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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 18, 2024
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The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

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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.

WV: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

NARAL has been advocating for state laws to protect contraceptive coverage. (Pixabay)
Birth Control Availability at Risk

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Reproductive-rights advocates say a leaked Trump administration draft regulation threatens birth control insurance coverage for …

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Several looming Congressional budget battles could turn into shutdown standoffs. Graph by National Priorities Project
Coming Budget Fights Could Reignite Shutdown Standoffs

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - A government shutdown has been delayed at least until December, but a number of budget fights remain. A temporary agreement over …

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Medicaid is fifty years old, and research shows its positive effects on West Virginia children. Photo courtesy National Institutes of Health.
Medicaid at 50: New Research Shows Long-Term Benefits for West Virginia Kids

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Medicaid is 50 years old this week, and the impact it's had on the lives of children is being praised, both by advocates …

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PHOTO: West Virginia social workers are hopeful about reforms to the state's juvenile justice system. They say new truancy rules and other public school efforts can help keep kids out of jail. Photo credit: Richard Ross, courtesy of Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Social Workers: Schools Can Reduce West Virginia Juvenile Incarceration

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia schools have a key role in reducing the number of kids who end up in jail – and while social workers say …

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PHOTO: The retailer Hobby Lobby will not have to pay for insurance coverage for certain types of contraception for its employees following Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Photo courtesy U.S. Supreme Court.
Women's Advocates: Hobby Lobby Ruling "Hurts WV Women's Care"

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Family-planning advocates in West Virginia predict the U.S. Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision will have negative ramifications …

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GRAPHIC: The new CDC National Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows 41 percent of teens admit to texting or e-mailing while driving. CREDIT: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time at computers and other tech devices. That's the …

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PHOTO: Childhood behavioral expert Jim Harris says if it seems as though your teen's brain works differently from yours, that's because it does, but understanding the differences can be a big help. Photo by Dan Heyman.
Understanding The ‘Teenage Brain’ Can Help Parents

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Maybe your teen's brain doesn't work the same way yours does, but a West Virginia childhood behavioral expert says new research …

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PHOTO: Sen. Bill Laird of Fayette County, a former county sheriff, says cutting programs that help West Virginia families in crisis will cost the state more money in the long run. Photo credit: Dan Heyman.
Criminal Justice Officials Favor Restoring Child, Family Funding

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Criminal justice officials are joining those who say West Virginia should restore $750,000 in cuts from programs for …

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PHOTO: New research found childhood poverty impacted how much the two regions of the prefrontal cortex (as shown in orange circles) were engaged during emotion regulation. Photo: brain. Courtesy UIC.
Research Finds Growing Up Poor can Impact Adult Brain Function

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - New research has found that the stress of growing up poor can have a lasting impact that foretells a greater risk of both …

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GRAPH: The CDC says the teen birth rate dropped to an historic low in 2012. Courtesy CDC.
Teen Birth Rates Down, But is Every WV Teen Getting Facts?

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Teen birth rates in West Virginia and around the nation have dropped to historic lows, according to new Centers for Disease …

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GRAPHIC: Unlike most of the nation, teen pregnancy has not declined in West Virginia and is especially bad in some part of the state. Graphic by Kids Count West Virginia.
Sparks of Hope for Preventing WV Teen Pregnancies

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Very preliminary results from pilot projects in Parkersburg and Martinsburg suggest hope for reducing teen pregnancy. Social …

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Sen. Ron Stollings M.D., is lead sponsor of a bill to ensure insurance coverage for maternity care, in the cases of pregnant teen dependents of folks enrolled in public insurance programs. Photo courtesy of the WV State Legislature.
WV Lawmakers May Extend Maternity Coverage for More At-Risk Pregnancies

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A bill working its way through the state Senate would help ensure maternity care for some pregnant teens, with the expectation …

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