across the nation want an economy that will raise wages for working people. The[Read More…]

SEIU: Working Families Poised to Take Fight-back Against Wealthy Special Interests’ Agenda, Exposed in Friedrichs and SCOTUS Fight, to Polls in November

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016.  In issuing a 4-4 opinion in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an attempt by wealthy special interests to restrict opportunities for America’s teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses and others who provide our vital services for our communities to have a voice at[Read More…]

America Works Together Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016 “Today, the Supreme Court left standing nearly four decades of precedent and sound law that has worked for public employers and working people alike. This marks a significant defeat for the wealthy special interests who want to hijack our economy, our democracy, and even the United[Read More…]

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