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PNS Daily News - May 24, 20130
Featured on our Friday nationwide rundown: new ground rules from President Obama for drone strikes; Memorial Day Weekend calls attention to potential changes in veteran’s benefits; and a grassroots effort to “stamp” money out of politics, literally.
Public News Service - Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. – This is a story about the wind and the whale. Virginia's Offshore Wind Development Authority met in Richmond this week to talk about advancing wind energy production off the state's coast. Justin Allegro, who manages the National Wildlife Federation’s Renewable Energy...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Bob McDonnell has proclaimed this EMS Week in Virginia, in honor of the heroic efforts of the state's emergency medical services responders. EMS providers have taken about 100,000 more calls for help in the past year than they did the year before, said Marian Hunter, public re...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - As a U.S. Senate committee prepares to vote this week on a sweeping immigration reform bill, advocates for children say it contains critical provisions for protecting and helping immigrant youth. It includes a pathway to citizenship, and other provisions to keep families together. ...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. – As Gov. Bob McDonnell launches an initiative today to increase adoptions of foster children in Virginia, grassroots groups say the state is still leaving out too many prospective parents. Even though single people can adopt, Virginia does not allow two people to adopt the sam...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - Free tax preparation services are paying off for Virginians. This year, trained volunteers across the state helped more than 26,000 people with incomes under $50,000 prepare their taxes, according to Carolyn Spohrer, deputy director, Virginia Community Action Partnership. "We had ab...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - The National Wildlife Federation is calling on Virginians to turn their backyards into thriving wildlife habitats. May is "Garden for Wildlife" Month, and the federation's message is that it's easy to create a welcoming home for wildlife. People can create a certified habitat by pro...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - When it comes to the potential risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from a mother sharing her bed with her baby, there is a push to change the message from "just don't do it" to "here is how it's done most safely." The shift is needed because co-sleeping will never be eliminated and ...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - President Obama is under new pressure to deal with military sexual assaults after a new report shows the number of incidents increased by more than a third in the past year. Navy veteran Brian Lewis, a former petty officer third class who recently testified before a U.S. Senate comm...Read More