PNS Daily Newscast - March 28, 2023

Nashville mourns six dead in the latest mass shooting, the EPA takes public input on a proposal to clean up Pennsylvania's drinking water, and find ways to get more Zzz's during Sleep Awareness Month.

PNS Daily Newscast - March 27, 2023

Mobilizing Georgia voters in a non-election year is crucial for voting rights groups, Philadelphians over 50 will play a major role in the mayoral primary, and the EPA is finalizing a new air quality rule.

2023Talks - March 24, 2023

Lawmakers grill the CEO of Tik Tok over national security concerns, the House Pro-Choice Caucus aims to repeal the Helms Act and allow U.S. foreign aid to support abortion care, and attempts to ban or restrict books hit a record high as groups take aim at LBGTQ+ titles.

The Yonder Report - March 23, 2023

Finding childcare is a struggle everywhere, prompting North Carolina's Transylvania County to try a new approach. Maine is slowly building-out broadband access, but disagreements remain over whether local versus national companies should get the contracts, and specialty apps like "Farmers Dating" help those in small communities connect online.

PNS Daily Newscast - March 23, 2023

A proposed flavored tobacco ban is back on the table in Minnesota, Trump attorney Evan Corcoran must testify in the documents probe, and a "clean slate" bill in Missouri would make "expungement" automatic.

2023Talks - March 22, 2023

Los Angeles Unified School District workers go on strike, Democrats urge the Treasury Department to crack down on the use of trusts to avoid taxes, and a federal judge blocks key parts of a California handgun law.

2023Talks - March 21, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis breaks his silence on Trump's potential indictment and attacks Manhattan prosecutors, President Biden vetoes his first bill to protect socially conscious retirement investing, and the Supreme Court hears a case on Native American water rights.

2023Talks - March 20, 2023

President Trump might be arrested for hush money payments, Americans are taking action against banks investing in fossil fuels, and a Virginia environmental group wants Norfolk Southern held accountable for a 2020 derailment.

2023Talks - March 17, 2023

The Senate moves to formally end the Iraq and Gulf Wars, public health advocates brace for a potential ban on abortion medication, and GOP-led states step up work to restrict mail-in voting.

PNS Daily Newscast - March 16, 2023

A Florida group works to keep eligible people on Medicaid, proposed legislation creates supply-chain transparency in New York state; Nurses are concerned about the closure of a Portland-area birth center that could go forward on Friday.

PNS Daily Newscast - March 15, 2023

Indiana lawmakers mull a 25-foot buffer zone for police investigations, white supremacist incidents hit an all-time high in New England, and dual-use solar means healthier honeybees.

PNS Daily Newscast - March 14, 2023

A group plans to counter Indiana gun violence, New Hampshire Higher Ed funding still trails U.S. average, campaign finance program is facing delays in New York, and Interior invests $120 million in Midwest 'Prairie Potholes.'

PNS Daily Newscast - March 13, 2023

Pennsylvania legislation aims to prevent train derailments, Florida laws targeting public-sector unions could threaten academic freedom, and advocates say New York nursing homes don't get enough oversight.

PNS Daily Newscast - UPDATE - March 10, 2023

Community members rally against anti-LGBTQ+ bills in NH; PA groups urge the state to address abandoned well problem; former fixer Cohen set to testify against Trump; pro-democracy groups still worried about citizenship bill in ND.

The Yonder Report - March 9, 2023

A four-day workweek pilot program is under consideration by the Maryland Legislature, the future of medication abortion used in more than half of all procedures nationwide is on the line, and when colleges close in small towns, the effects can be devastating.

2023Talks - March 9, 2023

Three years after Breonna Taylor's death, the DOJ releases its report on Louisville Police, officials focus on China as America's biggest security threat, and a House committee probes the origins of COVID-19.

2023Talks - March 8, 2023

GOP-led states reject voter roll accuracy efforts, the president proposes a tax hike for the wealthy to shore up Medicare, and Capitol Police criticize Fox News for releasing video of the January 6th insurrection.

2023Talks - March 7, 2023

2024 Presidential candidates speak at CPAC, public service officials try to restore trust in government, and the Biden Administration might reverse course on detaining families.

2023Talks - March 6, 2023

President Joe Biden commemorates "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, and calls on Congress to strengthen voting rights. The restoration of voting rights for convicted felons has become a rare bipartisan effort. And the EPA orders states to evaluate the cybersecurity risks to public drinking water systems.

The Yonder Report - March 2, 2023

Inflation may be hitting rural households harder than urban, the "unwinding" of COVID-related Medicaid benefits means the end of coverage for millions, and California finds a win-win for college students and their communities.

PNS Daily Newscast - March 2, 2023

A Michigan school restricts access after a deadly shooting, Nebraska lawmakers consider one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, and advocates push to make biodiversity part of the new Farm Bill.

2023Talks - March 1, 2023

Joe Biden's student loan relief plan goes before the Supreme Court, officials testify on China's recent aggressive actions, and a House committee evaluates immigration policies for the U.S. border with Mexico.

2023Talks - February 28, 2023

The Federal Government has not reached a consensus on Covid-19's origins, the United Nations is developing a fund to address climate change in the global south, and the Treasury Secretary speaks at the G20 Summit.

2023Talks - February 27, 2023

The Secretary of State lobbies for Ukraine ahead of the G-20 summit, the federal government pauses transportation of toxic waste from East-Palestine, and President Biden's student loan relief program faces critical Supreme Court challenges.