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PNS Daily News - May 23, 20130
Featured on our national rundown today: President Obama is expected to make a major statement on U.S. drone policy; advocates say the immigration reform plan is a good start, but needs work; and as we approach Memorial Day—a new home for some aging veterans.
Public News Service - Nevada
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - From their beautiful songs to their stunning colors, birds are putting on their best displays this time of year. It is the spring migration season, and more than half the birds at backyard feeders and soaring across the sky right now are headed north to the Canadian boreal forest. ...Read More
LAS VEGAS - Many people in Nevada have little interest in farming, but action by a U.S. Senate committee today on the Farm Bill could affect hungry Nevadans, including local children. In marking up the Farm Bill, the Senate Agriculture Committee will consider proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrit...Read More
LAS VEGAS - Just because you have a job doesn't mean you can easily pay the rent in Nevada. An increasing number of renters are spending more than half their income on housing, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Housing Policy. Report co-author Maya Brennan, the center's senior...Read More
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Lawmakers take up landmark legislation today that would allow Nevadans to vote to repeal tax protections for the mining industry in the Silver State. Bob Fulkerson, state director, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), says one sure sign that the mining industry needs t...Read More
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Today is the first day of Screen-Free Week, an annual effort by children's advocates to free kids from the grip of electronic devices - if only for a few days. Started in 1996 as "TV-Turnoff," it is now hosted by the Boston-based Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) and pr...Read More
LAS VEGAS - In the aftermath of another deadly day in America, parents are being reminded how such events can emotionally traumatize young children. According to psychologist Korenna Barto, the images and stories splashed everywhere can have a negative impact on a child's well-being, and that's why ...Read More
LAS VEGAS - Nevada joins the nation in celebrating Earth Day this week, and some local veterans got a jump on that celebration this weekend, exploring the great outdoors in Gold Butte. Rocky Mountain West coordinator for the Vet Voice Foundation, Garrett Reppenhagen, hosted fellow Nevada veterans fo...Read More
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – This year's Earth Day Walk will focus on transition, and the move that is under way from older fossil fuel-based energy to newer clean energy. Vickie Simmons is an air quality technician with the Moapa Band of Paiutes. She says coal-fired power plants, like the nearby Reid ...Read More