2023Talks - September 29, 2023

A House Committee begins its first hearing in the Biden impeachment inquiry, members of Congress talk about the looming budget deadline and energy officials testify about the Maui wildfires.

The Yonder Report - September 28, 2023

A small fire department in rural Indiana is determined not to fail new moms and babies, the growing election denial movement has caused voting districts to change procedures and autumn promises spectacular scenery along America's rural byways.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 28, 2023

UAW strike continues: Officials say EPA standards must catch up; Mississippians urged to register to vote ahead of the Nov. 7 general election; NYers worry about impacts of government shutdown.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 27, 2023

Progressives call push to change Constitution "risky," Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire; new report compares ways NY can get cleaner air, help disadvantaged communities.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 26, 2023

Federal judge blocks AZ law that 'disenfranchised' Native voters; government shutdown could cost U.S. travel economy about $1 Billion per week; WA group brings 'Alternatives to Violence' to secondary students.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 25, 2023

Nevada organization calls for greater Latino engagement in politics; Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to change course on transgender rights; Nebraska Tribal College builds opportunity 'pipelines,' STEM workforce.'

PNS Daily Newscast - September 22, 2023

Consumer health advocates urge governor to sign bill package; NY protests for Jewish democracy heighten as Netanyahu meets UN today; Multiple Utah cities set to use ranked-choice voting in next election.

2023Talks - September 21, 2023

McConnell warns government shutdowns are "a loser for Republicans," Schumer takes action to sidestep Sen. Tuberville's opposition to military appointments, and advocates call on Connecticut governor to upgrade election infrastructure.

2023Talks - September 20, 2023

Some GOP state election officials are pushing back against disinformation, President Biden urges the U.N. General Assembly to continue supporting Ukraine, and Pennsylvania celebrates National Voter Registration Day by enacting automatic motor-voter registration.

2023Talks - September 19, 2023

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer rejects a short term House plan to fund the government and Democrats move to suspend Senate rules to speed their funding bills. Meanwhile, California Democrats want to take Trump off the ballot.

2023Talks - September 18, 2023

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the House GOP is in a "civil war," Trump questions the validity of American democracy, and the Texas Senate acquits AG Ken Paxton.

2023Talks - September 15, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy welcomes hardline Republicans' threats to oust him, the Wisconsin Senate votes to fire the state's top election official, and advocates call for more humane treatment of migrants.

The Yonder Report - September 14, 2023

Colorado's small towns are caught between a rock and a river to build more affordable housing, mental health services expand in Illinois for rural residents, including farmers and Big Sky Country pitches its tent as a recreational mecca.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 14, 2023

New report explores ways to end mass incarceration in Alabama; EPA's last call on comments about rules for blast furnaces (Today); Romney declares he will not run for re-election for Utah in the U.S. Senate.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 13, 2023

Experts say young voters crucial for upcoming elections; NM young people protest over climate-change accountability; Speaker McCarthy orders a Biden impeachment inquiry.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 12, 2023

Rural report: steer the 'Big Box' train away from small towns; Hurricane Lee forecast to get larger with the upper east coast at risk; vanishing Indiana wetlands threaten water quality and hike flood risk.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 11, 2023

Local and state politics grow increasingly 'nationalized' - President Biden to mark 9 11 anniversary in Alaska and VP Harris in NYC; Colorado targets apartment, commercial, industrial building climate pollution.

PNS Daily Newscast - September 8, 2023

Lawsuit seeks removal of Donald Trump from Colorado primary ballot; Trump loyalist Peter Navarro convicted of Contempt of Congress; grassroots advocates hopeful in the fight for fair Alabama Congressional maps.

2023Talks - September 7, 2023

A lawsuit aims to remove Donald Trump from the Colorado ballot, Alabama abortion advocates fight for out-of-state abortion rights, and organizers seek a commission to study reparations.

2023Talks - September 6, 2023

US lawmakers ramp up, with days to keep the government from shutting down. Senator Whitehouse files an ethics complaint over an interview Justice Alito gave. And a federal court rejects Alabama's congressional map for gerrymandering black voters.

2023Talks - September 5, 2023

Young voters are being courted and thwarted by lawmakers nationwide, Gen Z shows unprecedented support for unions and striking workers, and tech platforms scale back efforts to fight election disinformation.

2023Talks - September 4, 2023

Union leaders celebrate Labor Day, though Kaiser-Permanente workers are looking to strike. An impeachment inquiry into President Biden could have budget implications. And people are calling for aging elected officials to step down.

2023Talks - September 1, 2023

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejects calls from GOP lawmakers for a special session to examine Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Justice Clarence Thomas discloses trips paid for by a right-wing billionaire. Texas Supreme Court allows a ban on gender-affirming care for youth.

The Yonder Report - August 31, 2023

Millions of Americans are navigating a post-pandemic Medicaid purge, rural "news deserts" turn to nonprofits for local coverage in response to hedge-fund buyouts, and the Cornhusker State is preserving the stories of Nebraskans who trekked to one-room school houses in days gone by.