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PNS Daily Newscast - March 5, 2021
New rules should speed large-scale clean-energy projects in NY; Texas' Gov. Abbott tries to shift COVID blame to release of "immigrants."
2021Talks - March 5, 2021
A marathon Senate session begins to pass COVID relief; Sanders plans a $15 minimum wage amendment; and work continues to approve Biden's cabinet choices.
Public News Service - NH: Civic Engagement
Click to downloadCONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's newly elected Republican majorities on the General Court are readying for next year's redistricting process. Lawmakers will redraw voting-district boundaries for the U.S. House of Representatives, the state House and the state Senate based on the results of the 2020
CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Legislature is the only state congress in this year's election to flip parties, going from all Democratic to Republican control. Many Granite State voters chose Democrats for president and for the U.S. Senate, and voted for Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, known as "
CONCORD, N.H. -- Among young voters, 8 of 10 in battleground states say they "definitely" plan on voting, according to a new poll from NextGen America, a progressive youth voter mobilization group. That could mean a big turnout in New Hampshire. Notably, this is a 10% jump from a similar "Youth Vo
CONCORD, N.H. - Older voters may not be the only ones curious about how the major presidential candidates see the priorities of people over age 50. AARP posed the same set of questions to President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Both candidates share their views on Social Security,
CONCORD, N.H. -- Health care advocates say the fate of the Affordable Care Act is on the line, as the first day of Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up. President Donald Trump's nominee would cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the high c
DURHAM, N.H. -- The student vote in New Hampshire could decide if President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden win the state, according to a voting expert. The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton had her narrowest victory in the Granite State, beating Trump by less than 3
CONCORD, N.H. -- With the New Hampshire primary election on Tuesday and the general election just two months away, misinformation about how and when to vote has been spreading on social media and elsewhere. Just last week, President Donald Trump misspoke when he told rally-goers in Londonderry that
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- New Hampshire is a key swing state, and President Donald Trump is holding a rally on Friday in Manchester. According to news website FiveThirtyEight, Trump is trailing Democratic nominee Joseph Biden here by about 8%, similar to national trends. Dante Scala, political science p
