Friday, October 11, 2024
Florida picks up the pieces after Hurricane Milton; Georgia elected officials say Hurricane Helene was a climate change wake-up call; Hosiers are getting better civic education; the Senate could flip to the GOP in November; New Mexico postal vans go electric; and Nebraska voters debate school vouchers.
Civil rights groups push for a voter registration deadline extension in Georgia, federal workers helping in hurricane recovery face misinformation and threats of violence, and Brown University rejects student divestment demands.
Friday, October 11, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Savannah's leaders are pointing out the ways federal dollars are being used to boost the area's resilience against climate change. In the aftermath …
Friday, October 11, 2024
Neighborhoods across New Mexico and other states will soon be cleaner and quieter as the U.S. Postal Service rolls out its new electric mail-delivery …
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Social Issues Friday, October 11, 2024
Nebraska is one of four states with measures about state funding of private-school vouchers on the ballot this year. Referendum 435 asks voters to …
Social Issues Friday, October 11, 2024
As Ohio heads into a pivotal election season, the divide between rural and urban voters might seem deep - but one expert says the gap isn't as wide …
Social Issues Friday, October 11, 2024
By Spoorthy Raman for Mongabay.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News…
Social Issues Friday, October 11, 2024
Voting may be a bit more confusing than expected in Utah this year, as two of the four amendments on the ballot have now been voided. The Utah …
Social Issues Thursday, October 10, 2024
A Detroit educator recently told a congressional committee he is "terrified" at what a second Trump term as president could bring for America's public…
Social Issues Thursday, October 10, 2024
Ho-Chunk Farms' annual Indian Corn Harvest is reviving and preserving this tradition for the northeast Nebraska tribe. Corn from a Winnebago family's …
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Health and Wellness Thursday, October 10, 2024
When it comes to stroke care, experts say, "time is brain." Now, a program launching in South Dakota will coordinate and strengthen stroke care …
Environment Thursday, October 10, 2024
New York State authorized utilities to develop thermal energy network pilot programs to further its decarbonization goals. Thermal energy networks …
Environment Thursday, October 10, 2024
Environment Thursday, October 10, 2024
By Bennet Goldstein for Wisconsin Watch.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for Wisconsin Watch-Public News Service…
Social Issues Thursday, October 10, 2024
The biannual Pro-Kid Scorecard from the Children Now Action Fund was released today. In it, 12 state Assembly members and seven state Senators …
Environment Thursday, October 10, 2024
By Seth Millstein for Sentient.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Colla…
Social Issues Thursday, October 10, 2024
AARP Iowa has released a series of videos asking congressional candidates how they would support Iowans who are unpaid caregivers. The group …
Environment Thursday, October 10, 2024
A bill pending in Congress would use federal funds to help farmers in Missouri and elsewhere transition from concentrated animal feeding operations…