Graduates wait in line after commencement ceremonies in Princeton, New Jersey, on June 5, 2012. Source: AP/Mel Evans Letter to U.S. Department of Education urges release of privacy-protected and secure data to better understand financial aid programs. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Today, the Center for American Progress led a[Read More…]
Day: October 25, 2016
States with Progressive Policies Have More Family Stability, Says New Center for American Progress Analysis
Boxes containing signatures gathered by the Arizona Healthy Working Families Initiative group sit on display in Phoenix, Arizona, July 7, 2016. Source: AP/Ross D. Franklin Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress demonstrates a link between a state’s economic and health policies[Read More…]
Endocrine Disruptors Cost U.S. Billions Due to Health Care and Lost Wages
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Last week, a study, Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the USA: a population-based disease burden and cost analysis, published in The Lancet journal, concludes that exposure to pesticides and other chemicals found in common household items, such as toys, makeup and detergent, costs the U.S. more than $340 billion annually[Read More…]
Republican Candidates Threaten to Sue Over Commercials Connecting Them to Trump
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016 By Mark Sumner Here I am. Making your commercial great again. You’ve seen them a thousand times—commercials saying that “candidate X may look like a fresh face, but he’s really just like …” Nancy Pelosi, or Harry Reid, or President Obama. Or, this season, Hillary Clinton. The[Read More…]
Trump is Using Campaign Funds to Make Royalties from Sales of Book He Didn’t Write
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016 By Mark Sumner Great, mom. You spent my college fund on this? For years, the alien geniuses at the Church of Scientology poured money into keeping L. Ron Hubbard’s books at the top of best seller lists by shipping freight car loads to Scientology headquarters. Similar things have[Read More…]
Let’s Cry a River for the Republican Women Pundits Suddenly Discovering Their Party is Sexist
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016 By Laura Clawson S.E. Cupp The cries of “Don’t blame us for Trump” are growing ever louder among Republicans, and Tuesday the Washington Post brings a one-two punch from the Republican women of CNN. Or, make that, the Republican women who’ve been somewhat sidelined at CNN as the network[Read More…]
Governor Rauner’s Children’s Cabinet Makes Lead Poisoning Prevention A Priority
October 23-30, 2016 – National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Governor Bruce Rauner’s Cabinet on Children and Youth recently announced a statewide, cross-agency initiative to reduce children’s exposure to lead. Lead poisoning is one of the most prevalent, preventable, environmental health hazards and is known to[Read More…]
Artists Come Out in Support of Marijuana Legalization in California
Jesse Williams, Shailene Woodley, Olivia Wilde, Danny Glover, Russell Simmons and Numerous Other Actors, Musicians and Advocates Favor Historic Initiative that Would End Discriminatory Arrests, Earn Nearly a Billion in Tax Revenue, and Protect Young People CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. A group of well-known actors and musicians today came out in[Read More…]
Low Wages and Student Debt Break the Promise of Prosperity
To make ends meet, a single adult with student loan debt needs to be paid more than $17 per hour in most states WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Some 43 million people in the United States have student loan debt. Yet, that significant expense is left out of traditional cost[Read More…]
Drug Policy Action Releases 2016 Congressional Voter Guide
U.S. Reps Graded on Seven Bills Affecting Marijuana, Hemp, and New Psychoactive Substances Congressional Support for Drug Policy Reform Surges; Reps Earning Perfect Grade Doubles in Two Years Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Today, Drug Policy Action released its 2016 Congressional Voter Guide which grades members of Congress on how they[Read More…]
