New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012.  America’s future middle class is in peril, with state investment in public higher education plummeting over the past two decades leaving students and their families to pick up the slack.  A just released report by public policy center Demos provides a new analysis of the Grapevine[Read More…]

New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012.  Public interest in the tax rate of Warren Buffet’s secretary, Mitt Romney’s capital gains, and the rise of super wealthy supporters of Super PACs all point to an undeniable fact facing the United States: Our tax system is one that favors the wealthy and powerful increasingly[Read More…]

First-of-its-kind state-by-state analysis examines climate preparedness levels in all states, revealing nation’s best and worst; CA, CO, FL, MD, MI, MN, NV, NH, NM, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI highlighted WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012 – Only nine states have taken comprehensive steps to address their vulnerabilities to the water-related impacts[Read More…]

Asbury Park, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012.  A solid plurality of Americans now support legalizing and taxing the production and sale of cannabis, according to nationwide Rasmussen poll of 1,000 adults. According to the telephone poll, 47 percent of adults “believe the country should legalize and tax marijuana in order to help[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012.  Today, as the nation awaits tomorrow’s release of the latest unemployment numbers, the Just Jobs Network, coordinated by the Center for American Progress, unveiled a new analysis outlining job creation strategies developed by nations across the globe. The menu of policy options to get people back[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012.  Yesterday the Center for American Progress convened a panel to discuss the potential ramifications of the Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of Arizona’s S.B. 1070, which among other things requires the police to ask for documentation from anyone they have a reasonable suspicion of being[Read More…]

Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2012.  A new report by Demos and the U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) finds that Americans’ lives, health and livelihoods would be put at risk if so called “regulatory reform” proposals now being considered by the U.S. Congress were to become law, slowing or stopping the[Read More…]

A New Poll Out States What Most People Already Know – Time To Legalize OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012.  A new poll was released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports that states 47% of people surveyed support ending marijuana prohibition, versus 42% that want to keep marijuana illegal.  10% of respondents were undecided.  I[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012.  Today the Center for American Progress released a new report making the case for why the government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should embrace a targeted principal reduction strategy for deeply underwater borrowers. The report outlines how this is sound business practice and can[Read More…]

Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012.  Drug screening results, including those from federally certified labs, may not always be reliable, according to a white paper published online by the National Workrights Institute (NWI). “[Government] certified drug testing laboratories have significant reliability problems and that the government’s assurances that false positive test results[Read More…]