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PNS Weekend Newscast - July 22nd, 2017

Here's a look at what we're covering: The new White House communications director is expressing his love and loyalty to Donald Trump, more meetings between then Senator Jeff Sessions and the Russians being disclosed, and environmental groups say drilling in New York has contaminated wells.

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A disconnect notice is not required to be eligible for summer cooling assistance through HEAP.<br />(noricum/Flickr)

Cooling Assistance Available for Vulnerable, Sweltering Ohioans

Friday, July 21, 2017

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The sweltering heat in Ohio is underscoring the importance of cooling assistance for vulnerable populations. Low-income ...Read More

Virginia teachers now make less than their peers in 32 other states. Teachers say that forces them to take second or even third jobs. (Pixabay)

VA Falls in Teacher-Pay Rank

Thursday, July 20, 2017

RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia teachers make almost $8,000 a year less than the national average. And educators say many have to keep second or even third ...Read More

The University of Texas at El Paso in one of nine undergraduate campuses in the University of Texas System. (UT-El Paso)

Report: UT System Grads Get Better Jobs, Make More Money

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

AUSTIN, Texas - Graduates from University of Texas System schools, on average, do better in their careers than students with degrees from other ...Read More

In Idaho, the average cost of child care for a four-year-old is between $5,800 and $8,000 a year. (Kyle Peyton/Flickr)

Child-Care Grant on Chopping Block in Upcoming Budget Talks

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

BOISE, Idaho - It remains to be seen whether congressional leaders will follow President Trump's lead in budget negotiations, but one cut proposed ...Read More

Sheila Custard, like many Coloradans � especially working single parents � struggles to find dependable and, most critically, affordable child care. (Joe Mahoney/Mahoney Images)

Addressing Colorado's 'Child Care Deserts'

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

DENVER - Sheila Custard says her stomach ties up in knots on weekends when she thinks ahead to Mondays and Tuesdays, the two days she struggles to ...Read More

Washington lost more than 16-hundred child-care providers over the past six years, according to a report. (Seattle Parks/Flickr)

As Child-Care Costs Reach Crisis Level, How Can WA Help?

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

DES MOINES, Wash. – With kids out of school for summer vacation, working parents face the higher seasonal costs of child care. In Washington ...Read More

New York's 578 public authorities have a total debt of $269.9 billion. (Authorities Budget Office)

NY's Industrial Development Authorities Fail to Create Jobs

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

ALBANY, N.Y. - The billions of dollars spent on Industrial Development Authorities in New York are not creating "measurable benefits," according to a ...Read More

The organization Feeding South Dakota is trying mobile food pantries this summer to reach more rural South Dakotans. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Report: SD Children Face High Risk of Food Insecurity

Friday, July 7, 2017

PIERRE, S.D. – Although the number of South Dakotans considered "food insecure" has fallen slightly this year, nearly one in eight still isn't ...Read More

Illinois has been in the nation's longest state-budget deadlock since the Great Depression, and not much headway was made over the holiday weekend. (Meagan Davis/Wikimedia Commons)

Illinois' Epic Budget Battle Continues

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Finally, a budget bill has passed both houses of the Illinois Legislature, but the battle is far from over. The $36 billion ...Read More

There are 5,116 people experiencing homelessness in the Denver metro area, including 1,500 families with children and more than 500 veterans. (Getty Images)

Residents of Denver Suburb Press for Housing Assistance

Friday, June 30, 2017

WESTMINSTER, Colo. – Housing advocates in Westminster have confronted their City Council on the one-year anniversary of the city's "Coming Home ...Read More

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