Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A potent winter storm is thumping 1,500 miles of the US. Two more are right behind it; Amid scientists' warnings, Trump admin. sued over medical research cuts; Mississippi communities find local solutions to rural education challenges; CT groups rally against gas pipeline expansion.
President Donald Trump approves 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum. Democrats who oppose dismantling the agency have been denied access to the Department of Education. And some places buck policy trends on sex education and immigration.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
In rural Mississippi, where education disparities run deep, community leaders are stepping up to fill the gaps left by limited resources and …
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A recent online survey revealed strong opposition among Tennessee voters toward expansion of the state's private-school voucher program. More than 50…
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Social Issues Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A 63-acre purchase by a local land restoration group in eastern Kentucky could potentially delay the building of a proposed $500 million federal priso…
Social Issues Tuesday, February 11, 2025
This session, Minnesota lawmakers are expected to take a strong look at preventing more fraud attempts against state government. Meanwhile, consumer …
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
By Liz Carey for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Minnesota News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabor…
Social Issues Tuesday, February 11, 2025
By Hevin Wilkey / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Some Ohio legislators want to …
Social Issues Monday, February 10, 2025
Foodborne illnesses from meat and poultry products kill thousands of people a year and a new report from the Government Accountability Office offers w…
Environment Monday, February 10, 2025
About 20% of fish caught in the wild are not used to feed people across the world but a recent study found the unused portions of fish prepared for th…
Monday, February 10, 2025
Social Issues Monday, February 10, 2025
Community action agencies in Massachusetts are asking state lawmakers to boost antipoverty programs as federal aid remains in limbo. Gov. Maura …
Social Issues Monday, February 10, 2025
The United Auto Workers union is negotiating its first union contract with Volkswagen at its Chattanooga plant, covering more than 4,000 members…
Environment Monday, February 10, 2025
By Grey Moran for Sentient.Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Mississippi News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collabora…
Social Issues Monday, February 10, 2025
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services are working together to find homes for foster-care childre…
Social Issues Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Environment Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Environmental groups are raising alarms as the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township moves closer to becoming the first decommissioned nuclear pl…
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A January survey of Montanans showed a large majority support workers' rights, even as several bills that could affect them move through the state …
Environment Tuesday, February 11, 2025
West Virginia has thousands of unplugged and improperly plugged oil and gas wells that could leak and contaminate groundwater, potentially harming …