Newscasts
PNS Daily Newscast - March 22, 2019
President Trump rattles the Middle East, saying the U.S. will recognize Israel’s authority over the Golan Heights. Also on our Friday rundown: A judge blocks laws limiting the power of the new Wisconsin governor. Plus, momentum builds across party lines to abolish the death penalty.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Thursday, March 21, 2019
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Mothers from 15 states including Texas traveled to the nation's capital this week to testify against moves by the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which set limits on mercury and other toxic pollution from coal-fired power plants.
Dee Dee Balmares ...Read More
Thursday, March 21, 2019
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A bill in the Washington State Legislature could give communities more control over local forests.
Senate Bill 5873 would create a community forest pilot program to fund and monitor three projects in the state.
Max Webster, evergreen forest program manager for the Washington Environmental Council ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Thursday, March 21, 2019
GREENSBORO, N.C. – For this National Nutrition Month, chef N'gai Dickerson is traveling through underserved neighborhoods in Greensboro, serving up healthy meals and providing hands-on instruction and education.
Greensboro has the nation's third highest food-hardship rate for households with children ...Read More
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
BOISE, Idaho - With the legislative session drawing to an end, Idaho lawmakers still are working out how to implement voter-backed Medicaid expansion.
A number of bills have been introduced, many of which are attempts to add work requirements. The latest effort, House Bill 277 by Rep. John Vander Woude, R-Nampa ...Read More
Social Issues
Thursday, March 21, 2019
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri's low-income housing crunch shows no sign of abating, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Researchers found that there are almost 196,000 low-income households in Missouri, but there are just under 83,000 affordable rental homes ...Read More
Thursday, March 21, 2019
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico lawmakers have discussed how to reduce the costs to the state for probation and parole for several years, but a bill passed in this legislative session has nonetheless hit a snag.
New Mexico's attorney general and all 14 of the state's district attorneys want the governor to veto House Bill 564 ...Read More
