http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php Public News Service The Public News Service provides reporting on a wide range of social, community, and environmental issues for mainstream and alternative media. Public News Service info@publicnewsservice.org no Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32593-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32593-1 Senate Bill 1052, would require law enforcement to secure a probable-cause warrant before using cell-phone tracking technology to follow suspects or get location information. "Right now, there's a loophole in the way that warrants work in Texas," said Matt Simpson, policy strategist for the ACLU of Texas, "Detailed information about where, say for example, I've been based on what cell phone towers my phone uses while I move around could be gotten with a secret subpoena by law enforcement, directly from a cell phone company." The bill also would require a probable-cause warrant for law enforcement to access the content of email messages from cell phones or Internet service providers. "...(Read More)]]> Civil Rights Consumer Issues Criminal Justice Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32591-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32591-1 (Read More)]]> Criminal Justice Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Women's Issues Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32587-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32587-1 Arkansas' new "Erin's Law" is expected to be assembled soon and convene for the first time this summer. State Rep. ...(Read More)]]> Children's Issues Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Education Family/Father Issues Health Issues Women's Issues Youth Issues Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32582-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32582-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32575-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32575-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Oceans Water Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32573-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32573-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Health Issues Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32572-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32572-1 (Read More)]]> Health Issues Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32570-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32570-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32568-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32568-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Oceans Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32561-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32561-1 (Read More)]]> Health Issues Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32569-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32569-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Citizenship/Representative Democracy Health Issues Mental Health Poverty Issues Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32567-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32567-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32564-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32564-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Education Livable Wages/Working Families Youth Issues Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32557-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32557-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Health Issues Nuclear Waste Oceans Toxics Waste Reduction/Recycling Water Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32530-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32530-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Citizenship/Representative Democracy Civil Rights Criminal Justice Education Family/Father Issues Immigrant Issues Social Justice Youth Issues Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32518-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32518-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Social Justice Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32546-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32546-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Consumer Issues Energy Policy Environmental Justice Social Justice Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32541-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32541-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Senior Issues Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32537-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32537-1 (Read More)]]> Disabilities Health Issues Senior Issues Smoking Prevention Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32536-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32536-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Criminal Justice Senior Issues Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32535-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32535-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Consumer Issues Health Issues Toxics Youth Issues Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32531-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32531-1 inmate survey shows sexual violence still plagues U.S. detention facilities. ...(Read More)]]> Civil Rights Criminal Justice Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault HIV/AIDS Prevention Women's Issues Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32526-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32526-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32526-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32526-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Education Youth Issues Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32519-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32519-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Cultural Resources Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32509-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32509-1 report about the condition of workers in New Mexico shows that the Land of Enchantment has yet to emerge from the Great Recession. The state has lost well over 42,000 jobs since December 2007. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Education Livable Wages/Working Families Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32495-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32495-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32462-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32462-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Environment Rural/Farming Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32528-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32528-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Family/Father Issues GLBTQ Issues Women's Issues Youth Issues Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32527-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32527-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Cultural Resources Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Early Childhood Education Family/Father Issues Health Issues Mental Health Poverty Issues Welfare Reform Women's Issues Youth Issues Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32523-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32523-1 Beat the Odds awards are all high school seniors who, despite challenges, have done well in school and are planning to attend college. Among them is Salina Samaniego, who grew up with a father who was mentally ill, addicted and abusive. ...(Read More)]]> Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Children's Issues Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Education Family/Father Issues Housing/Homelessness Hunger/Food/Nutrition Immigrant Issues Mental Health Philanthropy Youth Issues Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32521-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32521-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Environment Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32520-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32520-1 (Read More)]]> Mental Health Health Issues Disabilities Consumer Issues Community Issues and Volunteering Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32517-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32517-1 (Read More)]]> Citizenship/Representative Democracy Civil Rights Immigrant Issues Social Justice Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32513-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32513-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Rural/Farming Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32488-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32488-1 (Read More)]]> Rural/Farming Environment Endangered Species & Wildlife Animal Welfare Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32459-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32459-1 Montana Wilderness Association's (MWA) annual gathering today through Sunday. ...(Read More)]]> Public Lands/Wilderness Environment Endangered Species & Wildlife Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32245-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32245-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Environmental Justice Public Lands/Wilderness Toxics Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32506-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32506-1 petition has been filed by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). ...(Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32504-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32504-1 (Read More)]]> Hunger/Food/Nutrition Rural/Farming Sustainable Agriculture Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32502-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32502-1 an in-depth report. Morgantown consulting firm Downstream Strategies analyzed federal and other figures and pins the cause on thinner coal seams and, to a lesser degree, cheap natural gas. ...(Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Livable Wages/Working Families Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32501-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32501-1 (Read More)]]> Energy Policy Rural/Farming Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32493-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32493-1 (Read More)]]> Health Issues Senior Issues Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32485-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32485-1 (Read More)]]> Immigrant Issues Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32480-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32480-1 (Read More)]]> Poverty Issues Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32472-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32472-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Citizenship/Representative Democracy Community Issues and Volunteering Criminal Justice Gun Violence Prevention Women's Issues Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32465-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32465-1 House Bill 983, which would specify that red drum, striped bass and spotted sea trout could be caught only by hook and line. ...(Read More)]]> Oceans Public Lands/Wilderness Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32393-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32393-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Citizenship/Representative Democracy Family/Father Issues Poverty Issues Senior Issues Youth Issues Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32491-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32491-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Endangered Species & Wildlife Environmental Justice Native American Issues Public Lands/Wilderness Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32489-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32489-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues