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PNS Daily News - June 19, 20130
We’re covering stories on a variety of issues in today’s rundown including: Farm Bill vote that could impact both SNAP benefits and the treatment of animals; a lawmaker faces criticism for his changes to an immigration bill; and a youth summit focuses on Native Americans in foster care.
Public News Service - Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Representatives of brand-name drug companies and their generic counterparts may need a pain reliever after Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision. The Court has given the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the authority to challenge deals between drug-makers to keep generic drugs off t...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Since the first part of May, much of Arkansas has been walloped with severe weather, including flash floods. That means now it's time to be vigilant to keep mosquitoes from ruining the rest of the summer. Any type of standing water, from a birdbath to the inside of an old tire,...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas' U.S. senators may be split on the immigration reform legislation up for debate in the Senate - but voters in the state, not so much. In a new poll, 67 percent of them support the Senate bill (S 744) crafted by the bipartisan "Gang of Eight," and there were similar resu...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - More low-income children in Arkansas are getting the free summer meals available to them, although a new report from the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) says many more could be served. In Arkansas, it says, 235,000 children get free or reduced-price lunches during the scho...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Getting children off to a good start in school and life is the goal of today's "Early Learning Day of Action," in Arkansas and across the nation. President Obama says it's going to take more funding to get more toddlers into high-quality preschool programs, and he's suggesting a...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - In a case of sudden cardiac arrest, getting CPR from a fast-acting bystander can double or even triple a person's survival chances. But in the majority of incidents, there is no immediate help. According to CPR educator Kim Harkins, that's partly because people aren't sure how ...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - More than 100 U.S. service members from Arkansas have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; some of them left children behind. Over this Memorial Day weekend, about 500 kids from across the country have been in Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to attend what's known...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The task force being created under Arkansas' new "Erin's Law" is expected to be assembled soon and convene for the first time this summer. State Rep. John Baine, D-El Dorado, said the panel will look at the best ways to teach children who are being sexually abused that they need...Read More