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PNS Daily Newscast - April 19, 2021
President Biden aims to put the U.S. in a leadership role on climate change, and the pandemic shines a spotlight on regional food supply chains.
2021Talks - April 19, 2021
President Biden to announce new 2030 emissions target; George W. Bush urges more respectful conversation on immigration; and the Giffords Center ranks Indiana's gun policies low, despite state "red flag" law.
Archive: January 13, 2021
Click to downloadRALEIGH, N.C. - A statewide task force appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper has released a sweeping set of recommendations aimed at ending racism in the criminal-justice system. Black North Carolinians are nearly six times as likely to be incarcerated as Caucasian residents, twice as likely to be pulled ov ...Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa - As calls grow for President Donald Trump's removal from office over the Capitol riot, other groups say his environmental policies have put the country in peril in a different way. The current urgency from House Democrats is focused on the 25th Amendment or a second impeachment, b ...Read More
DENVER - Colorado's community health centers are shifting gears to deliver COVID-19 vaccines after Gov. Jared Polis called on the safety-net providers to deliver 20% of the state's vaccine supply for people age 70 and older. Polly Anderson, vice president for financing and strategy at the Colorado ...Read More
HELENA, Mont. - With a new slate of legislators and a new governor in Helena, conservation groups want to ensure that protecting public lands is a top priority. The group Montana Conservation Voters has launched the "Montana Pushback" campaign to keep people informed whenever environmental issues a ...Read More
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan is entering the heart of home-heating season, so it's also time for a reminder that help is available for households unable to afford their heating costs. Anne Armstrong, director of customer assistance at the Michigan Public Service Commission, said higher energy bills ar ...Read More
DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota's second-largest utility has laid out new carbon-emissions goals. The effort is getting praise for helping reduce the industry's impact on climate change, but a key element is drawing some questions. Minnesota Power, which provides electricity in the northeastern part of t ...Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Opponents of the proposed Killingly natural-gas power plant are ramping up public pressure, with a protest today in Hartford and another on Sunday, Jan. 16, in New Haven. At 2 p.m. today, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is scheduled to be a featured speaker at the Hartford ...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio - It may be a step toward economic recovery. but it isn't a bridge. An Ohio-based public policy group says it welcomes the new COVID relief package, but it's hardly enough. Policy Matters Ohio held an online forum Tuesday to help Ohioans better understand the benefits of the $900 bil ...Read More
