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PNS Daily Newscast - April 16, 2021
Florida's Republican lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to pass so-called "anti-riot" bill; disturbing police camera video of fatal shooting of a 13-year-old in Chicago.
2021Talks - April 16, 2021
Biden announces tough sanctions on Russia; Pelosi says she won't bring bill to floor expanding Supreme Court; and Harris announces largest ever U.S. investment in childcare.
Archive: March 16, 2016
Click to downloadEAST TROY, Wis. - The March 31 deadline for signing up for the popular Conservation Stewardship Program is fast approaching. Farmers who wish to participate need to submit an application at their nearest USDA Service Center to ensure they're considered. CSP provides assistance to landowners who pra ...Read More
FRANKFORT, Ky. - A handful of communities in the Bluegrass State, including Kentucky's two largest cities, have adopted a law to help protect renters. Known as URLTA, short for the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, it clarifies the legal responsibilities of both landlords and renters in ...Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa - The main focus of the Iowa Legislature in its remaining weeks is to craft the state budget. While most of the discussion is about dollars, one issue also gets to the heart of what many Iowa families are going through: caring for an aging loved one. Anthony Carroll, state director ...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today is Freedom of Information Day, part of Sunshine Week, which highlights the need to ensure that government isn't kept behind closed doors. Dennis Hetzel, executive director of the Ohio Newspaper Association, said the annual observance began in 2003 as a reminder of the power o ...Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Children's health advocates want to see stronger standards for physical education in Minnesota schools. Hundreds of volunteers are at the State Capitol today for a Senate Education Hearing to show support for a bill that would adopt new grade-specific benchmarks. Almost a quarter ...Read More
OUTER BANKS, N.C. - Along with a breath of ocean air, residents and businesses along the North Carolina coast might be breathing a sigh of relief. The Obama administration is dropping its plans for drilling off the Atlantic coast. Plans had been announced last year to lease parts of the Outer Conti ...Read More
PIERRE, S.D. - Advocates for seniors are working to get the word out that Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed into law new protections for victims of elder abuse. The state has adopted several recommendations from the Elder Abuse Task Force, including criminalizing emotional abuse against South Dakota' ...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS - Legislation in Indiana would bar doctors from performing abortions for women who want them because the fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down Syndrome, or because of the race, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex of the fetus. The legislation passed this session and is on th ...Read More
