HRC Releases Scorecard For 109th Congress
To inform the public about where congressional leaders stand on policies important to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community,[…]
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HRC Statement On New Jersey Supreme Court Decision Recognizing Same-Sex Couples' Constitutional Right To Equal Benefits And Protections
On October 25th, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement regarding the ruling in Lewis v. Harris[…]
Read moreEPA Policy Discouraging Advanced Coal Technologies has No Binding Legal Effect
On October 12th, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today filed a proposed settlement with Environmental Defense and several other parties[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Welcomes EPA Announcement of Cleaner Diesel Fuel That Will Provide Healthier Air for America
Environmental Defense praised the October 10th announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that so-called "ultra low sulfur diesel fuel"[…]
Read moreTime for Connerly Anti-Affirmative Action Crusade to Be Put in Permanent Retirement
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO, National Urban League In 1996, 55 percent of California voters approved Proposition 209,[…]
Read moreBush Administration Filed Brief in Supreme Court Seeking to Prevent Meaningful Action on Global Warming
On October 23rd, the Bush administration filed a major legal brief in a historic Supreme Court case about global warming[…]
Read moreNAACP Supports NEA Plan to Reduce High School Dropouts
On October 5th, Bruce S. Gordon, President & CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, strongly endorsed a[…]
Read moreNAACP Supports California's Proposition 86 to Fund Universal Health Care for Children
On October 21st, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Board of Directors voted to endorse California[…]
Read moreElection Protection Launches National Voter Assistance Hotline
As the November elections approach, the nonpartisan Election Protection Coalition is launching its national 1-866-OUR VOTE voter assistance hotline and[…]
Read moreCandidates, Parties Urged to Clean Up Campaign Ads
On October 25th, 2006 – NAACP leaders called for political candidates, affiliated action committees and supporters to put an end[…]
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