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PNS Daily Newscast - April 19, 2024
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Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps; 12-member jury sworn in for Trump's historic criminal trial; the importance of healthcare decision planning; and a debt dilemma: poll shows how many people wrestle with college costs.

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2024Talks - April 19, 2024
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Civil rights activists say a court ruling could end the right to protest in three southern states, a federal judge lets January 6th lawsuits proceed against former President Trump, and police arrest dozens at a Columbia University Gaza protest.

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The Yonder Report - April 18, 2024

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

CA: Reproductive Health

A new report looks at the influence of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, which aim to deter people who are pregnant from considering abortion. (Fokussiert/Adobestock)
Report Finds Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Affiliates Get Billions in Funding

CLARIFICATION: Information was added to this story from the California Alliance of Pregnancy Care. (7:30 p.m. PDT, Nov. 1, 2022) In the wake of the …

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Thousands attended abortion rights rallies across California over the weekend. (Longfin Media/Adobestock)
CA Moving Forward on Constitutional Amendment on Abortion Rights

The California state Legislature is expected to vote, as early as today, to place a measure on the November ballot to enshrine abortion rights into …

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On Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump protestors tried to maintain control by attacking the rule of law, separation of powers and fair elections. (Wikimedia Commons)
Experts Sound Alarm on Rise of Authoritarianism in U.S., Globally

By Zoe Marks and Eric Chenoweth for Ms. MagazineBroadcast version by Lily Böhlke for Commonwealth News Service/Public News Service U.S…

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Abortion-rights groups want Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, which would supersede state-based restrictions and legalize the procedure nationwide. (Relif/Adobe Stock)
Lawmakers Press for CA Constitutional Amendment to Protect Abortion Rights

Leaders from the California Legislative Women's Caucus vowed to protect a person's right to have an abortion in the Golden State after a leaked draft …

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Dr. Michele Gomez started providing telehealth medication abortions during the pandemic. (MYA Network/Instagram)
CA Provider Expands Telehealth Abortions Into Primary Care

By Carrie Baker for Ms. Magazine.Broadcast version by Lily Böhlke for California News Service reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News Service …

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Demonstrators rallied at California's State Capitol in June to expand health coverage for income-eligible undocumented seniors. (Yvonne Vasquez/Health4All)
Final CA Budget Opens Medi-Cal to Undocumented, Low-Income Seniors

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California State Assembly is set to approve a budget bill tomorrow to make California the first state in the nation to …

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Serbian puede ser contactada en el 213-258-5708; Bennetts, en el 925-922-7365; and Berg García en el 831-254-2008. La iniciativa AB 500 puede consultarse en: https://pnsne.ws/2pSv2Aq
Maestras se pronuncian a favor de Ley para garantizar la licencia de Maternidad

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Las maestras apoyan una iniciativa que otorgaría a ellas y a otras empleadas el pago de seis semanas de ausencia por …

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The world is depleting natural resources like timber, productive soil, clean water and air much faster than the planet can regenerate them. (Harald Emald/Nature Conservancy)
Earth Overshoot Day: When the World Uses More Than It Can Regenerate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today, July 29, is 2019 Earth Overshoot Day - which marks the day of the year by which we have used as many natural …

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Some short-term plans restrict prescription drugs and don't include the
Consumer Advocates Urge Governor to Limit Short-Term Health Plans

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Groups fighting to keep California's health care system on track are calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to sign Senate Bill 910 …

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Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget includes more than $26 million for home visits by health-care workers. (Children's Action Alliance)
Children’s Advocates Praise Brown’s Proposed Budget

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown's new $131.7 billion budget is earning praise from children's advocates because of the investments it makes in …

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Air pollution from hydraulic fracturing may be contributing to higher rates of low birthweight babies. (Jens Lambert Photography/iStockphoto)
Study: More Low Birthweight Babies Born Near Fracking Wells

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Pregnant women may want to move away from neighborhoods located close to fracked gas wells, according to a new Princeton …

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