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PNS Daily Newscast - February 26, 2021
A new study finds big gains in living-wage jobs under Biden Infrastructure Plan; U.S. House passes major protections for LGBTQ Americans.
2021Talks - February 26, 2021
A $15 minimum wage is out for now; Capitol Police on past and current threats; House passes major milestone for equality; and voting rights targeted across the nation.
Archive: December 3, 2020
Click to downloadCONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's newly elected Republican majorities on the General Court are readying for next year's redistricting process. Lawmakers will redraw voting-district boundaries for the U.S. House of Representatives, the state House and the state Senate based on the results of the 2020 ...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Residents from 29 counties who enjoy fishing have signed onto a civil-action lawsuit, arguing the state of North Carolina has failed to properly manage its coastal resources. David Sneed, executive director of the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina, whose organizati ...Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Financial and emotional stressors are taking a toll on Nevadans' mental health as the pandemic continues and the holidays near. Since the pandemic began, Nevada's National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), has seen a major increase in calls to its "warm line," a telephone line ...Read More
SEATTLE -- The founder of a Washington state-based organization that clears mines in Vietnam has been selected for AARP's Purpose Prize. Jerilyn Brusseau, founder of PeaceTrees Vietnam, began the organization 25 years ago and said the reason for starting the effort began even further back, in 1969 ...Read More
SEATTLE -- Washingtonians' cell phones can now help track the spread of COVID-19. WA Notify launched this week and, when activated, can inform the phone's user if they've been in close contact with someone who has testified positive for the coronavirus. More than a dozen states already have a simi ...Read More
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- Students at a Douglas County high school are learning COVID-era business skills using a freight container converted into a high-tech hydroponic vertical farm as their virtual classroom. After Mountain Vista High School recently switched to remote learning, students and tea ...Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. -- In the face of a staggering death toll from COVID-19, and the prospect that many more will succumb, the U.S. Senate is considering a bill to help Americans plan for end-of-life issues. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the Compassionate Care Act on Tuesday, which would ...Read More
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- As low ridership during the pandemic continues to wipe out transit budgets across the country, environmental groups in the nation's capital say proposed cuts to the region's system would be an environmental "disaster." Officials at Metro, which runs through D.C., Maryland and ...Read More
