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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 - Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The U.S. House of Representatives is getting ready to vote on the farm bill that passed last week in the Senate, and groups that haven't always seen eye to eye now are coming together to support an amendment that ties crop insurance subsidies to basic soil and wetlands conservation p...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As prescriptions for adults' aches, pains and chronic illnesses increase, so do incidents of accidental poisonings of children. That's the disturbing finding of a new study reported in the July issue of "Pediatrics" magazine. It said that children under age 5 and teenagers are at ...Read More
ST. LOUIS - For every 100 children in Missouri who receive free or reduced-price meals at school, only about eight get the same benefit during the summer months. A new report from the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) says about 359,000 Missouri children get free or reduced-price meals at schoo...Read More
ST. LOUIS – Honeybees are still in decline across the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that points to pesticides, parasites, poor diet and lack of genetic diversity as some of the problems. The situation has piqued interest in native bees, which di...Read More
ST. LOUIS – May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and one of the key points in the event of a stroke is fast action. Cardiologist Dr. Ziad Darkhabani says certain clot-busting drugs can only be given within a short time frame, so people need to call 911 immediately upon onset of symptoms, ...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Missourians who engage in the yearly ritual of spring cleaning might want to pay attention to how they do it. Health experts say there is a safe way and a not-so-safe way. Erica Forrest, a licensed respiratory therapist at Children's Mercy Hospital, sees lots of children with as...Read More
ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Attorney General's Office has reached an agreement with the company that runs the Bridgeton landfill on how to control the stench from its underground fire. The agreement calls for Republic Services to cap the landfill, but first company officials say they'll need to remove...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It's been a good start to the year on Wall Street, but that isn't stopping some investors from moving away from global capital markets to put their money into local enterprises, where there's a positive social impact along with a return. John Bloom, senior director of organizatio...Read More