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PNS Daily Newscast - November 15, 2018
Lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested on a domestic violence charge. Also on the Thursday rundown: more testimony on the anti-protest bill; plus we will take you to the Dakotas to celebrate American Education Week.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
DENVER - Today in Denver, the Environmental Protection Agency is to hold the only public hearing nationwide on its decision to roll back standards designed to reduce methane pollution from oil and gas facilities.
Conservation groups have asked British Petroleum, which recently moved its headquarters to the Mile High City ...Read More
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A group of military veterans - including a representative from Arizona - are in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with members of Congress about preserving America's wilderness areas.
The veterans delivered letters urging members to pass a package of bills aimed at protecting many of the nation's forests, canyons ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Thursday, November 8, 2018
DENVER – Health care advocates are warning that a new rule proposed by the Trump administration could effectively block children's access to health, dental and mental services.
The rule would make it easier to deny immigrants legal status by expanding the definition of what it means to be a public charge ...Read More
Thursday, November 8, 2018
BOISE, Idaho – Idaho joined two other states on Election Day in expanding Medicaid to low-income residents.
Proposition 2 passed by a wide margin, garnering 60 percent of the vote on Tuesday.
It will potentially cover 62,000 Idahoans who fall into the Medicaid gap – those who make too much to qualify for the program but not enough ...Read More
Social Issues
Thursday, November 15, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa's foster children who lose their support systems at age 18 often struggle with long-term success as adults, according to a new report.
The report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a first-of-its-kind data brief that shows why older youths and teens benefit from extended care.
Nationwide ...Read More
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York is doing relatively well in helping young people in foster care transition to adult life, but there's room for improvement.
A new 50-state report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation showed, nationally, young people leaving the foster care system lag behind their peers in education, employment and secure housing ...Read More
