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PNS Daily Newscast - March 3, 2021
New bilingual outreach for LGBTQ+ community hard-hit by the pandemic; Texas Gov. Abbott declares an end to the Lone Star State's mask mandate.
2021Talks - March 2nd, 2021
President Biden meets with Mexican President Lopez Obrador; DHS Secretary Mayorkas says separated immigrant families may be able to stay in U.S.; and Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduces legislation for a wealth tax.
Public News Service - ND: Housing/Homelessness
Click to downloadFARGO, N.D. - A North Dakota group is now working to help low-income military Veterans find their way through the complex maze of health coverage. Health-care navigators say signing up for insurance or finding the right doctor can be intimidating for a lot of folks. But it can add even more anxiet
FARGO, N.D. - A new report confirms that vulnerable families in North Dakota are experiencing more struggles as the pandemic drags on. Households with children say housing payments and health coverage are becoming increasingly out of reach. This week's report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation look
FARGO, N.D. -- People losing their house or becoming evicted remains a big concern during the pandemic. But even before the crisis, the cost of staying in a home was emerging as the most pressing need among low-income North Dakotans. That's detailed in a new report from a non-profit, the Community
BISMARCK, N.D. -- It's been a month since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drafted an eviction moratorium under orders from President Donald Trump. But a North Dakota assistance group says there are cases where landlords still might try to evict someone facing a hardship. The morator
BISMARCK, N.D. - Concerns are growing about a potential wave of evictions in the pandemic and economic crisis. Legal Services of North Dakota said it hasn't yet seen a spike in demand for assistance in stopping evictions, but another housing-related problem could emerge. With the eviction morato
BISMARCK, N.D. - As COVID-19 cases continue to spike in North Dakota, social service support groups are asking the U.S. Senate to act quickly before its August recess and approve more emergency assistance. Many North Dakotans are on the brink of hunger and homelessness because of COVID-19-related
MINOT, N.D. -- North Dakota's refusal to issue a moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic has angered several groups. But one organization says the state needs more long-term solutions to protect renters, while urging people to take swift action if they can't pay housing costs. Ho
FARGO, N.D. -- Rent and mortgage payments are due for many North Dakotans this week, and for those who've lost jobs as a result of the pandemic, those payments will be hard to make. A coalition is urging Gov. Doug Burgum to step in. A wide range of groups, including the North Dakota AFL-CIO, is ask
