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Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26459-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26459-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Hunger/Food/Nutrition Poverty Issues Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26457-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26457-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Health Issues Senior Issues Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26455-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26455-1 (Read More)]]> Health Issues Women's Issues Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26454-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26454-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26451-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26451-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Housing/Homelessness Poverty Issues Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26450-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26450-1 (Read More)]]> Livable Wages/Working Families Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26442-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26442-1 (Read More)]]> Health Issues Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26419-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26419-1 a new survey of Colorado small-business owners. The survey was conducted by the nonprofit Small Business Majority, whose founder and chief executive, John Arensmeyer, says more than half of all business owners said access to public lands is why they settled in Colorado. "The statistics make it clear that Colorado's small businesses want to do business in the state - for a very significant part - because of the state's natural assets." Two-thirds of respondents favor President Obama's "all of the above" approach to energy development - meaning solar, wind, natural fuels, oil and coal. "...(Read More)]]> Environment Livable Wages/Working Families Public Lands/Wilderness Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26073-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26073-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Education Livable Wages/Working Families Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26437-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26437-1 (Read More)]]> Urban Planning/Transportation Poverty Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Immigrant Issues Family/Father Issues Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26435-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26435-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Education Immigrant Issues Social Justice Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26429-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26429-1 (Read More)]]> Health Issues Women's Issues Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26428-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26428-1 a report detailing a five-year plan for greater state investment in land and water resources. ...(Read More)]]> Public Lands/Wilderness Environment Cultural Resources Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26427-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26427-1 (Read More)]]> Arts & Culture Civil Rights Criminal Justice Cultural Resources Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Human Rights/Racial Justice Social Justice Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26347-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26347-1 a new report. Report author Jon Bailey, director of research and analysis at the Center for Rural Affairs, says it all boils down to economics. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Census Children's Issues Poverty Issues Rural/Farming Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26331-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26331-1 (Read More)]]> Urban Planning/Transportation Poverty Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Immigrant Issues Consumer Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26422-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26422-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Family/Father Issues Health Issues Public Lands/Wilderness Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26418-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26418-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Family/Father Issues Health Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Youth Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26416-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26416-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Energy Policy Environment Livable Wages/Working Families Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26416-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26416-1 a new report shows poverty and food insecurity rising faster in rural parts of the region than in urban areas. The report from the Center for Rural Affairs covers a ten-state region, including South Dakota. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Rural/Farming Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26409-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26409-1 (Read More)]]> Livable Wages/Working Families Health Issues Environment Energy Policy Climate Change/Air Quality Budget Policy & Priorities Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26408-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26408-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Toxics Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26407-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26407-1 New Hampshire Conference on Aging. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Senior Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26405-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26405-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Health Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26404-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26404-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Health Issues Toxics Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26400-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26400-1 eight public meetings begins this week in Medford and Grants Pass to round up comments about how to revise the Resource Management Plans for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These plans guide all kinds of decisions, from protecting wildlife and water quality to the types of timber harvest and recreation that can take place in each of six regions. ...(Read More)]]> Citizenship/Representative Democracy Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Salmon Recovery Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26397-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26397-1 budget plan released today in Raleigh by Together NC, a coalition of 120 organizations from around the state. The proposal includes raising the state sales tax by a full penny and creating an additional upper-income tax bracket for North Carolina households making more than $1 million a year. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Citizenship/Representative Democracy Education Poverty Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26394-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26394-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Livable Wages/Working Families Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26394-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26394-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Family/Father Issues Youth Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26393-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26393-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Education Youth Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26378-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26378-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Family/Father Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26378-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26378-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Family/Father Issues Health Issues Housing/Homelessness Human Rights/Racial Justice Poverty Issues Social Justice Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26369-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26369-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Energy Policy Environment Livable Wages/Working Families Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26369-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26369-1 Mental Health America of North Dakota (MHAND), says one main issue is the lack of providers, especially in small towns. ...(Read More)]]> Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Health Issues Mental Health Rural/Farming Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26365-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26365-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26361-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26361-1 (Read More)]]> Disabilities Poverty Issues Senior Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26358-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26358-1 report that says transitioning away from "dirty" energy sources to cleaner technology will create jobs and spur innovation in manufacturing. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26346-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26346-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Early Childhood Education Health Issues Housing/Homelessness Hunger/Food/Nutrition Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26330-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26330-1 American Stroke Association says post-stroke depression, which affects up to half of stroke survivors, can significantly affect recovery. ...(Read More)]]> Health Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26312-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26312-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26312-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26312-1 A new report from the Center for Rural Affairs finds that poverty rates in rural Eastern Montana are generally higher than poverty rates in urban areas, especially among children. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Livable Wages/Working Families Rural/Farming Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26310-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26310-1 (Read More)]]> Philanthropy Health Issues Disabilities Cultural Resources Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26308-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26308-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Youth Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26308-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26308-1 (Read More)]]> Energy Policy Health Issues Human Rights/Racial Justice Poverty Issues Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26389-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26389-1 (Read More)]]> Civil Rights Education Family/Father Issues GLBTQ Issues Youth Issues Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26388-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26388-1 (Read More)]]> Disabilities Health Issues Mental Health Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26382-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26382-1 (Read More)]]> Health Issues Smoking Prevention Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26375-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26375-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Hunger/Food/Nutrition Poverty Issues Senior Issues Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26370-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26370-1 (Read More)]]> Civil Rights GLBTQ Issues Housing/Homelessness Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26366-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26366-1 (Read More)]]> Arts & Culture Civil Rights Education GLBTQ Issues Youth Issues