skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Trump announces new auto tariffs in major trade war escalation; Florida child labor bill advances amid exploitation concerns; Indiana sets goal to boost 3rd grade reading proficiency; Kentucky doctors say GOP lawmakers' attempt to clarify abortion ban confuses instead.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Newly released Signalgate messages include highly classified data. Americans see legal political spending as corruption. Activists say cuts to Medicaid would hurt maternity care, and cuts and changed rules at Social Security are causing customer service problems.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Rural folks face significant clean air and water risks due to EPA cutbacks, a group of policymakers is working to expand rural health care via mobile clinics, and a new study maps Montana's news landscape.

New York

Organizations across New York State offer training in protest de-escalation tactics to help protestors remain safe during rallies and actions. (Adobe Stock)
NYers urged to take precautions when attending protests

As New Yorkers protest the Trump administration, some groups are advising best practices for protesting. State and national protests are occurring …

play audio
New York City's program is the only one charging drivers to get into the congested area, but New York isn't the only city with congestion pricing. (Adobe Stock)
NYers push back on federal attempts to end 'congestion pricing'

As the U.S. Department of Transportation tries to end New York City's congestion pricing program, the move is getting some pushback from people who …

play audio

An American Psychiatric Association survey found more women than men said their mood declined in winter; 33% of women said it was bad for their mental health, compared to 26% of men. (Adobe Stock)
Wintry months may prompt seasonal depression among NYers

New York's snowy winter could trigger what experts now know as seasonal affective disorder. More than 1 million New Yorkers suffer from it during …

play audio
The Economic Policy Institute finds cutting Medicaid to pay for tax cuts benefits the top 1% of earners while harming the bottom 40%. (Adobe Stock)
Nurse: NYS hospitals would be harmed by proposed Medicaid cuts

Proposed Medicaid cuts could seriously impact New York hospitals and health-care workers. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are …

play audio

The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority estimates up to 48% of bus riders and 14% of subway riders board public transit without paying. (Adobe Stock)
Fully funding NYC public transit could reduce fare evasion, crime

By Justin A. Davis for Yes! Media.Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for New York News Connection reporting for the Yes! Media-Public News Service …

play audio
Research from the New Economy Project finds New Yorkers paid $1.7 billion in overdraft fees during the early years of the pandemic. (Adobe Stock)
NYers brace for effects of higher bank fees, dismantling CFPB

Some New York members of Congress are trying to repeal bank overdraft fee regulations. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created a rule …

play audio

Data from Penn Medicine finds as of January 2024, more than 30,000 people in the U.S. have received CAR T-cell therapy since it was approved for use in 2017. (Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center)
NY doctors work to develop advanced blood cancer treatments

Some New York doctors are working on new ways to treat advanced cancers. Chimeric Antigen Receptor, or CAR, T-cell therapy treats certain blood …

play audio
The nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves offers a mini-lesson for teachers about the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, designed for grades 6-12. (Adobe Stock)
NY bill calls for K-12 teaching of Jan. 6 Capitol attack

A New York bill would require schools to teach about the Jan. 6 insurrection. The bill calls for all K-12 students to be taught about the event…

play audio

In its next contract, the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Program faculty union is looking for
NYC music school teachers strike after union negotiations break down

A New York City music school's faculty is back in the classroom after a weeklong strike. The Manhattan School of Music's Precollege Program faculty …

play audio
An estimated 26% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions come from food. (Adobe Stock)
New Yorkers may be dieting but is their diet sustainable?

By Jessica Scott-Reid for Sentient.Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for New York News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service …

play audio

Gov. Kathy Hochul's free community college proposal would apply to people pursuing first-time associate degrees for jobs in high-demand fields, including nursing, teaching, technology and engineering. (Adobe Stock)
NYS considers free community college in 2026 budget

New York State is making historic higher education investments. As part of the 2026 budget proposal, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes free community …

play audio
In testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the National Education Association says as many as 7 million students could be deported under President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans. (Adobe Stock)
NYS immigrant students fear effects of mass deportations

President Donald Trump's immigration policies will impact New York students. School advocates, educators, and administrators across the state are …

play audio

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021