Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. Republican leaders in Congress are making another last-minute attempt to rip health care from millions of Americans by jamming through a bill that, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress, could force individuals with even relatively mild pre-existing conditions to pay[Read More…]
Day: September 19, 2017
Defense Secretary Mattis Issues Interim Guidance on Transgender Personnel Service
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 18, 2017 By: Terri Moon Cronk Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has issued interim guidance on military service by transgender individuals based on direction received from a presidential memorandum, Defense Department officials said today. The guidance takes effect immediately, Mattis directed. In a memorandum to the services and DoD components,[Read More…]
Dēmos and ACLU File Supreme Court Brief in their Case Challenging Ohio’s Voter Purges
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. Dēmos and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court detailing how Ohio is violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by targeting registered voters who fail to vote in a two-year period for eventual removal from the registration rolls —[Read More…]
Hundreds to Gather at Hyde Park Academy Meeting to Renew Push for Obama Library Community Benefit Agreement
Che Rhymefest Smith, hip-hop artist and community activist, will keynote the event CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. Hundreds of community residents will gather at Hyde Park Academy High School 6220 S. Stony Island at 6pm on Wednesday September 20th, for a meeting announcing a renewed push for a Community Benefits[Read More…]