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White House

Do Americans Trust the Trump Government?

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 By: John Halpin, Navin Nayak, Ruy Teixeira, Geoff Garin, and Guy Molyneux New polling conducted jointly by the Center for American Progress and Hart Research Associates finds that the perceived positive impact of and trust in government has cratered among self-identified Democrats and risen significantly among self-identified[Read More…]

Center for American Progress Analysis: Trump Policies Spark Higher Gas Prices as Summer Driving Season Begins

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Matt Lee-Ashley and Mary Ellen Kustin U.S. families are facing higher gas prices at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, in part due to President Donald Trump’s flawed energy policies, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress. As families fuel[Read More…]

US Capitol

Congress Moves to Protect Medical Cannabis from Jeff Sessions

But What About Recreational? Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson It’s no secret what Jeff Sessions thinks about cannabis. Donald Trump’s “beleaguered” Attorney General famously once uttered that, “Good people don’t smoke marijuana,” after all. While the AG’s boss has apparently cut a deal with Republican Senator Cory Gardner[Read More…]

Healthcare for undocumented

Choosing Between Death And Deportation

What happens when an undocumented immigrant has a life-threatening diagnosis? Much depends on where the person lives. And even in states with generous care for a dire illness, a patient can face difficult life-and-death choices. CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 21, 2018 By: Dan Gorenstein “Dear the most highly respected judge and court, I’m[Read More…]

Norvatis campus

Why Did Novartis Pay Trump’s Lawyer $1.2 Million? Look At Its Drug Prices

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis’ campus in Basel, Switzerland (Source: Glassdoor) CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2018 By: Jay Hancock President Donald Trump didn’t mention Novartis or other drugmakers by name last year when he said the industry is “getting away with murder.” Yet executives at the Switzerland-based pharmaceutical giant shelled out $1.2 million[Read More…]

Drug Policy Alliance

Doctors Should Save the Lives of People Who Use Drugs, Not Debate How Many Second Chances One Deserves

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 Drug Policy Alliance Blog By: Widney Brown There is something seriously wrong when doctors are blaming people who inject drugs for poor health rather than asking why government, at the local, state, and federal levels are not taking measures that are proven to protect the health[Read More…]

Lisbon, Portugal

U.S. Delegation Traveled to Portugal to Learn From Country’s Groundbreaking Drug Decriminalization Policy

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 By: Tony Newman Last month, Drug Policy Alliance’s Grants, Partnerships and Special Projects team, led by senior director, asha bandele, organized an historic delegation of advocates and journalists who traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to understand how that nation disrupted its own overdose epidemic in the 1990s,[Read More…]

Cabrini-Green

Ben Carson Should Follow the Example of Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne and Experience Life in Public Housing

OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Two things have been made perfectly clear by the Trump Administration. First, only the wealthy deserve a ‘real’ tax break and second, poor Americans are being held back by receiving public assistance. Without government subsidies, many more of ‘these’ people would be working and[Read More…]

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