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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - October 4, 2024
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The Bureau of Land Management updates a proposed Western Solar Plan to the delight of wildlife advocates, grant funding helps New York schools take part in National Farm to School Month, and children's advocates observe "TEN-4 Day" to raise awareness of child abuse.

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2024Talks - October 4, 2024
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Biden voices concerns over Israeli strikes on Iran, Special Counsel Jack Smith details Trump's pre-January 6 pressure on Pence, Indiana's voter registration draws scrutiny, and a poll shows politics too hot to talk about for half of Wisconsinites.

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The Yonder Report - October 3, 2024
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Cheap milk comes at a cost for residents of Washington's Lower Yakima Valley, Indigenous language learning is promoted in Wisconsin as experts warn half the world's languages face extinction, and Montana's public lands are going to the dogs!

Mark Richardson

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Mark has more than 35 years as a professional journalist, working for newspapers, magazines, radio/TV, and digital media. Currently based in northeast Michigan, he has also worked in Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Austin, and Las Vegas, among other markets. Newsrooms include CBS News, The Associated Press, The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Austin American Statesman, Dun & Bradstreet, Time Warner, and Clear Channel Radio (iHeartMedia). Mark has a Bachelor of Journalism with a double major in print and broadcast news from The University of Texas at Austin (Hook 'em Horns!).


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La Gira de Liberación de HBCU tiene como objetivo lograr que los estudiantes de universidades históricamente negras se involucren en el sistema político y se registren para votar. (Adobe Stock)

Gira HBCU Liberation busca movilizar a jóvenes votantes negros en Tennessee y el Sur

La Coalición por la Justicia y la Igualdad entre los Movimientos patrocina la Gira de Liberación H-B-C-U en universidades históricament…

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The CDC reports Pennsylvania has a rate of heart disease deaths of 173 per 100,000 population, not ideal, but well below the national average of 210 per 100,000. (Adobe Stock)

Doctors: To stay healthy, know your cholesterol numbers

The American Heart Association is spearheading a critical initiative to educate Pennsylvanians about the silent risks posed by high levels of LDL chol…

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The HBCU Liberation Tour aims to get students in historically Black colleges to engage in the political system and register to vote. (Adobe Stock)

HBCU Liberation Tour seeks to mobilize young Black voters in TN, South

Polling shows that many young people of color in Generation Z are ambivalent about voting, but one group of activists is working to change that…

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A group of Oregon conservation advocates is calling on officials to reinstate a 2021 Climate Protection Program invalidated in 2023 by a state Court of Appeals. (Adobe Stock)

Groups seek reinstatement of Oregon’s Climate Protection Program

A group of Oregon conservation advocates is asking the state's Department of Environmental Quality to restore the provisions of a 2021 Climate Protect…

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Project 2025 would cut entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare and would drop more than 24 million Americans from the rolls of the Affordable Care Act. (Adobe Stock)

NC advocates fear ACA, other programs will disappear under Project 2025

Health-care advocates say more than 1 million North Carolinians could lose access to health care if the promises made in Project 2025 are carried out…

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A clean energy industry advocacy report found nonunion workers are often paid less, incur more job-related injuries and receive fewer benefits than unionized employees. (Adobe Stock)

Report finds poor working conditions in Texas clean energy industry

A new study showed as Texas has emerged as a national leader in wind turbine and solar energy installations, clean energy workers often face …

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The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana opened a recycling collection operation in 2023 after receiving a $565,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. (Adobe Stock)

Coushatta Tribe works to overcome obstacles to recycling program

By Taylar Dawn Stagner for Grist.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Louisiana News Connection, reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-…

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Wage increases for a large segment of the Wisconsin workforce mean a decline in income inequality in the state. A new report from the High Road Strategy Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found many workers' earnings are still falling behind. (Adobe Stock)

Report: WI economy rises on strength of workers' wage growth

A new report showed income inequality in Wisconsin is declining as lower-wage workers are seeing faster wage growth but Black, Latino and women …

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The Bold Alliance is composed of landowners from several Midwestern states who oppose allowing private companies to use eminent domain to build a CO2 pipeline. (Bold Alliance)

Midwestern group opposes plans for carbon-capture pipeline system

Landowners in several Midwestern states, including Nebraska, have organized in opposition to a plan to use eminent domain to construct a carbon-…

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The mental health advocacy group Inseparable has published a checklist to promote mental health in schools, advocating annual well-checks for all students. (Adobe Stock)<br />

Delaware schools emphasize mental-health assessments for students

With mental health challenges on the rise among youths, Delaware officials said school-based services have become essential in addressing issues…

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