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PNS Daily Newscast - April 18, 2024
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A new study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars; Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary; Iowa cuts historical rural school groups.

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2024Talks - April 19, 2024
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Civil Rights activists say a court ruling could end the right to protest in three southern states, a federal judge lets January 6th lawsuits proceed against former President Trump and police arrest dozens at a Columbia University Gaza protest.

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The Yonder Report - April 18, 2024

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

ME: Philanthropy

An average hotel room costs municipalities roughly $240 per night for one family and with families often scattered at various locations, social services can be difficult to administer. Transitional housing units would alleviate both costs and service gaps. (Adobe Stock)
More Transitional Housing Needed for Increased Asylum Seekers in Maine

The growing number of asylum-seekers in Maine has spurred cities and towns to join forces and build more transitional housing for families in need…

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A 2020 Government Accountability Office report found the IRS had not revoked a hospital's nonprofit status on the basis of providing inadequate community benefits, or charity care, over the prior ten years. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Hospital Charity Care Could Help More Mainers Avoid Medical Debt

Maine requires its hospitals to provide medically necessary care to its residents at no charge as a condition of receiving tax-exempt status…

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Consumer advocates advise people to do their research on charities before making an end-of-year donation. (L.Tong/GooglePlus)
Don't Be Fooled with a "Sound-Alike" in Year-End Charitable Donations

AUGUSTA, Maine -- There are precious few days left to make a charitable donation for 2016, and consumer advocates suggest you take a moment to check …

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PHOTO: The April 15 income tax filing deadline will be here before many Maine wage earners know it, which is why experts say a little preparation now will make tax time less stressful. Photo credit: M. Scheerer
April 15 of ’15 Coming Soon – Tax Tips for Today

PORTLAND, Maine – As January gets under way, tax experts say a little time spent in the next few days preparing for the tax season will pay off …

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PHOTO: The Maine Community Foundation, which has lent helping hands to almost every nonprofit organization in the state, will be 32 years old next year. It is commemorating the 100th anniversary of America’s first community foundation. Photo credit: Artotem/Flickr.
100 Years of Giving, 31 and Counting in Maine

ELLSWORTH, Maine - America is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first community foundation, begun in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. Locally…

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PHOTO: The Holmes Family of Misty Brook Farm, a Buy/Protect/Sell Project in Albion, was helped by Maine Community Foundation’s $1 million loan to Maine Farmland Trust. Photo credit: Greta Rybus/Maine Farmland Trust.
Good Deeds Go Unpunished – Maine Group Hailed, In Fact

ELLSWORTH, Maine – The Maine Community Foundation is one of the nation's best at finding ways to build community wealth using new approaches…

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PHOTO: Jim Doyle shares his locally grown produce with the Bread for the Journey food pantry in Warren. Volunteers 50 and older are digging in to help combat food insecurity that affects about 15 percent of Maine residents. Photo courtesy ENCorps.
Dig Those Gardens: Maine Seniors Fight Food Insecurity

BANGOR, Maine - Food insecurity is a problem that affects about 15 percent of Maine's population. It means people do not have access to enough …

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PHOTO: Bangor Public Library would be eligible for energy-efficiency upgrades under a new Grants to Green program designed to help nonprofits in Maine's historic downtowns. Photo courtesy Maine Preservation.
Grants to “Green” Maine Downtowns

ELLSWORTH, Maine - Some downtown areas around Maine are going to get "greener," thanks to a grant from an organization in Atlanta that is aimed at …

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PHOTO: Art galleries are blossoming in Belfast, Maine, where the Belfast Creative Coalition has benefited from CCED, a state arts grant designed to stimulate local economies through art and culture. Courtesy: BCC.
Art for Maine’s Sake

AUGUSTA, Maine - Can art and artists re-invigorate Maine's economy? They can surely help, according to the overseers of a state grant that is being …

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GRAPHIC: Black Friday, the kickoff of holiday shopping, encroaches on Thanksgiving this year, with major retailers starting their sales on Thursday. One antidote to galloping consumerism is Giving Tuesday.
The Struggle to Put Giving Back in Thanksgiving

ELSWORTH, Maine - Black Friday starts on Thursday this year, with major retailers moving up their holiday sales kickoffs to Thursday - Thanksgiving …

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PHOTO: Maine Conservation Voters has issued its annual scorecard showing how each of the state’s legislators voted on seven key environmental issues. The results are mixed. Courtesy MCV<br /><br />
Grading Maine Pols on Conservation

PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's environment scored some significant victories in the first half of the 126th legislative session and took some tough losses …

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PHOTO: Harvesting carrots at Wolfe's Neck Farm in Freeport. The Maine Coast Heritage Trust's Teen Agriculture Program benefitted from the Quality of Place Initiative. Courtesy Devin Altobello.
Networking: Key to Keeping Maine a Quality Place?

ELLSWORTH, Maine - Saving fish populations described as "at rock bottom;" helping kids learn how to grow vegetables in three-foot by five-foot …

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