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 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32429-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32429-1 report, Housing Landscape 2013, from the nonprofit Center for Housing Policy shows more than 42,000 local renters are spending more than half their income on housing. According to report co-author Maya Brennan, senior research associate at the Center, there has been a significant increase in the percentage of working renters in the state who are dealing with what the report calls a "severe" cost burden. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Housing/Homelessness Livable Wages/Working Families Social Justice Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31934-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31934-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Citizenship/Representative Democracy Consumer Issues Education Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31158-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31158-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Health Issues Women's Issues Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31094-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31094-1 a study from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which found that the youth incarceration rate dropped by 41 percent in the past 15 years. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Criminal Justice Family/Father Issues Social Justice Youth Issues Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31028-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31028-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Health Issues Oceans Water Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30879-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30879-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Waste Reduction/Recycling Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30627-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30627-1 research finds that the Internet can be a particularly dangerous place for teenaged girls. The lead author of the study, Jennie Noll, Ph.D., a psychologist, said 30 percent of teen girls report meeting with people they met on the Internet. And the research shows those meetings are more likely to happen for girls who engage in high-risk behaviors. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Family/Father Issues Health Issues Media Reform Mental Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention Women's Issues Youth Issues Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30384-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30384-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Criminal Justice Gun Violence Prevention Health Issues Mental Health Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30299-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30299-1 The Economist magazine and others to declare that in some parts of the U.S. - sunny areas with high electricity prices - solar power is now cheap enough to compete without government subsidies. Rory McIlmoil, program manager for the energy program at environmental consulting firm Downstream Strategies, says that applies to places such as California and the Southwest, but not the East Coast - yet. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30141-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30141-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Cultural Resources Family/Father Issues Mental Health Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29992-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29992-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Philanthropy Public Lands/Wilderness Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28864-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28864-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Disabilities Health Issues Senior Issues Social Justice Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28525-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28525-1 report on the tax issue. He says one of the biggest misconceptions out there is that about half of Americans, 47 percent, do not pay taxes. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28254-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28254-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Health Issues Media Reform Teen Pregnancy Prevention Women's Issues Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28111-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28111-1 (Read More)]]> Urban Planning/Transportation Health Issues Environmental Justice Environment Energy Policy Consumer Issues Climate Change/Air Quality Budget Policy & Priorities Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27957-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27957-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Early Childhood Education Education Family/Father Issues GLBTQ Issues Health Issues HIV/AIDS Prevention Housing/Homelessness Hunger/Food/Nutrition Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Social Justice Teen Pregnancy Prevention Youth Issues Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27773-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27773-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Livable Wages/Working Families Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27226-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27226-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Mental Health Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26876-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26876-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Consumer Issues Health Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Media Reform Youth Issues Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26690-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26690-1 Every Child Matters says big business is steering the campaigns with multimillion-dollar attack ads, and the candidates are responding to those rather than focusing on families. Every Child Matters President Michael Petit says kids need friends in high places, too - including the Oval Office. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Children's Issues Youth Issues Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26414-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26414-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Livable Wages/Working Families Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26238-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26238-1 HR 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) - is, in a way, a successor to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), the anti-piracy measures that were shot down in January after an outcry over censorship concerns. The issue with CISPA is privacy. ...(Read More)]]> Media Reform Consumer Issues Budget Policy & Priorities Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25848-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25848-1 (Read More)]]> Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Disabilities Health Issues HIV/AIDS Prevention Livable Wages/Working Families Mental Health Poverty Issues Teen Pregnancy Prevention Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25784-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25784-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Media Reform Senior Issues Social Justice Youth Issues Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25520-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25520-1 (Read More)]]> Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Consumer Issues Disabilities Health Issues HIV/AIDS Prevention Teen Pregnancy Prevention Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25420-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25420-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Disabilities Health Issues Poverty Issues Senior Issues Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25163-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25163-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Urban Planning/Transportation Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24977-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24977-1 KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot shows that the number of kids in communities below the poverty level has jumped from 3,000 to 8,000. ...(Read More)]]> Youth Issues Social Justice Poverty Issues Native American Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Immigrant Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Human Rights/Racial Justice Housing/Homelessness Health Issues Education Early Childhood Education Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Children's Issues Budget Policy & Priorities Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24937-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24937-1 report confirms that that growth does not include high-paying jobs with benefits. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Women's Issues Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23436-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23436-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Citizenship/Representative Democracy Social Justice Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23152-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23152-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Citizenship/Representative Democracy Housing/Homelessness Hunger/Food/Nutrition Livable Wages/Working Families Media Reform Peace Poverty Issues Social Justice Youth Issues Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22980-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22980-2 Colorado Independent. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22787-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22787-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Health Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21103-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21103-1 36 environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, within a 100-mile buffer along borders and coastlines. Former Bush administration Interior Department (DOI) deputy director Lynn Scarlett says she supports improving border security, but thinks giving a single federal agency the authority to ignore laws and local agencies is a dangerous move. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Environment Environmental Justice Oceans Public Lands/Wilderness Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20984-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20984-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20741-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20741-1 Association of American Medical Colleges, Maine and the rest of the U.S. will face a severe shortage of primary care physicians by the year 2020. That situation has created concern about HR 1216, a piece of federal legislation under consideration in Washington, D.C. ...(Read More)]]> Poverty Issues Health Issues Budget Policy & Priorities Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20645-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20645-1 Legislation introduced last week in Congress could level the playing field for farmers in Maine and other states. The Rural America Preservation Act of 2011, sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Tim Johnson, D-S.D., caps certain commodity payments to prevent large-scale and corporate farms from raking in the largest shares of federal subsidies. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Rural/Farming Sustainable Agriculture Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20409-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20409-1 Maine Quality Counts. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20320-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20320-1 a new report, "Flip It to Fix It: An Immediate, Fair Solution to State Budget Shortfalls," from Boston-based United for a Fair Economy (UFE). As Maine lawmakers struggle to balance the books by cutting MaineCare, education and other popular programs, inverting the tax structure would immediately wipe out the state's $164 million budget gap, says Rob Brown, co-director of Opportunity Maine. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Livable Wages/Working Families Social Justice Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20093-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20093-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Social Justice Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19752-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19752-1 The report, issued by the Center for Rural Strategies, a media watchdog group, concludes that in a sink-or-swim world, communities without high-speed access will sink. ...(Read More)]]> Media Reform Consumer Issues Budget Policy & Priorities Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19624-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19624-1 Environmental Health Strategy Center program director, says companies such as True Textiles in Guilford should be applauded - but they are the exception rather than the rule. In his view, that's because the national chemistry-safety system is broken. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Consumer Issues Environment Environmental Justice Toxics Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19236-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19236-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Peace Social Justice Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19034-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19034-1 Social Security Works, will be speaking at an event designed to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the hotly-debated program. Altman says that there are a lot of misconceptions surrounding Social Security and its financial health, and that many politicians are using the federal budget as an excuse to alter Social Security with claims that the program is running out of money. ...(Read More)]]> Livable Wages/Working Families Budget Policy & Priorities Senior Issues Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19013-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19013-1 Maine Children's Alliance says his group's report is - on the whole - a downer. "The number of kids in poverty was going up, the median income in their families was going down, and we're beginning to see substantial problems in educational achievement." The 17th annual "Kids Count" survey shows an achievement gap in fourth grade reading scores between low-income children and their peers, and higher rates of abusive relationships and sexual violence among teenagers. "...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Early Childhood Education Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Smoking Prevention Teen Pregnancy Prevention Youth Issues Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18961-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18961-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18556-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18556-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Health Issues Mental Health Poverty Issues Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18464-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18464-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Health Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Rural/Farming Sustainable Agriculture Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18170-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18170-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Budget Policy & Priorities Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Environmental Justice Climate Change/Air Quality Public Lands/Wilderness Toxics Waste Reduction/Recycling Water Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/17796-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/17796-1 Consumers for Affordable Health Care, based in Augusta. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues