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PNS Daily Newscast - April 20, 2021
An "Anti-Protest" Bill would make highway obstruction a felony in TN; jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial resume their deliberations today.
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 25, 2021
Click to downloadOLYMPIA, Wash. -- Home-care providers for older Washingtonians and people with disabilities are pushing back on potential cuts to the state's long-term care services. The Department of Health and Human Services has been asked to consider cuts, since the pandemic has shot a hole in the state budget. ...Read More
HELENA, Mont. -- A bill in the Montana Legislature could build barriers to voting, opponents of the measure contended. House Bill 176 would end same-day voter registration and close late, in-person registration by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before election day. Ruthie Barbour, issue advocacy organize ...Read More
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. -- Wisconsin residents have shown a renewed interest in outdoor activities during the pandemic, but conservation groups and some local governments say to keep public lands viable, a key program needs to be renewed. Next month, Gov. Tony Evers unveils his proposed budget, and ...Read More
LANSING, Mich. -- With no end in sight to the economic turmoil spurred by the pandemic, a mid-Michigan community is launching an innovative program to ensure families have food on the table. Through a $500,000 donation from Consumers Energy and several community partners, the new Our Town program i ...Read More
BOISE, Idaho -- The public can weigh in this week on an experimental nuclear reactor which could be coming to the Idaho National Laboratory. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a new design known as a "versatile nuclear reactor." The DO ...Read More
NEW YORK -- Many New Yorkers receiving SNAP and Pandemic EBT will soon get increases in their benefits. An estimated 29 million adults and at least eight million children nationwide are experiencing food insecurity because of the pandemic. On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order d ...Read More
SEATTLE -- Hunger is on the rise across the country because of the pandemic, and it can be especially hard to get food to children living in rural areas. In Washington state, hunger is up at least 5% in every county. The nonprofit Save the Children has helped distribute 600,000 meals to kids in ru ...Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Environmental advocates say President Joe Biden's actions on clean air and climate will make a big difference for air quality in the Keystone State. The executive orders signed by the president on his first day in office will start reversing some of the most aggressive moves by t ...Read More
